Essays about: "participation and social capital"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 117 essays containing the words participation and social capital.

  1. 11. Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change – A Scoping Review of Success Factors, Challenges & Lessons Learnt

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Jovana Ostojic; [2022]
    Keywords : Community-based adaptation; local adaptation; participatory approaches; climate change; adaptive capacities; resilience; traditional knowledge; Science General;

    Abstract : There has been growing recognition that local communities possess adequate knowledge, skills, experience and understandings of vulnerabilities and risks associated with their lives and livelihoods, and that this should be included in climate change adaptation (CCA). As a result, community-based adaptation (CBA) is being increasingly implemented as means to adapt to climate change (CC). READ MORE

  3. 12. Climate Change Adaptation Measures and Their Determinants : a case of farm-level in Rachaya Bekaa, Lebanon

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Hala Saab; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; adaptation measures; Lebanon; multivariate probit model; farmer; agriculture;

    Abstract : Climate change is increasing the detrimental effects on agricultural productivity. Effective adaptation measures are crucial to cope with climate change impacts to reduce farmers' vulnerability and build resilience. READ MORE

  4. 13. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

    Abstract : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. READ MORE

  5. 14. Social Capital in relation to Screentime and Fear of Missing Out : A quantitative study that measures social capital in relation to screentime and fear of missing out

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för sociala och psykologiska studier (from 2013)

    Author : Felix Karlson; [2022]
    Keywords : Social capital; Fear of Missing Out FOMO ; Community; Social Networking Sites SNS ;

    Abstract : Aim: The study will try to depict the current state of social capital in relation to fear of missing out and screentime hours on smartphone activities. Does the most frequently used social contexts create bridging capital but not enough bonding capital? The aim is to contribute to a larger understanding of what drives a sense of inclusion by different social capital within different social contexts. READ MORE

  6. 15. Playing with the Possible : Co-Producing the Right to the City from the Bottom-Up

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Tatiana Bodnar; [2021]
    Keywords : co-production; possible city; right to the city; participation; play; commons; Lappis;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore possible alternatives to the current neoliberal development by developing, implementing, and analyzing one possible alternative way of framing participation. Working under the name of Fluke, I have co-developed a research project using participatory action research from the bottom-up that creates a more engaging and inclusive urban co-production process using play and games. READ MORE