Essays about: "local responsibilities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 111 essays containing the words local responsibilities.

1. 21. Matlandskap : om kommuners fysiska planering för hållbara livsmedelssystem

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Karolina Wingård; [2021]
   Keywords : livsmedelssystem; jordbruk; matproduktion; foodscape; biologisk mångfald; biotoper; ekosystem; ekosystemtjänster; miljömål; Tanum;

   Abstract : Food production and land use could be blamed for a lot of the global environmental issues present in todays society. With an ever increasing global population and steadily increasing effects of climate change, which threaten our crops, there is likely potential for issues to increase in scope and severity. READ MORE

3. 22. Producing special-ordered engines : A mapping of the special-order process and the impact of working from home at an engine assembly plant

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Lisa Ögren; [2021]
   Keywords : Customisation; Special-order; Engine assembly; Production system; Kundanpassning; Special-order; Motormontering; Produktionssystem;

   Abstract : This report is presenting a master thesis work in Industrial Design Engineering with a focus on production development at Luleå University of Technology. The thesis work was conducted in the spring term of 2021 at the engine assembly plant of Scania in Södertälje. READ MORE

4. 23. Legitimacy and justice on the verge of deterioration : A case study of Swedish local efforts to reduce eutrophication

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Amir Vafa; [2021]
   Keywords : eutrophication; sewage treatment plant; Baltic Sea; local management;

   Abstract : Eutrophication is one of the major threats to the marine environment in the Baltic Sea. The human pressure on the sea by nutrient input from agriculture, industry, public sewage facility and small sewage treatment plants causes excessive algal blooms leading to oxygen depleted seabed and an ecosystem out of balance. READ MORE

5. 24. Branding Images : White Saviorism and Shock Appeals by BBC Three

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

   Author : Julianne Lindner; [2021]
   Keywords : White Saviourism; Documentary; Shock Appeals; Misrepresentation; BBC;

   Abstract : This research has focused on the representation of foreign cultures in four BBCdocumentaries. To be more precise, it looked into how public documentariesportray foreign cultures, specifically within a frame of development aid and whitesaviourism when watching documentaries by BBC Three, a channel which iscentred towards a young audience. READ MORE

6. 25. Strengthening Women’s Decision-Making Power: Examining Local Participation in Forest and Pasture Users’ Associations in Albania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Victoria Johansson; [2021]
   Keywords : Women’s Empowerment; Community Based Forestry; Participation; Decision-Making; Agency; Albania; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Efforts to empower Albanian women and strengthen their participation in decision-making in local Forest and Pasture Users’ Associations (FPUAs) have been undertaken by the Environmental Services Project, including implementing the Gender Action Plan. The phenomenon of women’s agency and participation in decision-making in this local setting is examined in this study by answering the following: (I) Who currently holds the majority of decision-making power in FPUAs and why? (II) What factors determine women’s participation and decision-making power in FPUAs? (III) How can women’s participation in and influence on decision-making in FPUAs be enhanced? The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with project implementers and an online survey with FPUA members. READ MORE