Essays about: "Social and economic geography"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 63 essays containing the words Social and economic geography.

1. 21. Climate change effects on the sub-Saharan agriculture- a case study in Kenya on maize growth and adaptation options

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Alessia Signorelli; [2019]
   Keywords : physical geography; sub-saharan africa; agriculture; maize; climate change; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change is progressively advancing, and is affecting the entire globe, with some areas more vulnerable than others. Among them, the sub-Saharan Africa, with a very low adaptive capacity, mainly relies on one economic sector: agriculture. Due to its high climate-dependency, agriculture is at elevated risk. READ MORE

3. 22. Development of a GIS methodology to evaluate informal urban green areas for inclusion in a community governance program

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Katalin Bunyevácz; [2019]
   Keywords : geography; GIS; informal urban green spaces; community governance; multi- criteria analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Informal green spaces are “small green areas” which are some square meter plots along streets or in junctions, in front of public or private buildings. Informal urban green space become or remain in neglected condition due to the lack of capacity of the municipality to maintain them. READ MORE

4. 23. Mobile Finance and Financial Risk A Study of Mobile Financial Services, its Value Model and the Distribution of Risk

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Axel Sievers; [2019]
   Keywords : Mobile Financial Services; Avanza; Economic Geography; Finance; Financial transactions; Core; Periphery; Uneven development; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of mobile financial services on the behavior of young adults on the financial market, particularly how mobile financial services effect the distribution of risk amongst consumers. The risk examined are twofold; how the risk of a financial transaction looks like for both the consumer of the financial instrument and the distributor (Avanza) and how the risk assumed in a financial transactions differ for consumers in different geographies (core and periphery). READ MORE

5. 24. Dynamic Pricing in Transport: a study on social and personal implications to travellers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Luiz Claudio de Freitas Filho; [2019]
   Keywords : transport geography; time geography; dynamic pricing; accessibility; travel; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Dynamic pricing is a pricing strategy where prices are no longer fixed or constant. Instead, they are continuously readjusted according to perceived demand and factors that influence the desirability of the product. READ MORE

6. 25. Where do teachers teach? : Choice strategies developed by Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) in Greater Manchester

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Philippa Heywood; [2019]
   Keywords : habitus; capital; space; spatial geography; early career teachers;

   Abstract : The tools of Pierre Bourdieu are garnered in the present study to examine the mechanisms behind choice strategies employed by secondary NQTs when choosing where to teach. 10 Semi-structured interviews, supported by 50 survey responses, form a qualitative foundation, delivering detailed personal narratives which offer a unique insight in to the career trajectories envisioned by the most recent cohort of trainee teachers. READ MORE