Essays about: "bulgaria"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 69 essays containing the word bulgaria.

  1. 26. Rampant Development in a Park of the People: Save Pirin and Lessons in the Resistance against Neoliberalism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Thiago Porto Metson; [2018]
    Keywords : neoliberalism; environmentalism; campaign; Pirin; double movement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Understanding neoliberalism as a many-headed heterogenous global tendency, this thesis aims to investigate, analyse and gather lessons in the global resistance against it. It is particularly focused on Pirin National Park in Bulgaria, where government changes to its management and development have sparked year-long protests. READ MORE

  3. 27. Implications of EU Accession for Renewable Energy Investments in the Balkans: The cases of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Serbia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Antoine Lucic; [2018]
    Keywords : Renewable Energy; Investments; European Union; Bulgaria; Serbia; EU Enlargement; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The topic of energy, and particularly, the growing role of renewable energy sources in decarbonizing the economy dominates European political and research agendas. Similarly, a revived political interest in Western Balkan countries from the European Union (EU) sheds light on the longstanding efforts of legislative harmonization and the modernization, decarbonization and integration of the regional energy infrastructure. READ MORE

  4. 28. The mountain stands alone : between conservation in Pirin National Park and tourism demand

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Tsvetelina Tomova; [2018]
    Keywords : sustainability science; nature conservation; Pirin; value; perceptions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A balance between conservation of nature and economic development is becoming harder and harder to achieve. While, biodiversity is blooming under strict protection laws, people are increasingly lacking tools and resources to feed their local economic growth and development. READ MORE

  5. 29. Is a user-generated social media campaign for the symptoms and consequences of vitamin B12 deficiency an effective tool for creating awareness of the health issue? A Bulgarian case study

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

    Author : Zornitsa Pavlova; [2018]
    Keywords : social media; health communication; narrative health communication; YouTube; vitamin B12 deficiency; awareness campaign;

    Abstract : This study aims to analyze the effect of an improvised user-generated health awareness campaign which was based on a personal narrative and first-hand experience with the B12 deficiency symptoms in babies and toddlers. The campaign was conducted in 2015 with a follow-up video in 2016 and shared through social media outlets, informing about the topic and empowering individuals to take responsibility for their own or their child’s health by providing information that could serve as a guideline for early diagnosis and intervention and by presenting an outlook of how people with similar issues manage the condition. READ MORE

  6. 30. E-health for people with diabetes : Adoption and use of diabetes self-management applications among diabetics in Bulgaria

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Informatik

    Author : Nikolay Mitev; [2018]
    Keywords : diabetes; self-management; mobile apps; technology acceptance; Bulgaria;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study the level of understanding of e-health applications among users with diabetes in Bulgaria, to find out how they use those applications, and to provide knowledge on what m-health applications provide to people with diabetes, and what they actually need. This research used TAM variables combined with Innovation Diffusion Theory to produce knowledge on technology acceptance. READ MORE