Essays about: "needs and challenges in a cooperatives]"

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1. 1. Navigating Economic Uncertainty: Exploring Financing Preferences and Member Utility in Cooperatives -A Case Study of Nordic Agri-food Cooperatives

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Theodor Hult Berényi; Robin Johansson; Karl Olhede; [2023-09-01]
   Keywords : Financing preference; cooperative; economic downturn; agri-food industry.;

   Abstract : The economic uncertainty of 2022/2023 has presented several financial challenges. High inflation and rapidly increasing interest rates have caused modern and unaccustomed corporations to experience recessive conditions, challenging them to acquire the skills necessary for effective navigation during an economic downturn. READ MORE

3. 2. Cooperatives at a crossroads : trajectories of agricultural cooperatives in Ukraine

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Viktor Eriksson; [2021]
   Keywords : agricultural; cooperative; Ukraine; post-soviet; trust; collective action;

   Abstract : This exploratory comparative case study seeks to understand challenges and strategies for farmer collective action in post-Soviet settings. It does so by examining member relations, trust and commitment in two successful dairy cooperatives in western Ukraine: one NGOinitiated cooperative with a bottom-up organization, and one cooperative developed in liaison with a local large-scale agricultural enterprise (LSE). READ MORE

4. 3. Techno-economic feasibility for residential Local Energy Communities: Case study of Italy

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

   Author : Linda Colarullo; [2021]
   Keywords : Local Energy Community; Energy Sharing; Italy; Virtual Regulation Model; Distributed Renewable Energy Resources; Self-consumption maximization; Demand Side Management;

   Abstract : The use of renewable energy has proven to be essential for the decarbonisation of the energy system, bringing changes on both the production and consumption side, with an increase of renewable energy in the mix and a change in the role of consumers. From passive actors, Consumers are becoming Prosumers (producers and consumers) of self-generated energy, with the potential of becoming the pillar of the energy sector transition. READ MORE

5. 4. Combining the goals of conservation, tourism and livelihoods in the management of protected areas : case study of the volcanoes national park in northern Rwanda

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Jean De Dieu Ndayisaba; [2020]
   Keywords : protected areas; livelihoods; natural resources management; conservation; decentralization; local community participation; ecotourism; tourism revenue sharing;

   Abstract : The liberal conservation agenda promotes the incorporation of human needs into the management of Protected Areas (PAs). Across the globe, nature-based tourism has been among the suggested tools of promoting sustainable conservation together with development of the local communities living around the PAs. READ MORE

6. 5. Municipal Solid Waste Management in Informal Settlements – A multiple-case study of challenges and possibilities in the favelas and informal sector of Rio de Janeiro city

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

   Author : Emma Bergman; [2019]
   Keywords : municipal solid waste management; informal settlement; favela; waste picker; recycling cooperative; environmental protection; social inclusion; Rio de Janeiro; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Today, about one billion people in the world live in informal settlements and lack access to basic services and city infrastructure. In Rio de Janeiro, approximately 1,4 million people, one fourth of the city population, live in informal settlements, in Brazil called favelas. READ MORE