Essays about: "class cohesion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words class cohesion.

  1. 1. Building Community with Bamboo: ”Six volcanoes” multifunctional public space in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Jeff Ranara; [2021]
    Keywords : bamboo; public space; thatch roof; community; social cohesion; Tuntungin Putho; Los Baños; Laguna; Philippines;

    Abstract : Inspired by regional Austronesian vernacular architecture, volcanic forms in the northern island of Luzon in the Philippines, and the natural geometry of the Fibonacci spiral, “Six volcanoes” is a multifunctional public space in the municipality of Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, located a stone’s throw southeast of the University of the Philippines, Los Baños campus, in the peri-urban community of Barangay (village) Tuntungin Putho.   The 3500 sqm. READ MORE

  3. 2. Formation Control and UAV Path Finding Under Uncertainty : A contingent and cooperative swarm intelligence approach

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Mehdi Hmidi; [2020]
    Keywords : Emergence; Swarm Intelligence; Cooperation; Consensus; Path Find- ing; Uncertainty; Obstacle avoidance; Unknown Beforehand; Decision making; Flocking behavior; Cohesion; Separation; Alignment; Steering; Pattern forma- tion; Self-organization; Swarm; UAV; Drone;

    Abstract : Several of our technological breakthroughs are influenced by types of behavior and structures developed in the natural world, including the emulation of swarm in- telligence and the engineering of artificial synapses that function like the human mind. Much like these breakthroughs, this report examines emerging behaviors across swarms of non-communicating, adaptive units that evade obstacles while find- ing a path, to present a swarming algorithm premised on a class of local rule sets re- sulting in a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) group navigating together as a unified swarm. READ MORE

  4. 3. United We Stood, Divided We Fall: The 21st Century Paradigm of Inequality and Polarization in the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : William Church; [2020]
    Keywords : Polarization; Development; Economics; Inequality; Society; United States; Sociology; Political Science; Social Capital; Institutions; Survey; Division; Media; Unity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Polarization as defined by the Merriam-Webster (2020) dictionary is “a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes.” In theory, polarization is a static condition which can impact a particular group. READ MORE

  5. 4. Labor income inequalities in Swedish municipalities 1991-2017 : A study on regional effects and possible origins

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Mattias Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Labor income; income inequalities; regional perspective; Sweden; municipalities; skill-biased technological change; task-biased technological change; routine-biased technological change; job polarization; share of high skill workers; tertiary education; fixed effect regression;

    Abstract : Income inequalities have become a matter of major concern following reports that the working class and lower middle class of developed economies have income levels that are falling behind. Few studies have been conducted on the regional level even though this perspective might better capture the development of income inequalities, since national averages might hide local differences. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Historical Roots of the Spatially Uneven State - Exploring Subnational Variation in State Capacity in Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nicolas Rodriguez Bolin; [2018]
    Keywords : state capacity; Guatemala; cleavage structures; subnationalism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper explores the relationship between historical political conflicts and subnational variation in state capacity. I draw on new literature which suggests that internal patterns of state strength mirror the geographical distribution of socio-political conflicts during critical periods of institutional change. READ MORE