Essays about: "Cochabamba"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the word Cochabamba.

  1. 16. Women’s Land Rigths and Empowerment under Diverse Property Regimes - Case Studies of Cochabamba, Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Pia Johansen; [2011]
    Keywords : Women; Gender; Land; Empowerment; Property Rigths; Bolivia; South America; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study has been to add to the understanding of women’s land rights by exploring how land rights under different property rights regimes can be conductive to women’s empowerment at household and community level. To do so, I have applied two case studies of a rural and a peri-urban area respectively in the department of Cochabamba in Bolivia and collected qualitative empirical data from multiple sources. READ MORE

  3. 17. Bolivian women in politics and organizational life, - a minor field study

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Jenny Larsson; [2011]
    Keywords : Bolivia; Cochabamba; de-patriarchalization; equality; indigenous; social organization; women;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates women’s political and organizational participation in the changing process and new political context in Bolivia. Different levels of women’s positioning are examined through interviews with actors in Cochabamba, complete with observations, literature and local text-documents. READ MORE

  4. 18. A Feasibility Study on Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Using Constructed Wetlands - An Example from Cochabamba, Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Helena Cordesius; Sofia Hedstrom; [2009]
    Keywords : minor field study; water treatment; Cochabamba; constructed wetlands; sewage water; horizontal subsurface flow; Bolivia; reuse of wastewater; wastewater; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Cochabamba in Bolivia is an example of a city that faces increasing environmental problems and health risks due to insufficient sewage system coverage and municipal wastewater treatment. The situation is especially severe in peri-urban fast growing settlements. READ MORE

  5. 19. Public spaces in Bolivian context. SEMAPA as a case study, Cochabamba, Bolivia

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Ida Marttila; [2005]
    Keywords : Bolivia; Cochabamba; Developing country; Third World; Spatial planning; Public spaces; Cooperative housing; MFS;

    Abstract : In 1984, employees from the water company SEMAPA founded the housing area of SEMAPA. The area is a sub-area of District 1, a city district situated in the north part of the city of Cochabamba. This area consists of detached houses provided with technical infrastructure, such as water and sewage network. READ MORE

  6. 20. A conceptual model of the aquifer in Tiquipaya, Bolivia : A minor field study

    University essay from KTH/Centrum för hälsa och byggande, CHB; KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

    Author : Emma Borggren-Franck; Ted Lindberg; [2005]
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    Abstract : SummaryThe area of study in this project is in Bolivia, South America. The specific area is theMunicipality of Tiquipaya, situated in Cochabamba valley. Cochabamba valley consists of a gently sloping plain bounded by steep slopes of the Cordillera. The vegetation in the Cordillera is mostly high steppe and high mountain prairie. READ MORE