Essays about: "Sao Paulo"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 44 essays containing the words Sao Paulo.

  1. 11. Sowing hope, harvesting justice: How Vila Nova Esperança transformed the environment into an ally to claim rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Luciana Capuano Mascarenhas; [2019]
    Keywords : environmental justice; sustainable favelas; urban poverty; degradation narrative; informal settlements; sustainability science; Brazil; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The presence of informal settlements in large cities of the developing world is a concrete expression of urban poverty. The residents of Brazilian favelas are more likely to be exposed to environmental risks, lower life quality and risks of eviction. READ MORE

  3. 12. Vulnerability among children and youth in São Paulo. : A qualitative study of children living in a slum area, an occupied building and on the streets.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för socialt arbete

    Author : Rebecca Beltramo; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Children living in vulnerability as living on the street has been a well discussed issue for a long time. The importance of addressing the factors of why children are living in vulnerability along with what concrete actions that can be taken to help these children to a safer life have formed the ground for this study. READ MORE

  4. 13. Transgender individuals employed in the formal labour market: a distant dream?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Felipe Massao Milanez Ito; [2018]
    Keywords : transgender people; formal labour market; social exclusion; São Paulo; formal employment; transphobia; marginalisation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to provide a contextual and legal analysis on the exclusion of transgender individuals from employment in the formal economy. The chosen research design was a case study, in which the city of São Paulo is examined. READ MORE

  5. 14. Assessing vulnerability to sea level rise in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Marcela Miranda Francisco; [2018]
    Keywords : Brazil; climate change; coastal vulnerability; sea level rise; vulnerability assessment;

    Abstract : The study aims to assess vulnerability to sea level rise of the municipal population from the coastal region of the state of São Paulo. This vulnerability assessment focus on degrees of vulnerability and what are the main factors that affect vulnerability to sea level rise in the municipalities. READ MORE

  6. 15. How post-electoral intraparty rank affects party unity in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Clapton Jonsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Brazil; Party unity; Electoral studies; Legislative politics;

    Abstract : Within the fields of electoral studies and legislative politics, the interest of this study is the Brazilian electoral system and the unity of the parties it produces. Specifically, I ask how post-electoral intraparty rank affects party unity. READ MORE