Essays about: "Development Opportunities"

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1. 1. Constructing Capabilities : Military Strategies of Small States in an Age of Transition: Examining the Influence of Strategic Culture

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Lara Kristjansdottir; [2024]
   Keywords : Strategic culture; neorealism; military strategy; defence planning; small state security; Sweden and Denmark.;

   Abstract : Scholars tend to approach small states’ military strategies in terms of restraints and opportunities in the external security environment, largely overlooking the influences of a state’s domestic particularities. This thesis aims to explore how the theory of strategic culture, regarded here as an inherent, domestic context in which strategy is formulated, can add nuance to such realist analyses of how small states build and adjust their defence capabilities. READ MORE

3. 2. Skogslekplatsen : ett idéförslag för en lekmiljö i Hammarbyskogen

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Rebecca Eurenius; [2024]
   Keywords : Lekmiljö; naturlek; landskapsarkitektur; temalekplats;

   Abstract : Med förtätning av städer riskerar grönområden att minska i storlek och antal. Det kan leda till sämre förutsättningar för barns lek, vilket kan påverka deras hälsa och utveckling negativt. Att vistas eller leka i naturen har visats sig ha flera positiva effekter. READ MORE

4. 3. An investigation of pea and cereal varieties for organic intercropping in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Agnes Elise Matilda Wilson; [2024]
   Keywords : Intercropping; agroecology; organic; peas; cereals; heritage grains;

   Abstract : Organic farming, intercropping and the conservation of landraces are agroecological methods of transitioning to a more sustainable and resilient agricultural system, however there is a lack of data on varieties suitable for organic intercropping. Therefore, two spatially parallel field trials were conducted with 11 pea varieties intercropped with oat, and 38 varieties of cereals (wheat, oat, and barley), in sole crops. READ MORE

5. 4. Lush Mental Landscapes : effects of Horticulture Therapy on Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder

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

   Author : Katarzyna Domachowska; [2024]
   Keywords : mental disorders; horticultural therapy; effects of horticulture therapy on human; health; stress reduction; depression; anxiety; PTSD; ASD; therapeutic garden; hospital healing garden; effects of horticulture therapy on depression; effects of horticulture therapy on anxiety; effects of horticulture therapy on PTSD; effects of horticulture therapy on ASD;

   Abstract : Every developing human brain is formed by the environment, which is why our surroundings are an important factor for mental health. The natural surroundings have been shown to enhance mood and reduce stress. Being in a natural environment offers a refreshing setting that enables the brain to recover from mental fatigue. READ MORE

6. 5. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
   Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE