Essays about: "Petter Sundqvist"

Found 2 essays containing the words Petter Sundqvist.

  1. 1. Using a social registry to assess household social vulnerability to natural hazards in Malawi

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Petter Sundqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Household Social Vulnerability Index; Principal Component Analysis; Vulnerability Map; Natural Hazards; Disaster Risk Management; Flood Vulnerability; Social Registry; United Beneficiary Registry; Malawi; Nsanje;

    Abstract : Social factors moderate the impacts of natural hazards, which means that households are affected differently when exposed to the same hazard. This differential impact of hazards can be explained by the concept of social vulnerability, which is commonly assessed to inform disaster preparedness and response action. READ MORE

  3. 2. Information Dissemination and Active Citizenship: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Petter Sundqvist; [2018-10-08]
    Keywords : Social Accountability; Participation; Information; Public Service Delivery; Difference-in-Difference; Propensity Score Matching;

    Abstract : Information constraints are seen as serious impediments to the ability of citizens to hold politicians accountable. In this thesis, I study an intervention in Uganda where scorecards describing the performance of local politicians are disseminated to the constituencies of randomly selected local politicians. READ MORE