Essays about: "development and planning economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words development and planning economics.

1. 1. Car Use: An Analysis of Motorists’ Transport Decision-Making

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Simone Pastori; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The deep-seated role of private vehicles in our lifestyles limits the pursuit of sustainable urban development from an economic, social, and environmental standpoint. As such, this qualitative study aims to identify and explain the determinants behind the car phenomenon. READ MORE

3. 2. Public Participation in Sustainable Urban Development Strategies - A Tool for Improving Strategy Making or a Symbolic Means of Establishing Legitimacy?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ekaterina Faldina; [2023]
   Keywords : Community engagement; local authorities; Arnstein’s ladder; stakeholders; public participation; sustainable urban strategy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse the relationships between key stakeholders in the process of developing and implementing an urban strategy using the example of the Sustainable Urban Development Strategy of the City of Saint Petersburg. This thesis is based on theories related to involving public participation in the planning and implementation of the city strategy and the options and perspectives of participation strategies for involving stakeholders. READ MORE

4. 3. Is there a willingness to pay for shade provision as part of cycling urban infrastructure? Eliciting attributes of a discrete choice experiment in Neiva, Colombia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Jorge Andres Arce Correa; [2023]
   Keywords : Bicycle commuting; shade; sustainable development; stated preference; welfare economics;

   Abstract : This manuscript reports on an exploration of whether shade provision is valued by urban users of cycling infrastructure. A description of the elicitation process has been outlined in order to build a general but detailed analysis of the different stages included in the exercise of attribute elicitation. READ MORE

5. 4. Understanding the Interplay between Rural Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Environmental Development in the Cartama Region of Antioquia, Colombia.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lorenza Piedrahita; Manuel Botero; [2023]
   Keywords : Rural Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainable Development; Holistic Management; Regenerative Practices; Bridging; Embeddedness; Bio Physical Spatial Context; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This research paper examines the relationship between rural entrepreneurship and sustainable environmental development, focusing on a single study case in a rural setting in Colombia. The objective is to portray how Agroparque Biosuroeste has contributed to environmental value and development in the Cartama region. READ MORE

6. 5. “Smart economics” within Family Planning : An analysis of the framings of Family Planning initiatives and their relation to “smart economics”

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Moa Göransson; [2022]
   Keywords : Family planning; smart economics; feminist critique; development; contraceptives; human rights;

   Abstract : This study examines a chosen set of prominent actors within family planning initiatives aimed toward the global South to find out if there are traces of “smart economics” within the framings of the initiatives. The smart economic framework has received critique for instrumentalising women and using gender equality as a tool rather than a goal. READ MORE