Essays about: "villagers"

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  1. 21. Rural household waste management practices : the case of Ala Ajagbusi rural village, Nigeria

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

    Author : Saheed Adebayo Abdulwakeel; [2017]
    Keywords : waste; govermentality; commons; private space; public space;

    Abstract : Waste management practices in Ala Ajagbusi rural village, Nigeria, is a point of interaction among villagers, and between villagers and civil society organizations. The interaction is seen in the waste generation, waste sweeping, waste storage, waste disposal and collective management of waste in spaces perceived as commons. READ MORE

  3. 22. Implications of encampment for the potential of Cash Based Transfer assistance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Nephele de Bruin; [2017]
    Keywords : Cash Based Transfer assistance; encampment policy; refugee camps; Tanzania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explores the implications of an encampment policy - criminalising refugees’ mobility beyond the borders of a camp - for the potential of Cash Based Transfer assistance in protracted refugee situations. As the success of Cash Based Transfer assistance implies market availability and access to commodities, and certain interaction between the host community and refugee population, it is argued to be in conflict with what an encampment policy entails. READ MORE

  4. 23. Motivations for Greener Living : Lessons from a South African Eco-Village

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Adam Györgyfalvai Lindgren; [2016]
    Keywords : Post-materialism; eco-village; green living; Lynedoch Eco-Village; transition initiative;

    Abstract : By means of a case study of a small, socially mixed, and ecologically oriented community in South Africa, known as the Lynedoch Eco-Village, this thesis sets out to identify motivations of people from different socio-economic backgrounds for joining such a community, and as a result live a more sustainable life. The case was studied during a minor field study (MFS) in the South African spring of 2015, during which sixteen eco-villagers were interviewed. READ MORE

  5. 24. The story of a post-feminist in post-patriarchy : the consequences of customary laws and practices on rural women’s land rights and livelihoods in Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Clement Peter Kopweh; [2016]
    Keywords : sustainability science; patriarchy; rural women; customary laws; poverty; livelihood; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In rural Tanzania, customary laws and practices have for over 50 years been the major constraints of women’s land rights and livelihood. According to customs, a man has inherent powers to own and control land, and he is considered to be the rightful heir of such resource, and a woman is not. READ MORE

  6. 25. You are a widow and you will die, so why should you plant trees? : intersectionality in local development activities in connection with a carbon forestry plantation in Kachung, Uganda

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

    Author : Lovisa Neikter; [2016]
    Keywords : gender; intersectionality; poverty; climate change; CDM; Uganda;

    Abstract : Carbon forestry plantations are a way to achieve statutory global emissions reductions and are also claimed to decrease deforestation. Carbon forestry is not a new system, but has greatly increased in use in recent decades. One such afforestation project, owned by a Norwegian company, is located in northern Uganda. READ MORE