Essays about: "structure of provision"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 54 essays containing the words structure of provision.

  1. 21. The makings of a social entrepreneur: A study of the concept and the role, applied to the case of Stadsbruk

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Louise Ekman; [2018]
    Keywords : Social entrepreneurship; Third sector; Social impact; Urban context; Relations of power; Power geometry; Commercial urban farming;

    Abstract : As an effect of the neoliberalist development, the public sector has outsourced the provision of some public services to the private and the third sector. This has led to the expansion of the latter, and a more central position of the actors related to it; among them the social entrepreneur. READ MORE

  3. 22. Analysis of urban ecosystem condition indicators for the large urban zones and city cores in EU : threshold assessment and exploration of the relation to ecosystem services through the application of G.I.S

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Christina Kourdounouli; [2018]
    Keywords : geography; GIS; EU; urban atlas; larger urban zone; city core; urban ecosystem; ecosystem condition indicator; urban green space; impervious surface; natural area; agricultural area; protected area; abandoned area; number of inhabitants per area; artificial area per inhabitant; urban ecosystem condition indicator thresholds; ecosystem services; recreation opportunity spectrum; NO2 removal by urban vegetation; urban heat island effect; cluster analysis; precipitation; temperature; climate adaptation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : As almost three out of four EU citizens live in urban areas and this number is expected to further grow, studies on urban ecosystems and their services are crucial to understand a city’s environmental structure and capabilities. The European Commission has published a relative report which suggests an urban ecosystem condition indicator framework, yet without suggesting respective thresholds that might indicate a “desired” environmental condition of the city. READ MORE

  4. 23. Knowledge management practices in academic libraries : The case of NTUA Central Library

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Anastasia Dimou; [2018]
    Keywords : Knowledge management; KM; knowledge sharing; knowledge; organizational knowledge; organizational learning; academic libraries; Διαχείριση γνώσης; ακαδημαϊκές βιβλιοθήκες;

    Abstract : The last years, libraries and information centers, as well as other organizations are attempting to survive in a knowledge-driven society. Moreover, they are called upon to redefine their structure and management processes in order to increase their competitive advantage through their learning capability and their knowledge assets. READ MORE

  5. 24. Information Practices of the Refugees and Communication Strategies in the Integration System: The Case of Afghans in Kronoberg County, Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Alona Melnyk; [2017]
    Keywords : refugees; Afghan asylum seekers; integration of migrants; information practices; Sweden;

    Abstract : After Sweden, among other European countries, received a record number of asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016, the public discussion on integration of newcomers to the Swedish society intensified. One of the important means of such integration, as well as one of the fundamental human rights, is access to relevant information – knowledge refugees need to settle at a new place. READ MORE

  6. 25. Mobile Devices in the Public Healthcare Sector : Perceptions, Experiences and Expectations of Nursing Care Providers

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Informatik; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Gustav Harnesk; Zara Galzie; [2017]
    Keywords : eHealth; mHealth; USE IT model; policy; healthcare; resistance; eHealth strategy; COSMIC Nova Ward;

    Abstract : There are high expectations regarding mobile technology and how it can be used to promote improvements in the quality and efficiency in healthcare. There appears to be a gap between the goals and strategy on the macro level and the micro level experiences of the usage of mobile devices among healthcare professionals. READ MORE