Essays about: "rural participation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 282 essays containing the words rural participation.

  1. 21. Deliberation and sustainability : a frame analysis of policymakers' understanding of the relationship between deliberation and sustainability

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

    Author : Elin Wärm; [2022]
    Keywords : Deliberation; sustainability; frame analysis; environmental and ecological democracy; system change; participation; conflict;

    Abstract : As the effects of climate change intensifies, the tension between slow democratic processes and the need for urgent change towards sustainability is becoming more evident. This thesis aims to investigate how policymakers understand the relationship between deliberation and sustainability through a frame analysis and to identify tensions between the frames. READ MORE

  3. 22. Community-led Development in Rural Areas in Sweden : Narratives Inquiry of Individuals’ Sensemaking Process and Motivations for Participation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Vanessa Kasper; Gräfin Zu Castell-Castell Antonia; [2022]
    Keywords : Community-led development; sensemaking; motivation; narratives; sociology of organization; rural areas; Sweden;

    Abstract : Rural areas across Europe have suffered severe socio- economic consequences of the financial crisis. Community-led development is a promising way of organizing for social innovation in these areas, in collaboration and independently of public actors. READ MORE

  4. 23. Putting down new roots: The political economy of relevance for ‘climate-smart’ agriculture in rural Uganda.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johannes Temm; [2022]
    Keywords : climate-smart agriculture; political ecology; smallholder adaptation; phenomenology; land use management; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : A growing body of literature within political ecology is concerned with the exercise of political and economic power within climate change policies (Robbins, 2020). In this thesis, I explore the political economy of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), using methodological reflections and empirical material from a case study of a Ugandan smallholder agricultural community. READ MORE

  5. 24. Tunisia’s Gender Digital Divide: A Case Study of Tunisia’s Gender Gap in Internet Usage and the Role of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ellen Löfgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender digital divide; MENA; ICTs; gender equality; digital transformation; internet; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Today, the digital transformation provides new avenues for women’s empowerment. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the internet, can contribute to greater gender equality by enabling everyone access to the same online resources and opportunities. READ MORE

  6. 25. Att skapa sinnesintryck utöver det visuella : ett gestaltningsförslag av ett arbetsområde i Uppsala stadsträdgård

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

    Author : Adrienn Acs; Tilde Schlager; [2022]
    Keywords : Sinnesintryck; sinnesstimulering; synnedsättning; universell utformning; tillgänglighet; orientering;

    Abstract : Tillgänglighet är grundläggande för att personer med en funktionsnedsättning ska uppleva frihet och delaktighet i ett samhälle. Tillgodoses inte behovet av tillgänglighet kan planeringen anses vara juridiskt diskriminerande. Offentliga miljöer lägger ofta sitt fokus i vad som är funktionellt samt estetiskt visuellt tilltalande. READ MORE