Essays about: "institutional barriers to development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 79 essays containing the words institutional barriers to development.

  1. 1. Cultivating Resilient Local Food Systems: Identifying opportunities and strategies for sustainable public procurement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Madison Sherwood-Walter; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Local Food Systems; Public Procurement; Innovation; Agricultural Policy; Rural Development;

    Abstract : The industrialization of the global food system has drastically altered agricultural practices, transitioning from small-scale, subsistence farming to large-scale, transnational supply chains dominated by agribusinesses. While this shift has increased productivity, it has led to environmental degradation, economic inequity, and loss of traditional agricultural knowledge. READ MORE

  3. 2. Scientists' perception on institutional data sharing support and pressure : Investigating ecologists’ data sharing behavior

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Jenny Glashoff; [2023]
    Keywords : Data sharing; ecology; theory of planned behavior; semi-structured interviews; Datadelning; ekologi; teorin om planerat beteende; semistrukturerade intervjuer;

    Abstract : Data from underlying research has become increasingly important to scientists and the public in recent decades. As a result, funders and journal publishers have become increasingly demanding that scientists share their data. Universities have also been encouraged to advance their data sharing support units as a result of this development. READ MORE

  4. 3. BREAKING BARRIERS: Unveiling Best Practices for Promoting Urban Cycling

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Karlijn Bruijs; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban cycling; Barriers; Best Practices; Bike Policies; Sustainable Mobility; Case Study; Support Base; Hard Measures; Soft Measures; Urban Context.;

    Abstract : This study investigates the barriers faced by cities in their efforts to increase the number of urban cyclists and aims to identify best practices to fulfil cities' ambitions. The research explores the multi-dimensional nature of the obstacles and highlights the significance of understanding and addressing them effectively. READ MORE

  5. 4. Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus in the Inkomati-Usuthu Water Management Area, South Africa: A Systematic Review.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Aaron Bryce Chawiya; [2023]
    Keywords : Cross-sector collaboration; Policy; Sustainable Development; Resource Management; Transboundary Resources; WEFE Nexus;

    Abstract : The growing importance to finding workable solutions to the problem of unsustainable and inefficient resource use cannot be overstated.  In the world facing one of its critical sustainability periods, efficient resource utilization to ensure sustainable development is a problem policymakers should grapple with at a loc, regional and local levels. READ MORE

  6. 5. (Re) Shaping the South African food system : a case study on alternative food system actors and the potential to transform the South African food system towards more inclusiveness

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

    Author : Johanna Magdalena Scheiber; [2023]
    Keywords : alternative food system; social inclusion; youth; social capital; collective action; South Africa;

    Abstract : Conventional food systems have proven to exploit natural resources and deepen socio-economic disparities, with South Africa’s youth suffering particularly from these effects due to the historic burden of structural inequalities. Alternative food systems (AFSs) have the potential to transform the conventional agri-food value chains into inclusive and more sustainable systems with the social inclusion of youth acting as a driving force. READ MORE