Essays about: "Rural Mozambique"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 52 essays containing the words Rural Mozambique.

  1. 6. Collective PV nano-grid for households in Linga Linga : A Minor Field Study in Mozambique

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Wilma Diaz Hjelm; Ellie Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Collective Energy System; Solar PV system; Electricity Accesses; off-grid; nano-grid; Rural Mozambique; Minor Field Study; Project Vita; Kollektivt Energisystem; Solcellssystem; Tillgång till Elektricitet; Nano-Nät; Moçambiques Landsbygd; Minor Field Study; Project Vita;

    Abstract : About a third of Mozambique’s population has access to electricity, and the same number in rural areas, where most of the population lives, is down to 5 %. Small-sized off-grid solutions are economical alternatives to increase the electricity access rate in rural areas, and solar power is a common energy source due to price and weather conditions. READ MORE

  3. 7. Sustainable Waste Management : Identifying and Analysing the Present and Future Waste Situation in Linga Linga

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Julia Gunnarsson; Emma Fält; [2020]
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    Abstract : Inadequate waste management has become a global concern during the last decades due to an increasing population and economic growth. When a larger amount of people get access to new types of waste the potentially harmful waste streams are increasing in both cities and rural communities. READ MORE

  4. 8. Dynamic vulnerability in the face of floods : Experiences from Mozambique

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Lundgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Access model; Disaster risk reduction; floods; Limpopo river basin; Mozambique; natural hazards; PAR model; political ecology; social vulnerability;

    Abstract : Disaster risk reduction policies and practitioners alike emphasise the importance of vulnerability reduction. However, the concept of vulnerability is highly dynamic, and research still strives to understand and capture its complexity. READ MORE

  5. 9. Examining the concept of computer hubs as an approach to increase technological inclusion in rural areas in low-income countries : A Field Study in Linga Linga, Mozambique

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Ludvig Frykholm; Jacob Toresson; [2020]
    Keywords : Computer hubs; Internet cafés; Technological inclusion; Rural areas; Internet; Digitalization; Field Study; Mozambique; Technology Acceptance Model;

    Abstract : This project examines the concept of computer hubs as a tool to increase technological inclusion in rural areas in lowincome countries. The viability of computer hubs as a concept was evaluated by looking at three factors among people living in such areas: acceptance of computers, the financial viability of computer hubs, and actual ease of use of computers. READ MORE

  6. 10. Sustainable Housing Solutions for Rural Areas of Mozambique : A study on how housing in Linga Linga can become more sustainable in aspect of building material

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Lava Kurda; Louise Garton; [2020]
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    Abstract : This study examines how the housing situation in Linga Linga, Mozambique can be improved with a change in building material. By using the concept of sustainable housing, palm leaf houses are compared with concrete and adobe houses. READ MORE