Essays about: "on urban livelihoods"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 80 essays containing the words on urban livelihoods.

  1. 1. Adapting to Extreme Weather Events : - Addressing Flood Risks Through Planning and Policy in Namibia

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Tim Licke; [2023]
    Keywords : Spatial planning; strategical spatial planning; planning; adaptation; climate; resilience; floods; town planning; Namibia; Efundja; Implementation; climate change; extreme weather; policy; mitigation; Fysisk planering; strategisk fysisk planering; planering; anpassning; klimat; motståndskraft; översvämningar; stadsplanering; Namibia; Efundja; Implementering; klimatförändringar; extremväder; policy;

    Abstract : This master thesis investigates planning initiatives to address extreme weather events' impacts, specifically focusing on floods in Namibia. The study highlights the significance of such events in the context of global climate change, emphasising their adverse effects on livelihoods, particularly in rural communities and informal settlements. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effects of mining on a community in rural Syria : a case Study of mining in the region of ArRuhayba, Syria

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

    Author : Mohamad Turkman; [2023]
    Keywords : rural; mining; livelihoods; development; sustainability; participation; governance; Syria; ArRuhayba;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the effects of mining activities on the livelihoods of rural people and their environment in ArRuhayba, close to Syria’s capital Damascus. A public and political debate about such potential effects has not existed yet in Syria, probably because of the ongoing civil war in the country, which leaves a research gap to be filled. READ MORE

  4. 3. Creation as Resistance: How small-scale farmers and food artisans collaboratively respond to the global food system by recultivating a traditional rye variety in Northeast Germany

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

    Author : Leo Baumgärtner; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how small-scale farmers and food artisans in Germany are impacted by and respond to the pressures of the global food system. It is based on the in-depth analysis of a case study of a recultivation effort of the traditional rye variety ‘Mecklenburger Marienroggen’ in Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Northeast Germany. READ MORE

  5. 4. Managing trees and power relations : analysing power in two tree restoration projects in central Tanzania

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

    Author : Linus Linse; [2023]
    Keywords : nature restoration; power relations; carbon forestry;

    Abstract : Nature restoration and carbon forestry projects in the Global South are considered central tools for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Proponents claim that projects have the potential to deliver win-win solutions, supporting poverty alleviation and local empowerment in addition to environmental benefits and carbon sequestration. READ MORE

  6. 5. Embracing Uncertainty

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Krystian Malada; [2023]
    Keywords : Job; Work; Uncertainty; Nowa Huta; Cracow;

    Abstract : The future of industrial sites and people who work there is increasingly uncertain due to rapidly changing economic conditions. Zygmunt Bauman's theory of "liquid modernity" emphasizes the need for flexibility in this context, since those who cannot adapt to quickly changing global structures risk being left behind and uncertain about their future. READ MORE