Essays about: "state and development africa"

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1. 21. “The government is watching – don’t step on their toes” : An investigation of the press freedom and the working conditions for journalists in Tanzania

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

   Author : Benjamin Backlund; [2019]
   Keywords : Press freedom; development journalism; brown envelope; self-censorship; journalistic interventionism; values of journalism; developing countries; Tanzania; Dar es Salaam; Tanzanian journalists.;

   Abstract : According to reports from Reporters sans frontiers and Freedom House, the freedom of the press has declined during the recent years in the sub-Saharan country Tanzania. Using the human rights reports as an entry point, this study set out to investigate the working conditions for journalists in the capital de facto of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam. READ MORE

3. 22. Practices for co-productive planning modes: Urban development in Cape Town : A case study based on the implementation of a design and building development incubator

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Idil Warsame; [2019]
   Keywords : Co-production; spatial planning; housing; urban development; informal settlements; small-scale; local communities;

   Abstract : Together with a steadily increasing urban population, South Africa and the city of Cape Town is facing continuously expanding informal settlements and communities with no access to basic human services or adequate housing. There’s an urgent need to design, plan and implement alternative and creative approaches to help stimulate an equal, inclusive and sustainable urban development and strategic spatial planning. READ MORE

4. 23. Public place, female space : a proposed structure plan for Kihinani, Zanzibar which includes women in the planning process

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Hanna Axelsson; Louise Nederman; [2019]
   Keywords : urban planning; women; informal settlements; developing country; public space; Zanzibar; MFS;

   Abstract : The urban population is rapidly expanding and Africa has the fastest growing population in the world. Zanzibar Town is the urban, densely populated area in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island state in Tanzania. During the last fifty years, the population has increased by 630% in the city. READ MORE

5. 24. Mr. Zenawi's "green legacy" - promoting inclusive growth?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Macha Epp; [2019]
   Keywords : Green economy; Sub-Saharan Africa; discourse analysis; social inclusiveness; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The current state of our environment is alarming. Increasing natural disasters worldwide and rising pollution levels made a conventional economic growth model illogical to abide by. Alternative growth models are of actuality, with the Green Economy being the most popular. READ MORE

6. 25. Modelling the energy demand for transport in Sub-Saharan Africa : World Energy Outlook as a Case Study

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Amrita Dasgupta; [2019]
   Keywords : Energy demand projections; modelling; transport; infrastructure; Sub-Saharan Africa; road; rail; aviation; navigation; oil consumption; population; GDP; growth; urbanisation; air quality; sustainability; policies; development; Energibehovsprognoser; modellering; transport; infrastruktur; subsahariska Afrika; väg; järnväg; luftfart; sjöfart; oljekonsumtion; befolkning; BNP; tillväxt; urbanisering; luftkvalitet; hållbarhet; politik; utveckling;

   Abstract : Energy demand projections are essential tools that enable policymakers, engineers, scientists, stakeholders and investors to assess the future energy needs of a country and understand the technical, economic, social and environmental costs associated with meeting this demand. Such tools become further indispensable in the case of developing countries, where past consumption trends alone cannot indicate the trajectory of their future energy demand. READ MORE