Essays about: "impact London"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 33 essays containing the words impact London.
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6. The Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Urban Air Quality: A Machine Learning Approach.
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknikAbstract : ‘‘SARS-CoV-2’’ which is responsible for the current pandemic of COVID-19 disease was first reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019. Since then, to prevent its propagation around the world, a set of rapid and strict countermeasures have been taken. READ MORE
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7. The Impact of OPEC Announcements on Stock Returns
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, NationalekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of OPEC oil production cut announcements on stock returns of specified companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Two categories are constructed from stocks of companies operating in oil, gas and mining sectors and companies operating in pharmaceutical, industrial engineering and industrial transportation sectors, respectively. READ MORE
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8. Whose Right to Urban Nature? A case study of Old Tidemill Wildlife Garden in Deptford, south-east London
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : This exploratory research project explores the production and use, and subsequent closure and eviction of the community-designed and managed Old Tidemill Wildlife Garden in Deptford – a predominantly working-class area in south-east London. This community garden played a key role in the lives of many local residents and its closure and subsequent demolition to make way for a large housing project drew a significant backlash from local residents which included protests, law-suits, and the occupation of the garden itself. READ MORE
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9. Where’s Waddan? Missing Maps and cross-cultural voluntary engagement in ICT4D initiatives
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : In the wake of the Haiti earthquake response in 2010, crowdsourced humanitarian mapping has taken off, and today is considered an essential tool by many humanitarian agencies providing assistance in disaster-affected and under-resourced countries and contexts. But what happens when there is no information on a map to help agencies decide how to respond? If they cannot find roads to take to get there? If they do not know how many houses are in a village? What if the map is – missing?In response to this all-too-common problem, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), American Red Cross, British Red Cross and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) created and launched Missing Maps in 2014. READ MORE
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10. Amidst uncertainty and othering, EU citizens in search of belonging: The impact of Brexit on migrant identity and significant life-course decisions
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The UK's departure from the EU marks a pivotal moment in the history of intra-EU migration, one which foretells significant consequences for the identities and future plans of EU27 citizens who call the UK home, as they try to navigate the uncertainty and xenophobic othering sparked by the referendum result in June 2016. This thesis proposes five hypotheses on the cause-and-effect relationships that link migrant identity to subsequent decision-making in the context of Brexit, through coping strategies and other determining factors. READ MORE
