Essays about: "effects of development on the environment South Africa"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words effects of development on the environment South Africa.

1. 1. Corruption as an obstacle for development: A case study of environmental CSOs working in South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Malte Killander; [2023]
   Keywords : corruption; environmental CSOs; South Africa; organizational objectives; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The topic for this thesis is corruption as an obstacle for development. More specifically the research looks at how corruption affects one of our most important agents of change; the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). READ MORE

3. 2. Carbon Offsetting, a new form of CO2lonialism? : Local implications of tree-planting projects in East Africa

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

   Author : Cecilia Larsson; Moa Orvehed; [2021]
   Keywords : Decoloniality; Political Ecology; Carbon offsetting; Tree planting projects; Social impacts; Power Structures; East Africa;

   Abstract : Carbon offsetting has a growing presence on the global climate action agenda where it is promoted as a triple-win for the environment, business and development. However, the opinions on carbon offsetting are divided. READ MORE

4. 3. The Legacy of Apartheid : Spatial Injustices in South Africa

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Emma Hänel; [2019]
   Keywords : Urbanization; sustainable; spatial justice; neoliberalism; Cape Town; Urbanisering; hållbar; geografisk rättvisa; nyliberalism; Kapstaden;

   Abstract : The rapid pace of urbanization means that cities will play a crucial role in sustainable development all over the world. Housing shortages, increasing pressures on land resources and a deteriorating environment are some of the challenges that need to be dealt with for cities to develop sustainably. READ MORE

5. 4. A Study of Building Procedure in the Dominican Republic : How to develop a sustainable building process. -Are there applicable models and techniques from Sweden?

   University essay from JTH, Byggnadsteknik

   Author : Kristina Myrberg; Caroline Knutsson; [2009]
   Keywords : Building techniques; Building materials; Working environment; Building ecology; Housing; Developing country; The Dominican Republic; Santo Domingo; Environmental objectives; Byggnadsteknik; Byggnadsmaterial; Arbetsmiljö; Byggekologi; Husbyggnad; U-land; Dominikanska Republiken; Santo Domingo; Miljömål;

   Abstract : This report is the final thesis and the conclusion of the final project that was done during the spring semester of 2009, in the city of Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic, West Indies by Caroline Knutsson and Kristina Myrberg. The project is based on the field studies that are done in the investigation together with the information from interviews from the construction sites and the collected information from the research. READ MORE

6. 5. Urban living rooms in Duncan Village : a project focusing on public space

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

   Author : Marie-Louise Öberg; Nina Pisto Berg; [2005]
   Keywords : public space; offentliga platser;

   Abstract : In September 2004 we left Sweden for South Africa where we in the township of Duncan Village, East London had situated our diploma work with a focus on public space. It was possible for us to do so after receiving a scholarship from SIDA, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. READ MORE