Essays about: "Pastoralism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the word Pastoralism.

  1. 21. Hidden possibilities : Possible uses of hillforts in southern Gwynedd, north-west Wales

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Karolina Saxerbo Sjöberg; [2014]
    Keywords : Hillfort; GIS; hillfort uses; north-western Wales; possibilities; landscape context; isolation; accessibility; architecture; archaeological context;

    Abstract : Only one of the hillforts of southern Gwynedd has been submitted to a small excavation, and the forts in this study are quite forgotten in the larger British hillfort research. This thesis explores the forts’ possible uses through an analysis of their landscape setting, accessibility and view, architecture, internal features and archaeological setting. READ MORE

  3. 22. Renens domesticering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Liv Spellerberg; [2014]
    Keywords : ren; renskötare; pastoralism; jakt; lavar;

    Abstract : Domesticeringsprocessen innebär bland annat en beteendemässig förändring hos djur genom avel och skiljer sig från tämjning då tamhet innebär att en individ under sin livstid lär sig beteenden som gör den hanterbar av människan. Syftet med det här arbetet är att ta reda på när, varför och hur renen blev domesticerad och ifall något annat djur hade kunnat ersätta renen som husdjur. READ MORE

  4. 23. Rush for the 'blue gold'. The governance of agricultural investments influencing the socio-ecological system of the Gambella region, Ethiopia

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

    Author : Kata Molnar; [2014]
    Keywords : Land deals; Resource-based conflicts; Water governance; SES Framework; Ethiopia; Gambella region; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper presents a case study from the Gambella region of Ethiopia, where large-scale land concessions shape the resource system and necessitate adoption of new institutions. Private investors are free from water charges, and have the right to take over already built irrigation structures such as dams or main canals. READ MORE

  5. 24. Life in the margin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Katarina Anjert; [2012]
    Keywords : Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil Society Organizations; Pastoralism; Land ownership; Marginalization; Social capital; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this thesis I examine pastoralists’ marginalization when it comes to land ownership in Tanzania, through a Minor Field Study based on interviews. The perception on pastoralism is since colonial times very negative and their way of living do not seem appropriate for the 21st century by the government. READ MORE

  6. 25. MODIS NDVI satellite data for assessing drought in Somalia during the period 2000-2011

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mohammed Alwesabi; [2012]
    Keywords : remote sensing; vegetation index; drought; Somalia; geography; physical geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis studied the drought monitoring and assessing in Somalia environment during the period 2000-2011 with more details about the drought in 2010- 2011. Time series analysis of remote sensing data as well as rainfall data were used to achieve the aim of the study. READ MORE