Essays about: "SEMI-URBAN"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 essays containing the word SEMI-URBAN.

  1. 11. Bridging the Gaps : A Field Study on the Impact of Societal Gaps on Livelihoods in Lichinga Municipality, Mozambique

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Juliana Bennett; Ulrike Luise Bens; [2016]
    Keywords : Mozambique; Lichinga Municipality; Sustainable Rural Livelihoods; Households; Gaps;

    Abstract : This study was performed in the spring of 2016 in the Lichinga municipality in northern Mozambique, as a part of the Master Programme in Peace and Development Work at Linnaeus University in Växjo, Sweden. The agricultural dynamics within Mozambique point to the need for this sector to be the cornerstone of development, since 80% of the population is employed in the agricultural sector yet only making up a quarter of the country’s GDP. READ MORE

  3. 12. On the Verge of Adulthood - a case study of formal and informal social protection for young people with intellectual disabilities in Central Java

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Signe Stevnhoved Rasmussen; [2016]
    Keywords : care diamond; Central Java; formal and informal social protection; Indonesia; intellectual disability; social adulthood; stigma; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Young people with intellectual disabilities in Indonesia face difficulties living up to the financial and social independence criteria of social adulthood. Many will need care- and livelihood support throughout their adult lives. READ MORE

  4. 13. Small town life in war-torn post-medieval Scania : a bioarchaeological study of human skeletal remains from 16-18th century Ängelholm, and a discussion of the merits of small osteological samples

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi; Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Rebecka Stråhlén; [2015]
    Keywords : Scandinavia; palaeopathology; stature; socioeconomic status; taphonomy; 16th century; 17th century; 18th century; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The now Swedish province of Scania has had a long history of violence and unrest, with several wars being fought on Scanian soil. Such tumultuous times must have impacted the common people and their living conditions, yet bioarchaeological research is lacking for post-medieval Scania and much of Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 14. "Nothing can be changed if the people don’t change" : Costa Rican registered nurses’ views and experiences of caring for patients with dengue fever

    University essay from Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Anna-Karin Axelsson; Carolina Ekström; [2015]
    Keywords : dengue fever; Costa Rica; nursing; experience; view; prevention; education;

    Abstract : Dengue fever has increased to the point where it has become a major international public health and economical problem, mainly in urban and semi-urban areas in tropical and subtropical regions. Worldwide 2,5 billion people live in regions where dengue can be transmitted and approximately 100 million people get infected yearly. READ MORE

  6. 15. Teachers of Greek Model Experimental High : Schools and Lifelong Learning: a mixed methods approach

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Anastasia Rigaki; [2015]
    Keywords : Lifelong Learning; Greek Model Experimental High Schools; Greek Model Experimental High School teachers; mixed method research; professional development; vocational vitality; the Work Adjustment theory;

    Abstract : Lifelong Learning is a key concept in modern ‘knowledge-based’ society and it is viewed as a commodity, a personal drive or a social necessity. This thesis aims to unravel its many dimensions and the values that are ascribed to it by the teachers of Greek Model Experimental High Schools. READ MORE