Essays about: "rural-urban linkages"
Found 3 essays containing the words rural-urban linkages.
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1. Food for Change: Exploring rural-urban linkages among youth in Guatemala
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : As the world grapples with increasing urbanization, population growth, climate change and depleting natural resources, there is an increased recognition that more food will have to be produced with fewer resources while food consumption has to shift rapidly towards more sustainable patterns. Meanwhile, although many are willing to work in and innovate agricultural practices, young people in rural areas still struggle to access the resources needed to be part of this shift, not to mention to make a living. READ MORE
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2. THE INTEGRATED TERRITORIAL INVESTMENT (ITI) AS A TOOL FOR GOVERNING THE RURALURBAN LINKAGES: EVIDENCE FROM POLAND
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planeringAbstract : The growing awareness of functional linkages between rural and urban territories has led to a re-thinking of the rural-urban dichotomy. This was flanked by a more general reconceptualization of space, directly coming from the rise of spatial planning and the shifting process from government to governance. READ MORE
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3. From clothing to productive rice: Do the migration and spending patterns of Cambodian garment workers show signs of a trickle-down effect?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Cambodia suffers from a large rural-urban gap. Given agricultural underemployment a Lewisian perspective on economic growth can be applied, with the secondary sector being the garment industry in Phnom Penh. It provides employment and domestically high wages to a quarter of a million rural women who remit large shares to their families. READ MORE
