Essays about: "Guatemala City"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Guatemala City.

1. 1. Violence Against the Elite : A Comparative Analysis of two Terminal Classic Mass Graves in Cancuén

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Nayelli Wallbing Kenney; [2023]
   Keywords : Mass graves; violence against elite; collapse; power; socio-politics; socio-economy; osteological analysis; Cancuén; Massgravar; våld mot elit; kollaps; makt; socialpolitik; socioekonomi; osteologisk analys; Cancuén;

   Abstract : In this essay a comparative analysis will be conducted on two mass graves from the terminal classics in the Maya lowlands. This will be done by analysing interpretations of the Cancuén site in Guatemala. Cancuén was a major trading port city in the terminal classics’ southern lowlands. It flourished until its decline in the late 700’s CE. READ MORE

3. 2. Calle viva, Zona viva

   University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

   Author : María Reneé Hernández Marroquín; [2021]
   Keywords : Public space; Shopping Malls; Streetscape; Equality;

   Abstract : Located in Central America, Guatemala is the most populated country of the area with around 15 million inhabitants. The capital, Guatemala City has 923,000 inhabitants and is currently home for 55% of the country’s urban population. Guatemala City, with its 42% of territorial extension consisting of green, is considered a green capital. READ MORE

4. 3. Food Waste Management - Perceptions, Decisions, and Actions: The case of Guatemala City Department Restaurants

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Juan Luis Andre Monzon Santos; [2017]
   Keywords : Actors insight; Earth Sciences; Food Waste Management; Guatemala City; Sustainable Development; Triple Bottom Line;

   Abstract : Food waste has implications for the people, the planet, and profits. It presents a global problem which normally requires a local solution. Around 6% of the global food loss occurs in Latin America. However, the region lacks a clear strategy to address the issue, which is also true at the national level for countries such as Guatemala. READ MORE

5. 4. "Guatemala woke up" : A study about the social protests in Guatemala City 2015

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

   Author : Isadora Bennet; [2016]
   Keywords : Guatemala; social protests; demonstrations; corruption; The Line; Pérez Molina; Baldetti; CICIG; civil society;

   Abstract : In a country that has been characterized by its high level of violence and historically strong repression of social movements and mobilizations, people demonstrated peacefully during twenty weeks in Guatemala City 2015. The mobilizations started after the revelation of a corruption network described as The Line, which involved both the Guatemalan Government and the Guatemalan Superintendence of Tax Administration. READ MORE

6. 5. Hyogo Framework for Action in Guatemala City : Risk management in hazard-prone informal settlements on slopes

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Katja Gómez Castellanos; [2015]
   Keywords : Socio-ecological resilience; engineering resilience; risk management; informal settlements; hazards; bureaucracy; empowerment; coping strategies;

   Abstract : This study aims at assessing the implementation of the international tool for disaster risk management Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. The implementation is assessed in terms of risk management at the level of vulnerable informal settlements in hazard-prone areas on the slopes of Guatemala City. READ MORE