Essays about: "Socio-Economic Inequality"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 48 essays containing the words Socio-Economic Inequality.
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6. Access to Green Spaces and Equitable Economic Growth - The impact of Copenhagen’s green infrastructure on socio-economic mobility
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of Copenhagen municipality to attract socio-economically strong residents with its green infrastructure strategy inspired the analysis which aimed to assess whether improving access green areas in the city has had any impact on socio-economic mobility of its residents. Additionally, the concerns of potential displacement of socio-economically weaker residents warranted consideration of how income inequality affects the impact of access to green spaces. READ MORE
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7. We cannot see what we are not looking for: mapping and conceptualizing linkages between multidimensional inequality and ecosystem services
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The global threats of widespread biodiversity loss and climate change impact ecosystems daily, leading to far-reaching consequences for people who benefit from these systems in various ways. Despite these challenges, little is known about the differences in how people derive benefits from nature and who will become increasingly vulnerable to future global environmental change. READ MORE
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8. Distribution matters: Meeting human needs at sustainable carbon consumption
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : To avoid irreversible damage to the climate system and biosphere, the majority of the world’s countries must reduce rates of resource throughput. However, the socio-economic conditions for satisfying basic human needs at low resource use have received scant empirical attention. READ MORE
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9. The Capability Approach through the lenses of German development NGOs - A case study of NGOs in the German development cooperation sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The Capability Approach (CA) has been increasingly gaining popularity amongst scholars and policy-makers, offering an alternative to the so far predominant position of the GDP as the primary measure of human development. The CA is a normative framework which can be used as a basis to conceptualize and evaluate socio-economic and political phenomena such as inequality and human well-being. READ MORE
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10. Socio-economic inequality in Health : - An analysis of individuals over the age of 50 in the European population
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : I have considered how socio-economic status are related to different health outcomes among people older than 50 years in the population of Europe and Israel. The data originates from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (the SHARE-project) and offers the opportunity for an in-depth analysis through its information-rich content that includes over 100 different variables at the individual level, covering the years 2004-2017. READ MORE
