Essays about: "Demographic transition"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 43 essays containing the words Demographic transition.

  1. 16. Factors behind Economic Shrinking: Single Case Study Insights from Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jana Lange; [2019]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the research problem of volatile growth and in particular economic shrinking in developing countries. A single case study of Nigeria drawing on qualitative as well as quantitative data assesses four potential factors behind the country’s frequent and high shrinking rates between 1960 and 2017. READ MORE

  3. 17. Framtidsscenarier för en levande och hållbar landsbygd i det klimatneutrala Sverige : en studie av fem svenska landsbygdskommuner

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Ludvig Widestam; [2019]
    Keywords : klimatneutralitet; landsbygd; levande; hållbar; backcasting; scenarioanalys;

    Abstract : Sveriges landsbygder står inför stora utmaningar i omställningen till ett hållbart och klimatneutralt samhälle. Samtidigt är landsbygden i många delar av Sverige en avfolkningsbygd där kommersiell och offentlig service läggs ner till följd av effektiviseringar och en förändrad demografisk utveckling. READ MORE

  4. 18. 'Schools need to adjust themselves toward the kid, not the kid adjusting themselves to the schools' - A social justice and capability approach exploring inclusion of dyslexic students and quality in primary education in Uganda.

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

    Author : Rebecca Friis Christensen; [2019]
    Keywords : dyslexia; quality education; inclusive education; primary education; Uganda; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The paper explores inclusion of dyslexic children in Uganda’s primary education system and aims to provide qualitative evidence on barriers and challenges impacting their educational attainments and social inclusion. The paper firstly examines scholarly research on dyslexia and inclusive education and establishes demographic patterns and development trends of inclusive primary education in Uganda. READ MORE

  5. 19. Why is Uganda experiencing a stall in fertility decline and what implications does the high desired fertility have for the fertility transition? - A case study of Uganda as a deviant case of the Demographic Transition Theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Elin Svensson; [2019]
    Keywords : The Demographic Theory Fertility Reproductive behaviour Desired fertility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises that demographic trends play an essential role in the overall development of a country and improvements in economic, social and health conditions. One of the grand theories of population studies is the Demographic Transition Theory, a linear and universal model of population change. READ MORE

  6. 20. Comparative Research into Recent Family and Partnership Formation and Dissolution Patterns in Nordic Countries: the case of Iceland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Daniel Francis Flick; [2019]
    Keywords : family formation; partnership formation; partnership dissolution; TFR; childbearing; births; marriage; divorce; second demographic transition; cohabitation; gender revolution; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The current conjecture towards Nordic fertility rates brings the focus on the state of advancement of the second demographic transition (SDT) in the region. Nordic countries’ SDT developments have been unique as they have not experienced the same low fertility as other countries. READ MORE