Essays about: "Lake Atitlán"
Found 3 essays containing the words Lake Atitlán.
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1. Benefits and challenges of practicing permaculture : – the perspectives of both immigrants and indigenous people
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studierAbstract : Modern agricultural production is being intensified worldwide and is often based on monoculture cultivation and the use of chemical pesticides. In Guatemala, the access to land suitable for farming is limited and many people struggle with land acquisition, malnutrition and discrimination. READ MORE
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2. Capabilities to Demand Participation : Local Participation in Common-Pool Resource Governance - A Case Study of Lake Atitlán
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The aim of this study is to understand, describe and explain how local, public participation in the governance of common-pool resources (CPR) work in a decentralized development context. This is done through field research on lake Atitlán in Guatemala as a case of a freshwater CPR that struggles with environmental degradation as a result of failure of collective action in conserving the lake. READ MORE
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3. Microfinance - for better or worse? : A study on how microfinance impacts the livelihood of families with disabled children around Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Most of the disabled people in the world live in poverty. In order to escape poverty, microfinance is said to be a solution. The Microfinance Institutions do not, however, incorporate everybody who is poor in their programs, which could be assumed. Disabled people and their families are a group which many times are not included in these programs. READ MORE
