Essays about: "Cape Town"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 93 essays containing the words Cape Town.

  1. 11. Food for transformation – food for thought : The development of transformative capacity of niche initiatives in the Greater Cape Town area and the Stockholm city-region

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Märta Jacobson; [2021]
    Keywords : food systems; transformation; transformative capacity; scaling; seeds;

    Abstract : As the global food system causes environmental degradation and contributes to detrimental health effects, a transformation is vital for a sustainable and fair future for all. Research on food system transformation and the role of food initiatives have increased. READ MORE

  3. 12. Boys Will Be Boys? A Study of the Menstrual Health Literacy amongst Adolescent Boys and the Human Right to Education in the Township of Langa, South Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maja Shapiro; [2021]
    Keywords : gender and development; menstrual health; critical menstrual studies; education; the human rights; adolescent boys; south africa;

    Abstract : The study was conducted throughout November 2021 in the township of Langa, in the Western Province of Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the study is to explore the menstrual health literacy of adolescent boys through collecting data capturing knowledge, experiences and attitudes. READ MORE

  4. 13. Guidelines for Integrated Flood Control Design in the Informal Settlements of Cape Town Municipality : A case study of Kosovo Informal Settlement in Philippi District

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Erasmus Mseleku; [2021]
    Keywords : climate change; community participation; flooding; informal settlements; integrated water management systems; nature-based solutions; spatial inequality; sustainability; urban flooding;

    Abstract : Flooding over the last few years has become the most frequent and devastating of the natural disasters. This has accounted for approximately half of the death-rate and a third of economic losses as a result of weather-related events. READ MORE

  5. 14. Contested Urban Green Space: An Analysis of Right to the City and Affordable Housing Discourses in Cape Town

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Heléne Botha; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban Green Space; Right to the City; Affordable Housing; Critical Discourse Analysis; Cape Town; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With rapid urbanisation, local governments are increasingly put under pressure to manage urban space in a way that benefits all citizens. Urban space often become contested and economic, political, social, and environmental interests shape how these spaces are used and managed. READ MORE

  6. 15. Is This the Real Deal? : Authenticity for a True Heritage Experience

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Jakobsson Annie; [2021]
    Keywords : Authenticity; Experience; Heritage; Robben Island; Tourism; Travel;

    Abstract : This paper aims to explore and understand how locals and tourists perceive authenticity on a truly authentic heritage site. The empirical study was conducted with a sample of Scandinavians and South Africans that had or had not visited the heritage site in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa. READ MORE