Essays about: "informal sector impact on development"

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  1. 1. Choosing Sustainability Education : Context, Values and Resources of Parents choosing non-formal Sustainability Education Projects in Germany

    University essay from

    Author : Lennart Reymann; [2022]
    Keywords : non-formal education; informal education; choice; parents; ESD; Bourdieu; capital; Education for Sustainable Development; values; resources; Germany; resource; environmental capital; environmental education;

    Abstract : Non-formal education projects are seen as taking a key role regarding Education for Sustainable Development; however, the conditions of participation are still scarcely explored. The objective of this study is to develop a concept helping to understand the resources, motivations, underlying values, and context of parents in the process of choosing a non-formal Education for Sustainability project in Germany for their children aged six to twelve. READ MORE

  3. 2. Female representations on Greek media and Greek women’s (un)employment before and after the Covid-19 pandemic : Examining whether and how media gender stereotypes can affect Greek women’s development in light of a crisis.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : AFRODITI KARANTONAKI; [2021]
    Keywords : gender stereotypes; female entrepreneurship; gender discrimination; women; feminism; mass media; communication; development; Greece;

    Abstract : Women around the world face various kinds of discrimination, which vary from country to country and from culture to culture. Socio-economic crises and global emergencies can accentuate such gender inequalities being particularly detrimental to women. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ecological Sustainability Potential for Cloud solutions

    University essay from KTH/Lärande

    Author : Julia Engström; Anna Söderling; [2020]
    Keywords : Cloud solutions; Ecological sustainability; Communities of practices; Cloudlösningar; Ekologisk hållbarhet; Praxisgemenskaper;

    Abstract : First and foremost, this is a Master Thesis from two students at The Royal Institute of Technology, graduating with a Master in Science and Education. The thesis is investigating the development potential in intersection between cloud solutions, ecological sustainability and education. READ MORE

  5. 4. Wastescape Bhubaneswar & Cuttack

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Oskar Gudéhn; Linda Ringqvist; [2014]
    Keywords : Bhubaneswar; Cuttack; Odisha; Waste; Waste Management; Architecture; sustainable studies; critical studies; Urban Planning; Formal; Informal; Minor Field Study; MFS; Architects without Borders; ASF; SPARC; UDRC; KKPKP; waste picker; godown; Mahila Milan; India; Rammed Earth; Mud; Bamboo; ANT; recycling; composting; biogas; landfill; slum; slum upgrading; interview; documentation; sketches; holistic; bottom up; social sustainability; economic sustainability; ecological sustainability;

    Abstract : This project is a study of the wastescape - a network of waste - of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in Odisha, India.  The study incorporates key locations, e.g. landfills, urban wastelands and waste warehouses; major actors in the formal and informal waste sector; and flows of waste through economic and social systems. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Impact of Directive 2009/28/EC on Energy Security and Agricultural Development in Ghana

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : David Preuss; [2012]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Biofuels; European Union EU ; Ghana; Renewable Energy Directive; Responsible Agricultural Investment RAI ; Land grabbing;

    Abstract : The growing demand for biofuels in the European Union is expected to have a significant impact on rural environments in sub-Saharan Africa. In the wake of Directive 2009/28/EC, Ghana experienced a rapid rise in foreign land acquisitions and direct investments to its agricultural sector. READ MORE