Essays about: "provision of public services"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 73 essays containing the words provision of public services.

1. 21. Vad kan kollektivtrafiken tillföra ur perspektivet socialt kapital? : en studie om Tvärbanans roll för ökad tillgänglighet och social inkludering

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Marcus Lindgren; [2020]
   Keywords : kollektivtrafik; socialt kapital; Tvärbanan; tillgänglighet; social inkludering;

   Abstract : Tillhandahållandet av kollektivtrafik kan ses som en nyckelaspekt för mer jämlika förutsättningar till samhällsdeltagande. Ökade ojämlikheter och segregation är återkommande problem i stora och växande städer, och grupper med olika socioekonomiska förutsättningar blir allt tydligare åtskilda geografiskt och socialt. READ MORE

3. 22. Community driven development in Timor-Leste : a case study of the National Village Development Program from 2015 to 2020.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Hector Felipe Ramirez Hernandez; [2020]
   Keywords : Community-Driven Development; Timor-Leste; National Village Development Program; Participatory Development; Poverty Reduction; Social Capital; Mixed-Methods; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research paper is a mixed-methods single case study that contributes to filling a gap within the literature surrounding the implementation of the National Village Development Program (PNDS-Programa Nasional Dezenvolvimentu Suku) in the village of Fahilebo, Timor-Leste. The research goals were to first identify the major differences between PNDS’ effects and Community-Driven-Development theory. READ MORE

4. 23. Open for whose benefit? Exploring assumptions, power relations and development paradigms framing the GIZ Open Resources Incubator (ORI) pilot for open voice data in Rwanda

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Daniel Brumund; [2020]
   Keywords : Big data; Open development; Datafication; Crowdsourcing; Rwanda;

   Abstract : Since February 2019, the Kigali-based start-up Digital Umuganda has been coordinating the crowdsourcing of the first openly available voice dataset for Rwanda’s official language Kinyarwanda. This process originated from a pilot project of the Open Resources Incubator (ORI), an emergent service designed by GIZ staff and the author as consultant. READ MORE

5. 24. Commuting to Skåne’s Regional Centers - A Quantitative Study of Opportunities and Possible Consequences for Students

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

   Author : Alva Rosager; [2019]
   Keywords : school commute; time geography; public transport; school choice; Skåne; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Region Skåne has designated seven regional centers in Skåne: Malmö, Lund, Helsingborg, Landskrona, Hässleholm, Kristianstad and Ystad. These centers are to be, among other things, providers of key services. READ MORE

6. 25. Overcoming the barriers that elderly face in their local environment

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Iliana Koutani; [2019]
   Keywords : elderly; housing; public space;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis project is to investigate the current situation of elderly life in Sweden with a primary focus on the city of Stockholm, regarding the housing situation and the local environment and how these can have an impact on the life quality of this population group. Accessibility towards housing and facilities that are required for everyday living, together with socialization where the two main themes studied. READ MORE