Essays about: "occupiers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word occupiers.

1. 1. Legacy of Postcolonial and Self-Determination in Occupied Lands: Comparative Case of Palestine & Tibet from Within and Beyond

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Hani Abou Fadel; [2022]
   Keywords : Palestine; Tibet; Postcolonialism; Self-determination; Diaspora; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis has presented a comparison between two occupied territories Tibet and Palestine as countries that have a long legacy of postcolonialism and strife for self-determination. The comparison was conducted from a postcolonial perspective of how Palestine is being occupied by Israel with full Western backing, while Tibet was occupied by another postcolonial country China. READ MORE

3. 2. Are Forest Occupations only about Protecting Forests? Exploring Forest Occupiers´ Plural Valuation of Forests in Germany

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Hannah Wahler; [2022]
   Keywords : Forest occupation; value pluralism; relational values; instrumental values; ecological economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Forests are vital for life on Earth. However, they are increasingly threatened, mainly by economic growth. Valuation of forests is dominantly viewed through instrumental values, which is highly problematic as forests are not seen in their complexity. READ MORE

4. 3. What Protection of the Right to Housing do Illegal Occupiers Enjoy? : A Study of the Protection in Sweden in Light of the Example of South Africa

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Natasha Ryan; [2014]
   Keywords : Human rights; right to housing; eviction; illegal occupiers; Roma; Mänskliga rättigheter; rätt till bostad; vräkning; avhysning; olaglig ockupering; romer;

   Abstract : With a history of racial discrimination, which inevitably led to illegal occupations of private and public land and subsequent violent evictions, South Africans have enjoyed constitutional protection against illegal and forcible evictions since the mid-1990s. Sweden, a country considerably less accustomed to illegal occupations, does not guarantee the same protection against forcible evictions. READ MORE

5. 4. Modeling and Identification for HVAC Systems

   University essay from KTH/Reglerteknik

   Author : Francesco Scotton; [2012]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems consist of all the equipment that control the conditions and distribution of indoor air. Indoor air must be confortable and healthy for the occupants to maximize their productivity. READ MORE

6. 5. Green Facility Management in a Shanghai Office Building : A Case Study of the "Asia Building"

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Liang Yunqing; [2011]
   Keywords : Green Facility management; Sustainable Buildings; Real estate Economics;

   Abstract : This paper aims to explore how well green facility management has performed in Shanghai office building and finds the possible way to improve the situation. Together with two interviews, questionnaire based on benchmarking approach is conducted in a case study of the Asia Building, which lead to the conclusion that green facility management has done a fair work in Asia Building, and suggestions that laws and regulations related to green facility management should be established; governmental organization, the Trade Association of Shanghai Property Management, should take responsibility to improve the situation concerning to the issue; property management company should develop a healthy relationship with property owner and occupiers. READ MORE