Essays about: "thesis about population in the philippines"

Found 2 essays containing the words thesis about population in the philippines.

  1. 1. Hospitals exposed to flooding in Manila City, Philippines : GIS analyses of alternative emergency routes and allocation of emergency service and temporary medical centre

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Sanna Andersson; Sandra Stålhult; [2014]
    Keywords : flooding; GIS; Philippines;

    Abstract : Every year the Philippines get affected by a number of typhoons, which cause severe damage, sometimes due to flooding. The capital, Manila, is located on a flood plain that is partly at, and even below sea level and with several rivers crossing the area. READ MORE

  3. 2. Remittances and Poverty - a Case Study of the Philippines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Peter Holmvall; [2007]
    Keywords : remittances; poverty; Income Inequality; Rural; Urban; the Philippines; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Remittances are the second largest inflow of capital to the Philippines after Foreign Direct Investment. The Philippines are a lower middle income country with about 33 percent of its 76.5 million population living in poverty. Earlier research on remittances and poverty agrees on the positive effects of remittances on poverty. READ MORE