Essays about: "Household surveys"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 44 essays containing the words Household surveys.

  1. 6. Predictors Associated with Perception that Climate Change is an important issue - Insights from four Surveys on Urban Middle-Income Households in Mexico

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Naif Çiftçi; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Climate Change; Human Perception; Logit Regression Model; Mexico;

    Abstract : The challenges posed by climate change are a threat to human well-being as well as to natural ecosystems, but researchers indicate that awareness of and concern about climate change varies considerably. In this thesis, we investigate the socio-demographic factors associated with the perception of climate change, analysing four data sets collected from four surveys on urban middle-income households in Mexico. READ MORE

  3. 7. Environmental Leapfrogging in Kenya: The Role of Human Capital, Wealth and Institutions for the Adoption of Solar Energy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Cecilia Pampararo; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : While developing countries are faced with pressing socio-economic challenges, they are also increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of environmental degradation. Starting from this double challenge, current research has been focusing on the synergies between economic development and environmental protection. READ MORE

  4. 8. Contemporary Measurements of Poverty : Does Modern Poverty Measurement instances fully consider the complexities of gender Dimensions?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Marcus Strandgård; [2022]
    Keywords : Aggregation; Content Analysis; Disaggregation; Health and Demographic Surveys; Household Surveys; Indicators; Individual Surveys; Inequality; Measurement; Multidimensional; Poverty; SDG.;

    Abstract : This essay concerns itself with the measurement of poverty. Through a lens of gender sensitivity, combined with three dimensions of gender, this essay analyses the quality of various SDG indicators. READ MORE

  5. 9. Deconstructing Informality: Evidence from South American Household Surveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ana Maria Teresa Morales Curiel; [2021]
    Keywords : labor informality; social security; socio-economic characteristics; household surveys; South America; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The persistence and growth of the informal economy in South America is considered one of the most relevant problems in the region. However, studying informality across countries can be a complicated task due to the lack of homogeneous concepts and measurements. READ MORE

  6. 10. Rethinking Gender in Climate Change: A mixed-method study in two small Char lands in Northern Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Anika Binte Habib; [2021]
    Keywords : gender; power; climate change; Char lands; Bangladesh; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Research Problem and Objectives: Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. Over the last years, scholars have discussed that climate change has disproportionate impacts on people as the result of their social, political and economic conditions. READ MORE