Essays about: "impacto medioambiental"

Found 2 essays containing the words impacto medioambiental.

  1. 1. Alternative and Indigenous knowledges in Quito’s resilience strategy: A discursive analysis of power relations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Maeve Hofer; [2021]
    Keywords : urban resilience governance; power relations; Indigenous peoples; knowledges; Quito; 100RC; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Resilience has become a recent buzzword among urban planners who intent to increase a city’s capaci- ty to function despite disasters. Yet, scholars have raised concerns about the impact of resilience strat- egies on marginalized groups which are unproportionally exposed to and affected by environmental harm. READ MORE

  2. 2. An economic sustainability comparison between the natural building technique; cob and the conventional technique; concrete for residential buildings in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för teknik och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Malin Laestander; [2014]
    Keywords : cob; concrete; economic sustainability; external costs; environmental impact; residential house; cob; betong; ekonomisk hållbarhet; externa kostnader; miljöpåverkan; bostadshus; cob; concreto; sostenibilidad económica; costes externos; impacto medioambiental; casa residencial;

    Abstract : Cob can serve as an alternative building material to concrete in Nicaragua. Cob is an unbaked earth-based building technique with low global warming potential that suits the humid climate in Nicaragua. It can be constructed by hand by inexperienced people using materials such as; clay, straw, sand and water. READ MORE