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  1. 21. In Search of Home; Child Soldiers in al-Shabaab's Ranks

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Fatma Alzahra Abdalatif; [2021]
    Keywords : Child Soldiers; Fragile State; Human Security; al-Shabaab;

    Abstract : A history of fragility and conflicts in Somalia has had severe impact on the security of citizens, most notably children. Different non-state actors and armed militias have appeared in Somalia’s timeline impacting the region’s, neighboring and global security. READ MORE

  3. 22. Modelling the Resilience of Offshore Renewable Energy System Using Non-constant Failure Rates

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för elektroteknik

    Author : Mussie Abraham Beyene; [2021]
    Keywords : offshore renewable energy; resilience; wave energy farm; vulnerability; characterization; weather climates; failure rate; wind energy farm; generalized extreme value method; significant wave height; wind speed;

    Abstract : Offshore renewable energy systems, such as Wave Energy Converters or an Offshore Wind Turbine, must be designed to withstand extremes of the weather environment. For this, it is crucial both to have a good understanding of the wave and wind climate at the intended offshore site, and of the system reaction and possible failures to different weather scenarios. READ MORE

  4. 23. Simple mechanisms - and how to use them

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Hannes Laurin Hansen; [2021]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Simple machines can be regarded as the elementary “building blocks” of which all more complicated machines are composed” The future is looking uncertain nowadays, and the fragility of our highly specialized society is becoming more apparent. What if your wind generator breaks down? What if you need to clear a road from fallen trees after a storm? Would you even know how to do that? How would you use mechanical advantages for this? What parts of a car could you use to build a wind turbine? Through exploration and play with this kit, you will learn the fundamentals of mechanics, and life is where you apply it. READ MORE

  5. 24. Pandemic Pathways for Food System Sustainability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Brakeley Bryant; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Food Systems; Agro-Food Regime Transition; New York City; Food Security; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the fragility of the global food system and its existing inadequacies in achieving food security, providing jobs, and ensuring environmental sustainability on various regimes around the world. Through a qualitative thematic-textual analysis, this thesis uses a case study of New York City to identify themes of actor expectations, either explicit or implicit, on how to address food system challenges revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic that may tip current agro-industrial food systems into an era of transformation. READ MORE

  6. 25. Estranger Around Us

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Paria Shoaei; [2021]
    Keywords : Estrangement; Displacement; Culture; Defamiliarization; Fragmentation; Intersection; social sustainability;

    Abstract : My thesis project is attempting to investigate the notion of estrangement as a qualitative effect and discover various strategies and technics of estrangement in the field of architecture.These investigations will aim to design a cultural center as an institute for discovering more about the displaced situation of mankind in the twenty-first century, producing a defamiliarized aesthetic that is both alien and strangely contextual to our new cultural identity which embraces the concepts of disorientation and otherness. READ MORE