Essays about: "Ecuador"

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  1. 36. Local perceptions of changes in ecosystem services and climate : case study in Ecuadorean Sierra

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Anna Sundqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : traditional ecological knowledge; ecosystem services and goods; climate change;

    Abstract : Anthropogenic-induced land-use and land-cover change is a threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services, and contribute to global climate warming. Forests are essential in the climate system and store a large part of the global carbon. READ MORE

  3. 37. Development of monitoring program for water safety in small-scale water treatment plants in rural areas of Ecuador

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Tone Sigrell; [2018]
    Keywords : Safe water; Quantitative microbial risk assessment; QMRA; Sustainable water access; Water quality monitoring; kvantitativ mikrobiell riskanalys; QMRA; hållbar dricksvattenförsörjning; vattenkvalitétsövervakningsprogram;

    Abstract : Globally a major health concern according to the World health organization (WHO, 2011) is gastro-intestinal infections caused by fecally contaminated water. The access to drinking water has increased due to international efforts, however the long-term sustainability and safety of the water accessed have gained criticism, and many water sources have proven to be both contaminated (UN, 2016) and badly managed (WHO, 2016a). READ MORE

  4. 38. Barriers and drivers for sustainable mobility in Cuenca, Ecuador, Reflections towards sustainable mobility transitions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : María Gabriela Cordero Vasquez; [2018]
    Keywords : sustainability transitions; sustainable mobility; urban mobility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Acknowledging, the research gap within sustainability transitions in analysing the local scale of transition processes, this work primarily, seeks to contribute to sustainability transitions studies by identifying the main factors that are enabling and hindering the materialization of low carbon mobility in Cuenca, Ecuador. The use of a case study as a research strategy and the nature of the research objective required a qualitative approach, that consisted in the collection of qualitative data through semi-structured interviews and document review. READ MORE

  5. 39. Legal Pluralism in Ecuador: A Way to Reach SDG16? A Case-study of Pueblo Kayambi

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

    Author : Frida Lind; [2018]
    Keywords : Development; Ecuador; Legal pluralism; SDG; justice; Constitutional rights; Indigenous people; Indigenous peoples rights ; collective rights; individual rights; Indigeous justice; customary law.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : By 2030, all countries in the World have agreed on fulfilling the 17 Sustainable Development Goals: being a tool for Sustainable Development Worldwide. To accomplish this, all countries need to find solutions how to reach these goals in their National contexts. READ MORE

  6. 40. Drops of knowledge : a case study of the private water market in Guayaquil, Ecuador

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

    Author : Josephine Biro; [2018]
    Keywords : Tap water; privatization; concession contract; governmentality; water strategy; Guayaquil; Ecuador;

    Abstract : Many funtions like infrastructure and resource management in Latin America are governed by the state, but lately there seems to be a shift in governance in favor for private actors. One example where this is seen is in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador where a privatization of the water market has taken place by the signing of a 30 year long concession contract between the state owned authority EMAPAG-EP, La Empresa Municipal de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Guayaquil - Empresa Pública, and the private company Interagua. READ MORE