Essays about: "administrative regions"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 essays containing the words administrative regions.

1. 21. The metropolitan region Rhine-Neckar : A case study of cooperative federalism in the field of railroad infrastructur

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

   Author : Paul Edinger; [2017]
   Keywords : Spatial Planning; Regional Development; railroad infrastructure; cooperative federalism; metropolitan region Rhine-Neckar;

   Abstract : This Master Thesis gives an insight of railroad infrastructure at a regional level of European importance through a case-study within the Rhine-Neckar region in Germany. Administrative competences are hard to overcome from the planning point of view, consequently regions rely on informal planning tools to achieve a broader transnational and integrated transport strategy in Europe. READ MORE

3. 22. The Relationship between Industrial Ownership and Environmental Pollution: Panel Data Evidence from China 2000-2010

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Laura Virtanen; [2016]
   Keywords : China; Pollution; Industrial Ownership; Panel Data; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper empirically investigates the relationship between industrial ownership and environmental degradation in the People’s Republic of China, with specific focus on two environmental indicators: volume of SO2 emissions and volume of industrial wastewater deemed unsafe for discharge. Sulfur dioxide and untreated wastewater emissions are considered some of the most problematic environmental and societal threats in China, generating concern both internationally and nationally. READ MORE

4. 23. Perspectives on the Occupy Central Demonstrations in Hong Kong : A Critical Discourse Analysis on English-language Press in Hong Kong S.A.R, Taiwan and China

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Natalie Choi; [2016]
   Keywords : critical discourse analysis; appraisal theory; media analysis; English-language newspaper; hegemony; sovereignty; democracy; Occupy Central; politics; multilingualism;

   Abstract : This paper is concerned with media perceptions and how these manifest as hegemonic practices. Exploring the theme ‘language and politics’, against the backdrop of the Occupy Central with Love and Peace (OCLP) demonstrations in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), this paper sheds light on the discursive constructions of media representations in three ‘Chinese’[1] regions as well as on how such representations constitute vested interests. READ MORE

5. 24. Cross-Border Collaboration for a Sustainable Future : - a case study about Interreg V ÖKS subsidyand sustainable transportation projects

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Sara Andersson; [2016]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; sustainable transportation; Structural Fund Programmes; Interreg V Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerak ÖKS ; Cross Border Cooperation CBC ; Transnational Cooperation TNC ; border regions; collaboration;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate one of the European Structural Fundprogrammes, Interreg V Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak (ÖKS) and the priority areaTransportation. The programme gives financial support to transportation projectsaiming to develop sustainable (environmentally friendly) transportation alternativesand solutions. READ MORE

6. 25. Var är gräset grönast?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Christer Fredriksson; [2015]
   Keywords : länsbyte; argumentationsanalys; borgerlig offentlighet;

   Abstract : För ett gammalt system uppbyggt under tiden för industrisamhället så kan anpassningen till utmaningarna som presenteras av det moderna samhället bli svår. För att det svenska välfärdssamhället skall kunna upprätthålla samma kvalitet så behöver det anpassas till det rådande förutsättningar som presenteras av det moderna samhället. READ MORE