Essays about: "Mission History"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the words Mission History.
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1. The modern folkhem
University essay from Lunds universitet/IndustridesignAbstract : ”Most of Sweden’s surface is covered by forest, 68 percent is woodland; the built-up and landscaped land does not make up more than 3 percent of Sweden’s total land area. About 50% of the forest land is made of pine (Pinus sylvestris), making it the most common tree species in the country’s forests. READ MORE
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2. THRIVE - with heritage to sustainability
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The historic urban area of Lisbon emerged during the Middle Ages and was the origin of the development of a rather small neighbourhood, Mouraria. Not only did it count as the centre of the capital, but because of Lisbon being the metropolis of the Portuguese empire, Mouraria is now home to a diverse group of people, whose culture influences its special characteristics to this day. READ MORE
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3. The Ulleråker Hospitalum : A Case Study in the Wage Development of the Medical Sector 1890-1920
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This essay presents a case study about the development of income levels in the medical sector during Sweden´s period of modernization, 1890-1920, focusing specifically on the five wage groups which comprised the medical staff at Uppsala´s Ulleråker hospitalum (=mental asylum). This institution, though different in it´s stated mission from hospitals and the like, was similarily organized, and staffed with employees belonging to the same categories as regular hospital staff - they shared similar social backgrounds, education levels, work tasks and conditions. READ MORE
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4. Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments as an organisational learning bridge for resilience building? A case study of Red Cross National Societies in the Caribbean
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Adaptive capacity based on organisational learning (OL) is at once a critical imperative facing humanitarian organisations in their mission to save lives and support communities most at risk; and inherently evidenced as an enduring weakness over the past decades. Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) are community-based risk assessments established for their utility in supporting communities’ iterative learning. READ MORE
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5. ”We used to be brothers. What has happened to us?" : A qualitative case study on civilian opposition to international peacebuilding in Mali.
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : Abstract The international UN-led peacebuilding mission MINUSMA has been deployed in Mali since 2013 and was initially rather successful. The mission managed to support the government with stabilization and a peace agreement that ended the conflict between the north and the south. READ MORE