Essays about: "on villages"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 313 essays containing the words on villages.

  1. 21. Heritage as a foundation and resource in place-making processes Experiences on adaptive reuse and collaborative approaches from three industrial villages in Västra Götaland, Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Paula Widmark; [2022-10-26]
    Keywords : Industrial heritage; Place-making; Stakeholder collaboration; Adaptive reuse; Heritage-led regeneration;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the shifting collaborative approaches and uses of heritage and its impact on place-making processes in three industrial villages in Västra Götaland, a county in west of Sweden. In Sweden there is a number of industrial villages (bruksorter) where the industry has moved but their buildings remain. READ MORE

  3. 22. Coping with Covid-19 in rural India: Did financial strategies help to maintain wellbeing?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Simona Koria; Jennifer Träff; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Psychological Wellbeing; Financial Coping; Unconditional Cash Transfer; Covid-19; Panel Data; Propensity Score Matching; Low-and Middle Income Countries;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the direct impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on psychological wellbeing and explores the mediating role of financial coping strategies for this association. Using four waves of representative panel data, collected in 2018, 2020 and 2021 from 2 997 households living across 294 villages in the state of Odisha, India, we find that stress increased whilst depression decreased, resulting in psychological wellbeing being unchanged during the pandemic. READ MORE

  4. 23. Household livelihoods and food security in jeopardy : farmers’ perspectives on impacts of land scarcity on household livelihoods and food security in rural Rwanda

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

    Author : Venuste Rwabukambiza; [2022]
    Keywords : smallholder; rural livelihoods; diversification; rural household food security; land scarcity;

    Abstract : Land scarcity is a global challenge that has implications for rural household livelihoods. This study explores how land scarcity impacts not only rural livelihoods, but also food security for smallholder farmers and their households in Rwanda. READ MORE

  5. 24. Validering av marklavskartering som underlag för renskötseln : en jämförelseanalys av fältbedömd marklavsförekomst med modellbaserad lavkarta

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Karin Nutti Pilflykt; [2022]
    Keywords : marklavskartering; rennäring; skogsbruk; Cladonia;

    Abstract : Since the 1950s, clear-cutting has been the dominant way of managing the Swedish forest. This has resulted in even aged forests and denser stands that have a negative impact on the distribution of terrestrial lichens. READ MORE

  6. 25. Variations on a Wave : A case for nature, music and concert halls - Norrland's Philharmonia and Music Centre

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Carl Blix; [2022]
    Keywords : Architecture; music; mental health; waves; nature; concert hall; philharmony; biophilic design;

    Abstract : Music listening has experienced one of its major paradigm shifts in this latest generation, taking the step from analogue media into the digital sphere. Today a human can reduce stress levels by limiting noise and disturbances to shut away unwanted impressions, to find peace and tranquility or strength and courage. READ MORE