Essays about: "Odisha"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the word Odisha.

  1. 6. Investment in development of water supply and sanitation facilities benefit empowerment of women A Minor Field Study in rural Odisha, India

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Julia Behm; [2016]
    Keywords : empowerment; gender; time-use; India; Minor Field Study;

    Abstract : This study examines if investments in water and sanitation facilities can empower women through freeing up their time. Qualitative data from 108 surveys have been gathered from a case study in rural villages in Odisha, India. READ MORE

  3. 7. Wastescape Bhubaneswar & Cuttack

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Oskar Gudéhn; Linda Ringqvist; [2014]
    Keywords : Bhubaneswar; Cuttack; Odisha; Waste; Waste Management; Architecture; sustainable studies; critical studies; Urban Planning; Formal; Informal; Minor Field Study; MFS; Architects without Borders; ASF; SPARC; UDRC; KKPKP; waste picker; godown; Mahila Milan; India; Rammed Earth; Mud; Bamboo; ANT; recycling; composting; biogas; landfill; slum; slum upgrading; interview; documentation; sketches; holistic; bottom up; social sustainability; economic sustainability; ecological sustainability;

    Abstract : This project is a study of the wastescape - a network of waste - of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in Odisha, India.  The study incorporates key locations, e.g. landfills, urban wastelands and waste warehouses; major actors in the formal and informal waste sector; and flows of waste through economic and social systems. READ MORE

  4. 8. Nayapalli Pallavi : An Urban Village Development Project in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Edith Humble; [2014]
    Keywords : Women; India; Odisha; Bhubaneswar; Community Centre; Launderette; Alcoholism; Social Sustainable; Urban development; Public Space; village; square; Kvinnor; Indien; Odisha; Bhubaneswar; Community center; tvätteri; alkoholism; socialt hållbar; stadsutveckling; offentliga rummet; torg; by;

    Abstract : With a grant from Sida I went to Odisha, to learn about women’s local conditions and try to find out how a building could somehow ameliorate it. Through Architects Sans Frontières I got in touch with Urban and Development Resource Centre, working with upgrading slum areas. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Role of the State in Development: A Case Study of Food Security and Vulnerability among Beneficiaries of India's Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Louise Lykke Hvam; [2013]
    Keywords : State Intervention; State-society Synergy; Vulnerability; Food Security; TPDS; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses the role for states and centralised government policies in development intervention. The topic is explored through a case study of India’s Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), a large-scale government intervention to enhance food security among India’s poorest households. READ MORE