Essays about: "mumbai"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the word mumbai.

1. 1. Urban infrastructure inundation risk from permanent sea-level rise scenarios in London (UK), Bangkok (Thailand) and Mumbai (India): A comparative analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Shawn Pace; [2021]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Climate Change; Sea-Level Rise; Urban Infrastructure; DEM; London; Mumbai; Bangkok; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Due to anthropogenically created climate change, global cities are facing inundation by rising sea levels. This study aimed to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the exposure of urban infrastructure such as roads, railways, buildings and parks to sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios, and how this would affect local populations. READ MORE

3. 2. Scaling up electric vehicles in India A focus on Maharashtra state, Mumbai Market formation and demand side policies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Oana Arseni; [2021]
   Keywords : India; Electric cars; Demand innovation policies; Market diffusion; Technology innovation systems; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Governments around the world have begun to adopt measures in support of electric vehicles. The supply push policies have been traditionally studied leaving the demand side innovation policy without much investigation. Therefore, policy makers lack institutional knowledge and policy experience. READ MORE

4. 3. Young women’s perceptions on safety in public spaces of Mumbai: negotiating the risk of sexual harassment and challenging patriarchy by transcending victimhood

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Anni-Elina Vänskä; [2019]
   Keywords : sexual violence; street harassment; Mumbai; public safety; patriarchy; gender roles; India; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis draws on ten in-depth interviews in order to analyze young and educated, middle-class women’s perceptions on public safety in Mumbai, regarding the risk of sexual harassment. It focuses on the ways these women negotiate with risk and the patriarchal norms of women’s appropriate behavior in public spaces, further, examines how these women address their oppression and act in order to empower themselves and other women. READ MORE

5. 4. Interrogating the Cityscape and Exclusion:Insights on Urban Humanitarianism from a Resilience Perspective

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Avery Anderson; [2019]
   Keywords : Slum; Urbanization; Mumbai; Resilience;

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6. 5. Changing the Gendered Mindset - A Qualitative Study on Engaging Young Men in Mumbai to Achieve Gender Equality

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

   Author : Petronella Olsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Changing mindsets; Gender equality; India; Men Against Violence and Abuse; Patriarchy; Socialization;

   Abstract : As gender-based discrimination and violence against women continues to be a critical human rights issue across the world there is a growing demand of engaging men in transforming the relations, norms and the inequal social structures. Even though there are many laws and policies in place to protect women’s rights they are poorly implemented due to the fact that society and social institutions do not fundamentally support them. READ MORE