Essays about: "living standards"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 212 essays containing the words living standards.

  1. 1. Headfirst into shallow water - Wetland restoration and its contribution to the Habitats Directive

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Växtekologi och evolution; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Elin Brandt Korall; [2024]
    Keywords : Wetlands; GIS; Restoration; Rewetting; Ecology; LONA; Habitats Directive; Natura 2000; Nature conservation; Våtmarker; GIS; Geografiska informationssystem; Restaurering; Återvätning; LONA; Art- och Habitatsdirektivet; Natura 2000; Naturvård;

    Abstract : Located in the borderland between aquatic and terrestrial environments, the wetlands cover a wide spectrum of habitats and enable living standards for a great variety of organisms. Although important habitats, a great extent of the original wetlands have disappeared in Europe and Sweden due to anthropogenic disturbances. READ MORE

  3. 2. How do Social Enterprises transform Education Inequality in Developing Countries?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Marko Golac; [2023-07-19]
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    Abstract : Education inequality continues to be a barrier to social progress and reinforces the cycle of poverty. That is best visible in developing countries- where resources dedicated to education are not optimal and traditional approaches to reduce education inequality have proven to be ineffective, if there are any at all, due to resource limitations, bureaucratic barriers, and systemic complexities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Performance evaluation of domestic solar power installations in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Felix Monthan; [2023]
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    Abstract : In the past two decades the global electricity demand all over the world has increased by 82%, thisis a result of improved living standards, growing populations, electrification of vehicles and growing demand for digital devices. In Sweden, electricity generation from solar power is relatively small and equates to about 0. READ MORE

  5. 4. Improving the thermal climate of schools in semi-desert climate : A case study of solutions in La Guajira, Colombia

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Michael Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Solar chimney; Thermal comfort; Classrooms; School; La Guajira; Colombia;

    Abstract : As the climate changes, hot regions like La Guajira's semi-desert will become even hotter. It is projected that the average temperature in this region will increase by 2.4 ℃ over the course of this century, with a 20 % reduction in precipitation. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Critical Discourse Analysis on Finland's Rejection of The Reform of Sámi Parliament Act : A Critical Postcolonial Perspective

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Inka Ala-Iso; [2023]
    Keywords : The Sámi Parliament Act; Postcolonialism; Settler Colonialism; Finland; Sámi;

    Abstract : Finland is recognized as a country with high human rights standards including the rights of the indigenous people that are protected by various declarations, conventions, and international human rights laws. Finland first enacted a Sámi Parliament Act in 1995 and has most recently in 2019 received criticism from the UN Human Rights Committee for not guaranteeing the rights for the legally recognized indigenous Sámi people living within Finland’s borders. READ MORE