Essays about: "Resiliencia"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the word Resiliencia.

  1. 6. Resiliência do Cafezal : Vertical Park and Community Center in Vila Santana do Cafezal in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Charlotte Fredriksson; [2015]
    Keywords : resilience; Brazil; vertical park; community center; Vila Santana do Cafezal; Belo Horizonte; water collection; rainwater; sustainable; wood; community; favela; local technique; social structure; resiliência; resiliência do Cafezal; favela; Belo Horizonte; Brasil; Vila Santana do Cafezal;

    Abstract : My architectural interventions are based on existing social structures as well as on local traditional building techniques of Vila Santana do Cafezal in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. My aim is to develop these structures and techniques in several sustainable ways focusing on rainwater collection, in order to strengthen the place ecologically and the community socially – both internally and towards the authorities. READ MORE

  3. 7. Understanding Resilience and Risks : A Qualitative Case Study of International Disaster Policy and Informal Settlements in Buenos Aires, Argentina

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : John Hero; [2015]
    Keywords : Resilience; Disaster; Risk; UN; Community; Self-organization; Resiliencia; Desastre; Riesgo; ONU; Comunidad; Auto-organización;

    Abstract : This study is the result of a two-year long minor field study project of informal settlements in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The aim was to analyse the concept of disaster resilience by describing possible contemporary complications in both theory and practice related to resilience and risks of informal settlements in Buenos Aires. READ MORE

  4. 8. Assessing Sustainability in Coffee Farming Systems in Colombia

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Josef Ingvarsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Shade Coffee; Sustainability; Agroforestry; Agroecology; Participatory Research; Café de sombra; Manejo Sostenible; Agroforestría; Agroecología; metodología participativa;

    Abstract : This study investigated sustainability challenges and benefits for coffee farming with different amounts of shade management in Colombia. Data was collected from literature studies, quantitative soil analyses and interviews with farmers and other experts. READ MORE

  5. 9. Hyogo Framework for Action in Guatemala City : Risk management in hazard-prone informal settlements on slopes

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Katja Gómez Castellanos; [2015]
    Keywords : Socio-ecological resilience; engineering resilience; risk management; informal settlements; hazards; bureaucracy; empowerment; coping strategies;

    Abstract : This study aims at assessing the implementation of the international tool for disaster risk management Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. The implementation is assessed in terms of risk management at the level of vulnerable informal settlements in hazard-prone areas on the slopes of Guatemala City. READ MORE

  6. 10. Revealing Complexities : Subsistence Sector Animal Farming, Animal Advocacy and Gender Analysis: Chances for Development in Northern Mozambique?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Stefanie Lenz; Halla Victorsdóttir; [2014]
    Keywords : animal breeding; animal rights; gender; Mozambique; subsistence farming;

    Abstract : In Mozambique, 80 per cent of the people rely on farming for their livelihood. The majority of them are small-scale and subsistence farmers. In spite of high GDP and agricultural growth rates, the majority of Mozambicans in rural areas remain below the poverty line. READ MORE