Essays about: "Cusco"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Cusco.

  1. 1. Different perspectives of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon : An interview study based in Cusco and Pilcopata in the Cusco region

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Teresa Wåtz; Emma Eriksson; [2019]
    Keywords : Peruvian Amazon; Deforestation; Different perspectives; Cusco; Pilcopata.;

    Abstract : The Amazon rainforest constitutes a quarter of the global biodiversity and is responsible for 15% of the terrestrial photosynthesis. It is important to protect the forest and limit the deforestation to not release more greenhouse gases, which aggravate climate change. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fibre quality and fertility in male alpacas in Cusco region, Peru

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Fanny Bengtsson; [2016]
    Keywords : alpaca; camelid; fibre quality; fertility;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to evaluate if there is any correlation between fibre quality and male mating behaviour (as a marker of fertility) in alpacas. The theory was that the more masculine males would have coarser fibres with a larger diameter because of higher testosterone levels. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Ritual Construction of Fetal Personhood : A Voyage through the Gendering of the Unborn in Peruvian Baby Showers

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Genusvetenskap

    Author : Cecilia Byström; [2015]
    Keywords : baby shower; rituals; rite of passage; doing gender; fetal personhood; Peru; the Andes; Cusco; baby shower; ritualer; rite of passage; doing gender; fetal personhood; Peru; Anderna; Cusco;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to analyse how gender is ‘done’, represented and reproduced in a Peruvian baby shower ritual. The study is situated geographically in the urban Andean setting of Cusco, and theoretically, in a feminist framework combining an ethnomethodological ‘doing gender’ perspective, anchored in social interactions, with a linguistic performativity approach, as formulated by Judith Butler. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding Peace & Violence from the Perspective of Street-Living Adolescents in Cusco, Peru

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Anja Schweder; [2012-06-20]
    Keywords : adolescents; conceptualization of peace; violence; street children; social knowledge; sociocultural environment; Cusco; Peru; peacebuilding;

    Abstract : Young people often tend to be depicted either as a risk factor or passive victim. Few youth have the possibilities to actively take part in decision-making processes affecting their lives. READ MORE

  6. 5. Social Economy-Based Microenterprise as an Alternative Community Development Model- a Case Study in Rural Peru

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

    Author : Daun Cheong; [2011]
    Keywords : Social Economy; Community Development; Microenterprise; Indigenous development; Cusco; Peru; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the potential of a social economy-based microenterprise model as a new community development tool in the special context of indigenous Quechua communities in rural Peru where their socio-economic realities are substantially different from the modern society. Although, the social economy-based development policies are widely discussed in many Latin American countries, only little attention has been paid to the role of the social economic model in the community development discourse. READ MORE