Essays about: "Demographic transition"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the words Demographic transition.

1. 11. Looking for the present in the past: Social-Ecological Memory and Palaeoecology to explore changes in Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta-Colombia

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Lina Gutierrez Cala; [2020]
   Keywords : Palaeoecology; Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta; mangrove; coastal ecosystems;

   Abstract : Mangrove forests are unique coastal ecosystems, formed through a complex network of terrestrial, estuarine, and marine processes that have provided a diverse assortment of societal benefits across time. Compounding anthropogenic pressures are driving critical mangrove degradation worldwide, threatening the wellbeing of coastal populations historically associated with these systems. READ MORE

3. 12. Sweden and Covid-19: what shaped the Swedish approach? : a content analytical case study of Sweden’s potential transition from social engineering to advanced liberalism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Alice Ewing; [2020]
   Keywords : Covid-19; Sweden; Public Health; Social Engineering; Advanced Liberalism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the Swedish approach to managing the Covid- 19 pandemic, by putting it in context to recent Swedish socio-economic and demographic development. The research question reads “to what extent does the public discussion on the Covid-19 pandemic build on elements associated with advanced liberalism?”, which has been examined by the aid of a qualitative content analysis on public rhetoric used by Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, The Public Health Agency of Sweden, and speeches by the Swedish king as well as the top-political figures in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 13. Your land is my land : A case study on South Africa’s land expropriation policy under transition

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Adam Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Expropriation; Inclusive institutions; Land reform; South Africa;

   Abstract : The poverty issues in South Africa is reaching unbearable levels. The land reform policy in place from 1994, which offered fair compensation for the land to be redistributed, had shown little results in dealing with the issue of poverty. READ MORE

5. 14. Intergenerational transmissions in reproductive behavior in the context of the historical fertility transition. An analysis of a population in Southern Sweden 1813-1967

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Louise Cormack; [2020]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The fertility decline that occurred in the industrialized world between 1870-1930 has been extensively studied and a considerable amount of theories exist to explain it. However, few of them address past generations’ influence on reproductive behavior. READ MORE

6. 15. Governing a Greying East Asia - Fertility Decline and Policy Response: A Case Study of Japan and South Korea

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Isabella Ronca; [2020]
   Keywords : population ageing; fertility decline; second demographic transition theory; work-family conflict; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Over the past few decades, Japan and South Korea have experienced unprecedented levels of population ageing brought about by the countries’ persistent sub-replacement fertility rates. This fertility decline has to be addressed in order to ensure future social stability and economic growth. READ MORE