Essays about: "Medellin"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word Medellin.

1. 1. RAINWATER HARVESTING FROM ROOF TOPS IN URBAN AREAS: QUANTITY, QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT : Case studies in Sweden and Colombia

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Sonny Colin; Michael Erneland; [2023]
   Keywords : 3D-printing; Hydrological cycle; Low-cost sensors; Water scarcity; Water shortage; Water supply; Water quality; Water quality Index; Water quantity;

   Abstract : This study has looked at two separate locations, Malmö in Sweden, and Medellin in Colombia, and what the possibilities of rainwater harvesting are in those locations. The paper investigated data gathered by low-cost sensors in Malmö region, as well as sampling and measurements of rainwater collected in Malmö and Medellin, analysed by laboratories in both countries. READ MORE

3. 2. Experiences of wheelchair provision in Medellín, Colombia

   University essay from Jönköping University/HHJ. Ortopedteknisk plattform

   Author : Caroline Åbo Kondrup; Monique Søndergaard Bysted Pedersen; [2023]
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4. 3. A Punta de Convite : On the Effect of Community Mediation on Local Reconciliation in Medellín, Colombia

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

   Author : Lucas Tamayo Ruiz; [2023]
   Keywords : Reconciliation; Local Reconciliation; Mediation; Community Mediation; Local Turn; DDR; Medellín.;

   Abstract : While there is an increasing focus within peace and conflict studies on how local contexts affect peacebuilding work, scholars have failed to investigate how local tools might promote local reconciliation processes. Simultaneously, the field of community mediation has exclusively been studied in contexts not directly related to armed conflicts. READ MORE

5. 4. Successful Social Reintegration in Urban Settings : What does it mean and what explains its variation?

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

   Author : Elina Francesca Rivera; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Reintegration; Urban Settings; Fear; Organized Armed Groups; Ex-combatants; Bogota; Medellin; Paramilitaries;

   Abstract : What does “success” mean for social reintegration of ex-combatants in urban settings? Although reintegration of former fighters has been at the center of academic and policy discourse for achieving peace, limited attention has been paid to unraveling how social reintegration processes occur and how they are impacted in urban contexts. This thesis studies the specific issue of successful social reintegration in urban contexts and asks why it evidences higher levels of success in some urban settings than others. READ MORE

6. 5. (Un)universal health care for all: A qualitative study exploring the access to health care for Venezuelan migrants in Medellín, Colombia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Agnes Olsson Wevel; [2022]
   Keywords : migrants; undocumented migrants; irregular migrants; Venezuelan migrants; Colombia; Medellín; health care; access to health care; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand how migrants perceive their opportunities to access health care, and how underlying factors result in barriers impacting their access to health care and ability to safeguard their health. It does so by answering the research question: How do Venezuelan migrants in Medellín perceive their access to health care? To fulfil the aim and answer the research question, interviews and focus groups were carried out with 30 migrants in Medellin. READ MORE