Essays about: "resilience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 503 essays containing the word resilience.

  1. 1. The land of a thousand refused asylum seekers – the state of resources, coping strategies and prospects for the future: experiences of refused asylum seekers living in Finland

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Teija Kukkonen; [2019-12-10]
    Keywords : Refused asylum seekers; resources; coping strategies; social capital; agency;

    Abstract : The aim of the thesis was to examine the experiences of refused asylum seekers in Finland byfinding out their state of resources, coping strategies and prospects for the future. In addition,the thesis considered the respondents’ messages to Finnish decision-makers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Social Impacts of Climate Change on Women’s Health in Belize

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Mathilda Jerenius; [2019-10-09]
    Keywords : Climate change; health; women; social work; public health;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate whether climate change affects women’s health in Belize, and if so, how. Belize, being a low-lying coastline country is prone to suffer from repercussions of climate change. The data was collected by conducting four focus group discussions with female participants in four rural villages in Belize. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bodies out/in Place? Unmapping Trans People’s Experience in Outdoor Activities

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Bart Bloem Herraiz; [2019-08-26]
    Keywords : Trans; Outdoor; Body Experience; Counter-geographies; Queering Methodology;

    Abstract : Scrutiny over trans people's bodies in urban contexts is continuous. This thesis develops theidea that the outdoors offers a less-gendered space for trans people, enabling and empowering them to escape self-surveillance processes and to feel freer in their genderexpression/identity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Resilience and Adaptivity of EU Pesticides Law - Assessing Theory and Legal Capacity

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Henrik Jansson; [2019-08-09]
    Keywords : pesticides; agriculture; resilience; EU law; adaptive law;

    Abstract : The utilisation of pesticides within agriculture may contribute to a transgression of the ecological boundaries of the Earth. However, pesticides play an essential role in sustaining human welfare by providing food security. READ MORE

  6. 5. Self-Organized Community Institutions: A Way to Strengthen Local Social Sustainability? A Case Study of PGS Viêt Nam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Carla Böttinger; [2019]
    Keywords : Organic Farming; Safe Vegetables; Quality Insurance System within Agricultural Value Chain; Multi-Stakeholder Certification; Participatory Guarantee System; Collective Action; Self-Organized Institutions; Future Food Systems; Social Sustainability; Community Resilience; Viêt Nam; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the last years, the conventional agricultural system has increasingly been pointed out as one of the most problematic sector for the environment and the global public health. At the same time, the organic farming sector has more and more been presented as a sustainable answer to that problem. READ MORE