Essays about: "community stability"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 76 essays containing the words community stability.

  1. 16. The sensitivity of the Maasai Mara Conservancy Model to external shocks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Shreya Chakrabarti; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmentality; environmental governance; ecotourism; community-based conservation; neoliberal conservation; Covid-19 pandemic;

    Abstract : Biodiversity loss caused by human activities is considered to be one of the greatest challenges to the stability of our planet. Protected areas emerged as a solution to this challenge, but they are not always successful due to the exclusion and displacement of local communities that live in proximity to the protected area, especially in low income countries. READ MORE

  3. 17. Symbolic coping in Canada’s coal phaseout : applying social representations dynamics to communities in transition

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

    Author : Linda Varekamp; [2021]
    Keywords : just transition; resistance; transformation; social representations theory; structural approach; central core;

    Abstract : The Canadian federal government has introduced policy to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2030, as part of its climate change mitigation commitments under the Paris Agreement. The policy plan, positioned as a just transition, includes funding and measures to help workers and communities manage economic difficulties arising from the coal phaseout. READ MORE

  4. 18. Choosing Only the Best Voice Imitators : Top-K Many-to-Many Voice Conversion with StarGAN-VC

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Claudio Fernandez Martin; [2021]
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    Abstract : Voice conversion systems are becoming more relevant as the popularity of voice technologies is growing with the increased adoption of voice assistants and the increased demand for speech-based interfaces in recent years. This scenario would not have been possible without the latest developments in the generative deep learning field, where novel neural networks architectures such as generative adversarial networks (GANs) are providing researchers with previously unimaginable possibilities in the creation of synthetic media. READ MORE

  5. 19. Mission Impossible? How insufficient operational conditions limit the chances of mission success in Mali

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Axel Dahl; [2021]
    Keywords : Mali; MINUSMA; Barkhane; foreign policy; intelligence; ISR; international operations; coherence; fit; Mali; MINUSMA; Barkhane; utrikespolitik; säkerhetspolitik; underrättelse; ISR; internationella insatser; koherens;

    Abstract : As a result of an islamist uprising in Mali in 2011, the international community currently has a heavy military presence in the country. The largest actor is the UN, which deploys more than 10 000 troops within its mission MINUSMA. READ MORE

  6. 20. Living Crisis, Building Peace: Exploring the Repercussions of the Covid-19-Crisis on Local Peacebuilding Initiatives in Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Pauline Lani Auer; [2021]
    Keywords : Positive Peace; Local Associative Peacebuilding; Democratic Participation; Sustainable Development; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : For the African continent, historically conflict-ridden and home to some of the poorest populations worldwide, the Covid-19-pandemic is commonly described as crisis of unprecedented magnitude whose global ramifications transcend every dimension of daily live, for millions of people. This study explores the repercussions of the Covid-19-crisis on local peacebuilding initiatives in eight West- and Central- to East-African countries. READ MORE