Essays about: "Latinamerika"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the word Latinamerika.

1. 1. The strategies and consequences for harassment : The effect on women journalists’ work in Costa Rica

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

   Author : Linnea Söderberg; Alicia Schumacher; [2023]
   Keywords : Interview; gender; media; online violence; self-censorship; Latin America; Intervju; genus; näthat; självcensur; Latinamerika; trakasserier; kvinnor; journalistik;

   Abstract : Violence against women journalists is increasing all over the world, especially online, and previous research shows that journalists develop different strategies to avoid harassment. Costa Rica is the country in Latin America that has the highest level of press freedom but that does not mean that harassment is non-existing. READ MORE

3. 2. Environmental Justice: The Link Between Social Injustices And Environmental Problems? : A Content Analysis Of Three Newspapers In Latin America

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Thea Rivas; [2021]
   Keywords : Environmental Justice; Sustainable Development; Social Equality; Environmental Science; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latin America; South America; Human Ecology; Ecological Modernization; Miljörättvisa; Hållbar utveckling; Social Jämlikhet; Miljövetenskap; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latinamerika; Sydamerika; Humanekologi; Ekologisk Modernisering; Justicia Ambiental; Desarrollo Sostenible; Igualdad Social; Ciencias Ambientales; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; América Latina; América del Sur; Ecología Humana; Modernización Ecológica;

   Abstract : Environmental problems can have an impact on both the ecological and social spheres for people; yet, depending on social status, the impacts might be felt differently. Latin America is a continent deeply affected by environmental conflicts and inequalities, which continues to affect indigenous peoples in the region. READ MORE

4. 3. Is Deforestation in Colombia Caused by Oil Palm Expansion?

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Mona Date; [2020]
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   Abstract : The palm oil industry is growing globally and palm oil is today the most used vegetable oil for biofuels, however, over the last years research has showed that it has caused great deforestation in Southeast Asia where the grand majority of oil palm is produced. There has also been reports on poor working conditions showing that the palm oil is not socially sustainable either. READ MORE

5. 4. Interactive Local Driller Mapping for Different Hydrogeological Areas of Bangladesh : Enabling Access to Information

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Celina Ankarstig; Victoria Berggren; [2020]
   Keywords : Bangladesh; Arsenic; GIS; Driller; Drinking Water; Visualization; Interactive Map; Bangladesh; Arsenik; GIS; Brunnsborrare; Dricksvatten; Visualisering; Interaktiv karta;

   Abstract : Exposure to arsenic in drinking water can cause several types of cancer and numerous cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. A country that suffers from widespread contamination of arsenic in drinking water is Bangladesh, where the contamination has been classified as the largest mass poisoning of a population in history. READ MORE

6. 5. How to transform foreign aid in Latin America through ecological economics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Mariana Fernandez Garcia; [2019]
   Keywords : Development; Ecological Economics; Foreign aid; Latin America; Neoclassical economics; Sustainable Development.;

   Abstract : This study mainly argues the role that neoliberalism and neoclassical economics (mainstream economics) have had through foreign aid in Latin America and its effects over the years. The mere ideology of a market-centered society has been detrimental for many already. READ MORE