Essays about: "economic importance of information in society"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 41 essays containing the words economic importance of information in society.

1. 21. South African press and social sustainability projects : A qualitative study with journalists and people managing projects in the agriculture sector

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Adelina Storkaas; [2015]
   Keywords : agriculture; print press; journalist; responsibility; social sustainability; South Africa; jordbruk; tryckt press; journalist; ansvar; social hållbarhet; Sydafrika;

   Abstract : South Africa is a country in transition with struggles and structures in society reflecting a past of colonialism and apartheid. The government has implemented new laws such as the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Act to achieve sustainable development and companies and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have started projects to improve living conditions of previously disadvantaged persons. READ MORE

3. 22. Migration, Education and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study of Sub-Saharan African Women Immigrant in Gothenburg, Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Epiphanie Mukundiyimana; [2014-02-10]
   Keywords : Sub-Saharan African female migrant; education; gender equality; women’s empowerment;

   Abstract : Migration is a multidimensional phenomenon, which expands the opportunities for productive work and leads to a wider perspective among migrants. Female migration from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to Western Europe has gained importance during recent years and has been linked to a variety of factors, including social and economic contexts, the level of poverty, gender equality and political instability in the sending countries. READ MORE

4. 23. Meeting, greeting & seating : a design proposal for Magomeni garden, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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

   Author : Charlotte Sellbrandt; Kajsa Ström; [2014]
   Keywords : Urban parks; Developing countries; Dar es Salaam; Design;

   Abstract : More than fifty percent of the world population today lives in cities, and the pressures of urbanisation are particularly present in developing countries. As landscape architects, it is important to gain knowledge about the effect of urbanisation and ways to prevent the negativities. READ MORE

5. 24. The River Flows Forever On: Landscape Agency in South-western Sweden, 550-1750 A.D

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

   Author : Oscar Jacobsson; [2014]
   Keywords : landscape archaeology; long-term perspectives; GIS; geodatabase; river interaction; river use; river history; river; symmetrical archaeology; archaeological theory; Middle Ages; Early Modern; Iron Age; environment; culture and nature; historical maps; FMIS; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the interaction between rivers and human culture through a wide theoretical perspective combining the theories of Fernand Braudel, Jean-Paul Sartre, Homi Bhabha and recent “symmetrical archaeology”. While landscape archaeology previously to a large degree has been focused on phenomenology and studies of symbolic landscapes, this thesis tries to emphasise the importance of the land itself. READ MORE

6. 25. Förtroende och belåtenhet i leverantörskedjan för nötkött : kvalitativa intervjuer med irländska nötköttsaktörer

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Erika Järlesäter; [2013]
   Keywords : Leverantörskedja; förtroende; belåtenhet; nötkött; kvalitetskontroll; relationer;

   Abstract : Bakgrunden till denna uppsatts är att ett större projekt har inletts i samarbete mellan McDonalds Sverige, Sveriges nötköttsproducenter (SNP) och Lantbruksuniversitetet (SLU) i Alnarp. I projektet skall man undersöka hur det är möjligt att skapa en bättre och säkrare tillgång & lönsamhet genom hela kedjan för svenskt nötkött. READ MORE