Essays about: "pastoralism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 33 essays containing the word pastoralism.

  1. 6. Continuous Presence : A Historical Ecology of Ängesviken, Jämtland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Petter I. Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Landscape archaeology; palynology; paleoecology; patchiness; niche construction; historical ecology; continuous presence; boreal forest; outland utilisation; multidisciplinary analysis; Landskapsarkeologi; skogsarkeologi; pollenanalys; historisk ekologi; Jämtland; utmarksbruk; tvärvetenskaplig analys;

    Abstract : A case study of a prehistoric site named Ängesviken, in eastern Jämtland, is presented in this thesis. Ängesviken is situated in a region that traditionally has been understood as peripheral and without a significant history prior to the Late Iron Age or even the mediaeval period. READ MORE

  3. 7. “In Every Wood in Every Spring There is a Different Green” : An Independent Project in Literature on The Ecocritical Dialogue and Carnivalesque Aspects of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Nicholas Pappas; [2021]
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    Abstract : Tolkien’s Middle Earth is characterised by the conflict between the forces of good, often represented as guardians of nature juxtaposed to the forces of evil, marked by a voracious edacity for a nature destroying industry. In fact, the second volume of the LotR deals with Saruman’s war against nature. READ MORE

  4. 8. Renewable Energy and the Resettlement of Local Communities - A Case Study of the Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant and the Maasai Community

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

    Author : Alva Damberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Renewable energy projects; pastoralism; Maasai community; power relations in political ecology; resettlement action plans; indigenous land rights; Kenya; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The government of Kenya has committed to run on 100% renewable energy by 2030 as part of the new national development goals, and as a result, the country calls for the construction of additional energy plants. However, the construction of these energy plants have in many cases affected local communities who have been forced to relocate to other areas. READ MORE

  5. 9. Guns, Rebels & Pasture in the Great Acceleration : Decreasing land productivity and conflict intensity in South Sudan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Akseli Laurila; [2021]
    Keywords : Pastoralism; land productivity; South Sudan; desertification; climate change; livelihoods.;

    Abstract : The relationship between environmental change and violent conflict has increasingly received attention in recent years. Most of the research has focused on fast-onset environmental disasters, rather than slow-moving environmental processes, however. READ MORE

  6. 10. Pokot Young Pastoralists at the Crossroads - Tradition, Modernity and Land Tenure Transformations in East Pokot, Kenya

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Maddalena Cirani; [2020-02-18]
    Keywords : Pastoralism; Youth; ASALs; Africa; East Pokot; Land tenure; Modernity; Tradition;

    Abstract : East Pokot, in North-Western Kenya, falls under the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of the Sub-Saharan region. Due to the yearly prolonged dry seasons, pastoralism has traditionally guaranteed the most reliable source of livelihood. READ MORE