Essays about: "manaus"

Found 5 essays containing the word manaus.

  1. 1. The challenges of the ecotourism concept in Manaus - A contrasted on site perspective

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Pavel Strandh; Sebastian Carling; [2019]
    Keywords : ecotourism; implementation barriers; Manaus; Cuzco; stakeholder theory;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to identify and describe what implementation barriers companies face when implementing the ecotourism concept in Manaus, Brazil. To accomplish this, we have traveled to Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, and conducted one quantitative and one qualitative study. READ MORE

  3. 2. Conservation Efforts for Pied Tamarins (Saguinus bicolor) - Evaluating Ecological Corridors for Restoring the Forest Fragments of Urban Manaus, Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Sara Barr; [2015]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : One of the Amazon´s most endangered species is the small New World primate, ´pied tamarin´ (Saguinus bicolor). The species only occurs in the vicinity of the Brazilian Amazonas state capital city Manaus, where greatly scattered and fragmented small patches of highly degraded forest remain. READ MORE

  4. 3. A small growth study of Aspergillus section Flavi, and potentially aflatoxigenic fungi and aflatoxin occurrence in Brazil nuts from local markets in Manaus, Brazil

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Microbiology

    Author : Ellinor Andersson; [2012]
    Keywords : Aspergillus section Flavi; Aflatoxin; Brazil nut; mould growth; Brazil; morphological identification;

    Abstract : This study aimed to gain more knowledge about morphological features of eight different species of Aspergillus section Flavi, which may aid in identification of these species. The presence of potentially toxigenic Aspergillus section Flavi, and occurrence of aflatoxins, in ready-to-eat Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) were also investigated. READ MORE

  5. 4. Public Parks and the Right to the City

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Malin Björklund; Gustaf Nyman; [2012]
    Keywords : right to the city; public; parks; brazil; manaus; mfs; amazonas; urban planning ;

    Abstract : This master thesis, entitled, “Public Parks and the Right to the City” aims to study the relationship between the concept of the right to the city and public space through studying five public parks in the city of Manaus, Amazonas. In the international public debates on urban poverty and social difficulties, the term “(the) Right to the City”, is used as a cry for action and in Brazil, the term serves a special role as being a part of the national planning legislation called, City Statute. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pedal powered cassava peeling machine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Ni Le An; [2012]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) refers to 4 - 4,5 billion people in the world, who are living on less than a few dollars per day. This majority of the world's population has a little resources and is usually considered as a group with no purchasing power and therefore is currently unserved and underserved by current products and services. READ MORE