Essays about: "inequities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the word inequities.

  1. 21. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Darlene Rini; [2018]
    Keywords : Urban fire risks; informal settlement fires; urban fire risk management; GIS; URDI; urban disasters; risk indexing; fire statistics; Metro Manila; Quezon City; Science General;

    Abstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE

  3. 22. "Vi har till och med två gubbar som hjälper till med städningen" : hur genus görs i byautvecklingsföreningar med exempel från Umeå kommun

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

    Author : Jennie Lindström; [2017]
    Keywords : genus; genussystem; genuskontrakt; makt;

    Abstract : Föreningslivet på landsbygder genererar många olika värden, så väl sociala som ekonomiska. Då många föreningar arbetar för lokalsamhällets utveckling och framtid, blir det angeläget att undersöka hur genus görs inom dessa sammanhang. Denna uppsats syftar därför till att undersöka hur genus görs inom byautvecklingsföreningar. READ MORE

  4. 23. Environmental Justice in the Post-industrial, Entrepreneurial City: A Look at Malmö’s Built Environment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Darja Mihailova; [2017]
    Keywords : environmental justice; eco-gentrification; Sustainability Prism Model; postindustrial city; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates environmental justice through the lens of the Sustainability Prism Model. Its purpose is to assess a post-industrial focus on environmental sustainability in the built environment using the four aspects of the Sustainability Prism: economy, ecology, equity, and livability. READ MORE

  5. 24. Inequities in health care: lessons from New Zealand : A qualitative interview study about the cultural safety theory

    University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

    Author : Cecilia Eriksson; Linn Eriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Cultural Safety; Inequity; New Zealand; Māori; Kulturell Säkerhet; Māori; Nya Zeeland; Orättvisor;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: According to the World Health Organisation, the indigenous Māori are reportedly the most marginalised ethnic group with the poorest health status in New Zealand. Cultural safety theory is a part of nursing programmes in New Zealand with the aim to reduce inequities within the health care system. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Nicaraguan Canal Agreement: A Study of a Contemporary Investment Agreement and the Historical Patterns that Helped Shape It

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Rasmus Kjulin; [2016]
    Keywords : Investment Agreement; Foreign Investment; International Investment Law; Public International Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In December 2014, Nicaragua officially launched one of the world’s largest engineering projects in history, as construction began on a 278 km transoceanic canal with an estimated cost of US$50 billion. To implement and finance the project, Nicaragua has made an agreement with the foreign investor HKND that has received widespread attention and critique. READ MORE