Essays about: "land use narratives"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 17 essays containing the words land use narratives.

  1. 6. Gender and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Agriculture: Lessons from Farming Communities in Ejisu Municipality, Ghana

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Eunice Adwoa Sarpong; [2021]
    Keywords : Ejisu; gender dimensions; agriculture; climate change; Gender-Responsive National Adaptation Plan NAP Processes;

    Abstract : Climate change poses a threat to agriculture. Ghana’s agriculture is mainly dependent on rainfall, this makes subsistence farmers majority of whom are women more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. That said, the impacts of climate change are felt differently by men and women due to their social assigned roles and responsibilities. READ MORE

  3. 7. Cowlonialism : Colonialism, cattle and landscapes in 16th century New Spain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Franklin de Jesús Martínez Martínez; [2020]
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    Abstract : Cattle are not endemic to the American continent. Nevertheless, they are present and thrive in many landscapes, all the way from Canada to Argentina. READ MORE

  4. 8. Construction of identities in a land of turmoil

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Fredrika Bydén; [2019]
    Keywords : sociopolitical; mathematical identities; ethnographic studies in mathematics;

    Abstract : The aim of this study has been to explore how Ugandan pupils narrate themselves as learners within the mathematical classroom discourse and classroom but also as part of the school culture in the context of Uganda. Mathematical understanding and performance has been considered largely by policy makers and the wider public of critical concern to empower learners as future citizens, and for the advancement of local communities (United Nations, 2017). READ MORE

  5. 9. I only want to be human : Disembarkation platforms for refugees - not concentration camps

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Berit Edvinsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Refugee. Disembarkation platforms. Off-shore platforms. Regional platforms. Tampa. Refugee camp. Libya. UNHCR. IOM. European union. Qualitative study. Human trafficking. Asylum. Politics. Salvini. Moral. Ethics. Human Rights. Human Dignity. Human Value. Law; Mänskliga rättigheter. Människovärde. Mänsklig värdighet. Flykting. Läger. Kvalitativ studie.;

    Abstract : In this study I have studied the European Unions suggestion about disembarkation of refugees from a human rights perspective - especially the perspective of human value and human dignity. Human dignity is central. READ MORE

  6. 10. Iceland: : Imagined and Experienced Landscapes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Tina Majonen; [2018]
    Keywords : Iceland; Landscape; Narrative; Imagined Geographies; Travel; Representation; Imagination;

    Abstract : This thesis is a journey through a layered Icelandic landscape, where the representations and imaginings of outside travelers are in focus. Departing theoretically from narratives of the land- scape, I will discuss how the Icelandic landscape has been created as an imagined geography, and analyze the stories, representations and images infusing its experience and re-creation. READ MORE