Essays about: "Latin America"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 269 essays containing the words Latin America.

  1. 36. Rethinking Partnerships: Exploring the EU’s Development Cooperation in Central America via Critical Discourse Analysis and Expert Interviews

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Camilla Castelanelli; [2022]
    Keywords : Development; Partnerships; European Union; Central America; Discourse; interviews; civil society; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The European Union (EU) is the largest provider of development aid in the world, considering the funds given by its institutions and Member States. Development cooperation has been a central policy theme since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, thus constituting a significant sphere of the EU’s foreign affairs. READ MORE

  3. 37. The fund seeking road map : A tool to help finance Nature-based Solutions

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Carrie Malone Friedman; [2022]
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    Abstract : Nature-based Solutions are gaining traction as a concept both in academia and in practice. However, creating a business case and seeking funding for NbS remains a significant obstacle in many cases. One ongoing project that works on addressing this challenge is the Horizon 2020 funded Conexus project. READ MORE

  4. 38. Planners’ notions of power : Analysis of practice stories about participatory planning in Latin America

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Theresa Wessels; [2022]
    Keywords : power; participation; planning; planner; first dimension of power; second dimension of power; third dimension of power; Latin America; global south;

    Abstract : Participatory processes are becoming widely established in areas such as policy and planning. They promise to achieve more inclusive, sustainable, and democratic outcomes. However, this is often only an ideal that is not achieved in reality due to dynamic power relations that shape planning practice in various forms. READ MORE

  5. 39. Sustainable Development in Latin America – Linking Renewable Energy, Economic Complexity and GHG Emissions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Lea Sasse; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic Complexity; Renewable Energy; GHG Emissions; Latin America and the Caribbean; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the interrelations of economic complexity, greenhouse gas emissions, and renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), using annual data from 1998 to 2018. Economic development in the region is characterised by the exploitation of natural resources and low economic sophistication. READ MORE

  6. 40. Factor Models for Futures Contracts to Improve Estimation of the Correlation Matrix

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Ellen Ek; [2022]
    Keywords : Correlation matrix; Hierarchical Principal Component Analysis; Factor Model; Clusters; Portfolio Optimization; Futures Contracts; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : In this paper regularization of the correlation matrix between futures contracts is examined. With starting point in the recently established HPCA framework (Avellaneda, 2019), a couple of different extensions to the one-factor model is suggested. Extensions are made in terms of adjusting the model according to different cluster structures. READ MORE