Essays about: "La Paz"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 34 essays containing the words La Paz.

  1. 16. Inclusion of local actors in Sustainable Development Projects : Evaluation of co-management in Sustainable development projects based in the Bolivian Amazonia

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sebastian Caballero Paz; [2018]
    Keywords : Co-generation of knowledge; co-management; local participation; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Sammanfattning  En av utmaningarna för de projekt som arbetar med hållbar utveckling är att mäta och analysera nivån på lokalt deltagande. Lokalt deltagande betraktas som en nyckelaspekt för att genomföra långsiktiga processer som kan bidra till bevarande av ekosystem och även förbättra förhållandena för lokala aktörer. READ MORE

  3. 17. Hardware Control of a Near Infrared Fluorescence System : LabVIEW Programming and Evaluation

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biomedicinsk instrumentteknik

    Author : María Martha de la Paz Velasco Santoscoy; [2016]
    Keywords : Near-infrared; indocyanine green ICG ; biomedical optics; fluorescence; spectroscopy; lasers.;

    Abstract : Indocyanine green (ICG) is a fluorescent dye used as an indicator in medicine and surgery. The maximum absorption wavelength of ICG is at 785 nm, while the maximum emission is around 820 nm. ICG is nontoxic and is rapidly excreted into the bile. READ MORE

  4. 18. Spatial variation of infiltration properties in Paria, Oruro, Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Martin Rosén; [2015]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Water is necessary for all life and one of the most important natural resources. The water resources problems were the reason why the project Development of the Altiplano area in Bolivia: a collaboration between Lund University (Sweden) and San Andres University in La Paz (Bolivia) was started. READ MORE

  5. 19. Prospects and Pitfalls in the Pursuit of Peace

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Samuel Hallin Veres; [2015]
    Keywords : peace process; conflict; development; inequality; Colombia; FARC; positive peace; Galtung; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis presented an in-depth qualitative case study of the peace process between the Colombian state and the FARC guerrilla from 2012 and onwards. The purpose of it was to problematize the peace process by investigating the prospects and pitfalls of negotiating peace within a neoliberal development model, by asking what reasons there are to believe that the process will lead to peace, contrasting past experiences. READ MORE

  6. 20. Thermoregulatory behavior and habitat use of Liolaemus aparicioi at two different altitudes

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Jannie Frida Linn Gustafsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Thermoregulation; Basking behavior; Lizard; Altitude; Habitat use;

    Abstract : The thermoregulation of lizards depends highly on the environment they inhabit. Thermoregulation is crucial for physiological processes and affects therefore the life history of the lizard. High altitudes are characterized by a colder climate than on lower altitudes, and these environmental factors affects the thermoregulation of lizards. READ MORE