Essays about: "Madagascar"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 28 essays containing the word Madagascar.

  1. 6. Injustice and mobilization against the state

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Lovisa Berglund; [2021]
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    Abstract : This study aims to investigate if and how land dispossession facilitates collective action and leads to mobilization against the state. Land can be a natural, material and spiritual commodity thus land dispossession can be perceived unjust in several ways. This leads to anger that can be utilized to form a collective group. READ MORE

  3. 7. Assessment of coastal erosion to create a seagrass vulnerability index in northwestern Madagascar using automated quantification analysis

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Nat Arslan; [2020]
    Keywords : Seagrass; Coastal erosion; Vulnerability index; Python; Google Earth Engine; Deforestation; Turbidity; Mangrove; Madagascar;

    Abstract : The seagrass extent has been declining globally. The human activities that are most likely to cause seagrass loss are those which affect the water quality and clarity. However, turbidity following coastal erosion is often left out from marine ecosystem vulnerability indices. READ MORE

  4. 8. Body condition assessment : as a welfare and management tool for radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Linn Lagerström; [2020]
    Keywords : Tortoise; turtle; radiated tortoise; Astrochelys radiata; Geochelone radiata; body condition indices; body condition score; morphometrics;

    Abstract : Body condition score (BCS) is frequently used to evaluate animal management practises for a variety of animal species in zoological collections and for production animals. The aim of this study was to apply different body condition indices and evaluate if they can be used as a welfare assessment and management tool for captive and wild critically endangered radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata). READ MORE

  5. 9. Examine Evidence of Shifting Revealed Comparative Advantage from Asia to Africa (1995-2017)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bezawit Abebe Difabachew; [2020]
    Keywords : revealed comparative advantage; textile and apparel; and SRC coefficients; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The objective of this study is twofold. First, the research tries to address whether the selected 13 African countries have gained a comparative advantage on labour-intensive industry (i.e. textile and apparel sector) for the period 1995-2017. READ MORE

  6. 10. Domestic water supply policy evaluation: A comparative case study of Uganda and Madagascar between 1992 and 2016

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Eline Kesti; [2019]
    Keywords : Water supply; policy evaluation; Uganda; Madagascar; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to understand which factors contribute to effective domestic water policies in developing countries. The study is carried out as a comparative case study of Uganda and Madagascar, which have, despite similar initial socio-economic conditions, experienced diverging trends in the domestic water supply between 1992 and 2016. READ MORE