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1. A Climate, Land, Energy, and Water Nexus Assessment of Ethiopia
University essay from KTH/EnergisystemAbstract : Ethiopia is a landlocked country located in northeast Africa with a predominantly rural population dependent on rainfed agriculture and traditional biomass. The Ethiopian economy is growing fast and as it continues to grow, so does the demand for water, food, and energy. READ MORE
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2. From Displacement to Development : Exploring the Evolution of Ethiopian Resettlement Policy through Changing Development Discourses
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : Resettlement policies have been central to the Ethiopian development strategy in recent decades, and have resulted in contentious debates regarding their implications as a development practice based on expropriation. Researchers, politicians, and activists have provided varying perspectives which tend to either represent resettlement as a harmful detriment to local development, or a powerful tool to generate growth and economic opportunities. READ MORE
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3. Exploring land grabbing in Ethiopia - narratives & livelihood implications.
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknikAbstract : The land grabbing phenomena grew in both reported cases and in scholarly interest after the 2008 financial crisis. The concept of land grabbing has been greatly debated and some have chosen the term large scale land acquisition instead, focusing on win-win outcomes while the land grabbing term rather focuses on the unequal power relations involved. READ MORE
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4. Tensions Between Development and Exploitation Through a World-Systems Theoretical Perspective : Comparative Analysis On Land Grabbing in Brazil and Ethiopia
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Within International Relations, the phenomenon of land grabbing has become a key developmental issue. After reading the existing literature and research on land grabbing, the lack of empirical examples through case selection is clearly noticed. READ MORE
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5. High-speed rail corridor selection in Ethiopia : A two-step screening-multicriteria decision-making approach
University essay from KTH/TransportplaneringAbstract : Transport systems can bring enormous benefits to society by providing access, mobility, and economic growth that are essential for growing and modern societies. The way of harnessing this benefit for an emerging economy as well as modern society has relied mainly on a cutting edge and state of the art transportation systems such as high-speed rail. READ MORE
