Essays about: "Displaced communities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Displaced communities.

  1. 1. The Kampala Convention vs. Bare Life : A Qualitative Analysis of the Kampala Convention and its Impact on IDPs’ Quality of Life

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Clara Ternström; [2024]
    Keywords : Kampala Convention; bare life; IDPs; quality of life; legislation; biopolitics; displacement;

    Abstract : This study aims to identify potential ways in which the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) improves the quality of life for IDPs. Relying on the concept of bare life, it answers if and how the convention prevents bare life. READ MORE

  3. 2. Behavioral response of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) to acoustic stimuli

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Johanna Börs; [2023]
    Keywords : reindeer; Rangifer tarandus; acoustic stimuli; behavioral response; flight response; induced fear;

    Abstract : Scare systems based on acoustic stimuli have been tested on several ungulates in recent years. The aim has been to investigate whether the method can be useful in situations where the animals must quickly be displaced from a specific site, for example, to prevent wildlife accidents. READ MORE

  4. 3. Seeking protection : A case study on the urban Somali refugees in Nairobi

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Naeiima Farah Abdulsamed; [2023]
    Keywords : Integration; Urban; Refugees; Local integration; Somali; Eastleigh; Nairobi;

    Abstract : ​​A massive challenge presents for host countries to manage and integrate incoming displaced people. East Africa is one of the sub-Saharan African regions experiencing an enormous refugee influx. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Permanent Hotel : A machine-made landscape with a man-made culture

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Oskar Häggström Germann; [2023]
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    Abstract : Architecture should strive to become an architectural prototype that brings forth collective value and culture through community cohesion, bringing together different groups of people and cultures. Thus, preventing the dilemma of gaps between the different interests, the reason for divided communities. READ MORE

  6. 5. Designing Hope and Resilience : The Architecture Students ́ Role in Improving Living Conditions for Displaced Communities in Turkey

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Ellen Moiso; Benjamin Roobol; [2023]
    Keywords : Displacement; Turkey; Refugees; Activism; Proto- typing; Architecture; Participatory Action Research; Design Thinking; Informal Refugee Camps;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to depict Syrian refugees' detrimental livelihoods in the area of Izmir, Turkey and to through mapping, prototyping building and analysing two live projects - developed using a combination of Participatory Action Research and Design Thinking - provide examples on how architects and architecture students can work within the field of displacement. The projects are in two different contexts and have been carried out by students at Umeå School of Architecture, including the authors of this paper. READ MORE