Essays about: "bogotá."

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  1. 16. What can the state do? Creating social capital in civil society

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Banke; Hjalmar Haglund; [2018]
    Keywords : social capital; social trust; civic culture; governance; Antanas Mockus; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to give suggestions on how states can generate social capital in civil society. This is done by comparing the established literature on the topic with the unconventional approach implemented by Antanas Mockus, former mayor of Bogotá. READ MORE

  3. 17. Assessing the impact of urbanisation on storm water runoff peak flows in Bogotá

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Gülden Gorani; [2017]
    Keywords : peak flows; runoff; Bogota; land use change; sustainable urban drainage systems; drainage efficiency; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Due to internal conflicts and an economical conversion in the mid 1900’s, the Colombian society has seen a great social transition from rural to urbanised in the last 50 years. Apart from positive impacts of urbanisation on social factors, there are hydrological issues coupled to it. READ MORE

  4. 18. Greening Potosí : making use of green infrastructure in a dense, informal settlement of Bogotá

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

    Author : Amanda Hultman; Johanna Svahn; [2016]
    Keywords : green infrastructure; informal settlement; Potosí; public green space;

    Abstract : Today more people are living in urban areas than in rural and the global trend of urbanization is rapidly increasing. In Colombia, around 76 per cent of the population is living in urban areas, most of them in the capital city Bogotá. READ MORE

  5. 19. Mindfulness: A cultural analysis of the translation and traveling of an esoteric concept from the East to the organizational realm in the West, specifically in Bogotá, Colombia.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Natalia Usme Manrique; [2016]
    Keywords : mindfulness; gender stereotypes; performances; liminality; business; cultural translation; New Age commercialization; Bogotá; Colombia; estereotipos de género; representaciones sociales; liminalidad; negocios; traducción cultural; economía de la Nueva Era; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes how mindfulness is translated into a business concept for the organizational realm in Bogotá, Colombia. How does an originally “mystic”, eastern esoteric concept like mindfulness manage to travel into and adapt to a material Western setting, specifically Bogotá? Previous research on mindfulness in businesses often analyzes it as an accepted tool for executives and organizations, but little research has focused on how mindfulness has actually ended up there, having been tailored by mindfulness companies to meet organizational interests. READ MORE

  6. 20. Bogotá - Fair city?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Kristina Jermer; [2016]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE