Essays about: "Social problems"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 1663 essays containing the words Social problems.

  1. 16. The Role of Public Libraries in Countering Misinformation : A Swedish Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Britt Helen Andermann; [2023]
    Keywords : misinformation; disinformation; public libraries; democratic values; public trust; library practice; semi-structured interviews; acquisitions policy;

    Abstract : Misinformation poses a significant threat to democracy, as it undermines informed decision-making, creates distrust among citizens, and exacerbates social and political polarization. Public libraries can in theory mitigate this threat by serving as trustworthy sources of information and promoting critical thinking, but must contend with issues such as the politicization of library services, which have the potential to erode public trust in libraries. READ MORE

  3. 17. Turning the tide on marine biodiversity loss: How Swedish coastal cities are leveraging citizen interaction to improve conservation outcomes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Martine Deinum; [2023]
    Keywords : Marine spatial planning; urban planning; blue space; program theory; citizen interaction; coastal conservation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Rapid coastal urbanization and declining marine biodiversity rates are complex problems that require broad, integrated sets of solutions. Although isolating nature from human impact prevails as the standard conservation approach, social-ecological systems require more holistic solutions. READ MORE

  4. 18. Deep Learning Based Sentiment Analysis

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Shashank Kalluri; [2023]
    Keywords : Sentiment Analysis; Word Embedding; Deep Learning;

    Abstract : Background: Text data includes things like customer reviews and complaints,tweets from social media platforms. When analyzing text-based data, the SentimentModel is used. Understanding news headlines, blogs, the stock market, politicaldebates, and film reviews some of the areas where sentiment analysis is used. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Violent and Dangerous Suburb : A Qualitative Study of Suburban Youth View of Exclusion, Suburbs, and Suburban Problems

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Iman Brkic; [2023]
    Keywords : Suburb social problems;

    Abstract : This study examines the perspectives of five young individuals on marginalization, suburbs, and suburban issues. All participants are male and between the ages of 16 and 20 years old, residing and growing up in the suburb of Nydala in Malmö County. READ MORE

  6. 20. Rättvis vattenfördelning i klimatkrisens tid : en studie om hur Sverige kan ta lärdomar av extrema kontexter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Veronica Lennefors; Linnéa Saiduddin; [2023]
    Keywords : vattendistribution; vattenhantering; vattenbrist; klimatförändringar; ursprungsbefolkning;

    Abstract : Sverige har hittills varit relativt förskonade från vattenproblematik, men det extrema väder orsakat av klimatförändringarna gör att även vi kan utsättas för bristande tillgångar på färskvatten och de sociala konsekvenser som medföljer. Ett sätt att förbereda oss i kampen mot det förändrade klimatet och dess konsekvenser kan vara att studera extrema kontexter, områden som redan idag visar på resultatet av klimatförändringarna. READ MORE