Essays about: "Community bank"

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  1. 6. Stories of Change: Alternative Food Networks in the Urban Setting of Zurich

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Patricia Catherine Schmid; [2021]
    Keywords : Food systems; alternative food networks; agriculture; sustainability; good living; food sovereignty; pluriverse; Zurich; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Food is political: from seed over production to distribution and consumption. Large scale agriculture infused multi-layered social, ecological, and economic issues. The need to change the dominant food system approach is widely recognised. Alternatives in food production and distribution emerged and persisted over time. READ MORE

  3. 7. A Leap of Faith and Luck. An empirical investigation how the financial inclusion and coping strategies of Kosovo’s SMEs are scaling up the local development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Gresa Berisha; [2021]
    Keywords : SMEs; Financial Inclusion; Financial Access; Impact; Local Development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : SMEs represent the majority of business activity among almost all economies. However, the financial market rarely meets them with appropriate financial products. This study investigates and provides empirical evidence on SMEs' financial inclusion in Kosovo and its impact on the community they operate. READ MORE

  4. 8. Social Digital Currency and Basic Income – the Development Strategy of the Future? : A case study of social currency, basic income and local business in Maricá, Rio de Janeiro

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Izabella Martins Grapengiesser; [2021]
    Keywords : social currency; community banks; the Palmas model; basic income; solidarity economy; Maricá; Rio de Janeiro; oil revenues; local development; Mumbuca;

    Abstract : This study is based on interviews with local business owners in the Brazilian municipality of Maricá, Rio deJaneiro, conducted in November 2021. The municipality receives royalties from the rich oil reserves that werefound in the bottom of the pre-salt area of the Atlantic Ocean, and has implemented a basic income programcalled Renda Básica de Cidadania (RBC). READ MORE

  5. 9. Analysing the controls over DOM quality in two contrasting sub polar marine environments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Chiara Monforte; [2020]
    Keywords : DOM optical properties; Absorbance; Fluorescence; EEMs; Burdwood Bank; Beagle Channel; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In this study, Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) quality was analysed through its optical properties. Samples from the estuarine waters of the Beagle Channel and oceanic ones of the Burdwood Bank were examined in order to understand how DOM quality was changing. READ MORE

  6. 10. Ogräskontroll : i odlingssystem utan glyfosat och med liten användning av herbicider och jordbearbetning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Albin Hidén; [2020]
    Keywords : alleopati; conservation agriculture; glyfosat; glyfosatförbud; herbicid; herbicidresistens; jordbearbetning; mellangrödor; ogräs; ogräskonkurrens; ogräskontroll; reducerad jordbearbetning; växtföljd;

    Abstract : Ogräs har oftast större betydelse för en grödas avkastning än både skadeinsekter och växtsjukdomar. Ogräskontroll sker i huvudsak med användning av herbicider och jordbearbetning. En överanvändning av selektiva herbicider under lång tid har lett till att ogräspopulationer har utvecklat resistens mot dessa. READ MORE