Essays about: "La Paz"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 34 essays containing the words La Paz.

1. 26. Olfactory-related behaviors in the South American Coati (Nasua nasua)

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Matilda Norberg; [2014]
   Keywords : nasua nasua: olfaction: behavior: coati: odors: scent-marking: zoo;

   Abstract : Knowledge about the use and behavioural relevance of the different senses in the South American Coati is limited. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate the use of the sense of smell in this species. READ MORE

3. 27. Constant and instant notifications - youth experiences of online security, relations and information in La Paz/El Alto

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Anna-Therese Nordeman; [2014]
   Keywords : La Paz El Alto; Social media; Online experience; LGBT; Information management; Relations online; Online security;

   Abstract : Several studies explore new technology and social media usage, especially in the global North. This study set out to investigate what kind of experiences and opinions youth in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, had of their internet and communication technology usage, through semi-structural interviews, at the same time comparing the possible differences in this between LGBT and non-LGBT youth. READ MORE

4. 28. Anthropogenic Influence on the Water Quality in the lake Poopó Area, Bolivia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Sara Eklund; Johan Lundström; [2013]
   Keywords : Mining; Water quality; Heavy metals; Ions; Superficial waters; Antequera; Pazña; Urmiri; Poopó; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Problem Definition: For several hundreds of years, mining in Bolivia has been an important part of the economy. The mining activity has a negative effect on both the environment and the health of the people. Previous studies conducted in the Lake Poopó area show elevated concentrations of heavy metals and ions harmful to people and nature. READ MORE

5. 29. Diversity of birds in relation to area, vegetation structure and connectivity in urban green areas in La Paz, Bolivia

   University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Camilla Hiding; [2012]
   Keywords : bird communities; connectivity; disturbance; fragment area; neotropic; urbanization; species richness;

   Abstract : With a   growing human population, cities keep growing worldwide altering ecosystem   and thereby affecting the species living in these areas. Most studies of   urbanization and its effect on ecosystem have been conducted in the western   world and little is known about its effect in the neotropical part of the   world. READ MORE

6. 30. Intersecting Inequality : An Interpretative Minor Field Study of Inequality in Bolivia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

   Author : Maria Erlingsson; [2011]
   Keywords : Bolivia; Charles Tilly; Inequality; Durable inequality; Intersectionality; Gender; Ethnicity; Class;

   Abstract : This Bachelor thesis is an interpretive study, where the material has mainly been gathered through ethnographic methods, with thematically opened interviews and observations providing the primary data. A field study was conducted in Bolivia during the months of November and December of 2009; in La Paz in the Western highlands, including some interviews in the fast growing suburb El Alto, as well as in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in the Eastern lowlands. READ MORE