Essays about: "Bolivia"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 156 essays containing the word Bolivia.
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6. Energy demand and biogas production in rural areas : A case study in the Raqayapampa community in Bolivia
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Improved access to energy can greatly improve living standards, and there are correlations between increased access to electricity and higher scores on both the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Educational Development Index (EDI). Increasing access to energy can also help decrease dependability on hazardous fuels and energy sources, such as firewood for cooking. READ MORE
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7. The Impact of Environmental and Social Challenges ofLithium Extraction from the Lithium Triangle Countries : A Literature Review from a Political Ecology and Environmental JusticePerspective
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The extraction of lithium, a crucial mineral for the production of batteries in the rapidlyexpanding electric vehicle and renewable energy sectors, has gained significant attention due toits environmental and social implications. This thesis provides a comprehensive literature reviewon the environmental and social challenges associated with lithium extraction from the LithiumTriangle countries, namely Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile, through the lens of political ecology. READ MORE
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8. ‘We do what we can with what we have’ - The daily life of people with disabilities and the long and complicated road to improve it in Pando Bolivia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : In the search for grasping how the everyday life experience for people with a disability is shaped in relation to the local social and political complexities in Cobija/Pando four themes are crucial to understand. Firstly, illustrating how the rhetorical definition of disability removes the wrongfulness or responsibility from the shoulders of the individual to an exclusive social environment. READ MORE
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9. The Conversion of Indigenous Peoples to Pentecostalism in Times of Decolonization and its Potential Consequences on Identity Perception : A narrative research study in Bolivia
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The research was carried out to show the potential consequences of the conversion of indigenous peoples in Bolivia to Pentecostalism. The research was based on a research conducted by Canessa in 2000 on two movements already taking place at the time of his research, the rise of Indigeonus recognition in society and the rise of Pentecostalism. READ MORE
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10. Explorative Scenarios for Future Lithium Supplies and Demand
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Because of its specific qualities, lithium is a key element for making lithium-ion batteries, which is of great relevance since the battery sector is the fastest growing user of lithium to date and with the transition towards a fully electrified transportation sector due to the current climate agenda and an even bigger increase in demand for lithium is anticipated for the coming decades. The two main sources for lithium to date are mines and brines, with brine water composing around 87 % of the world’s lithium reserves in terms of contained lithium. READ MORE
