Essays about: "settlement development"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 147 essays containing the words settlement development.

  1. 6. Second Home, New Home

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : Minghui Li; [2023]
    Keywords : urban village; urban regeneration; informal employment migrants; public space;

    Abstract : As a unique form of rural-urban transition settlement in China’s rapid urbanization process, the “urban village” plays a very distinctive part in promoting urbanization, being a transit point for many rural people entering urban areas. The term “informal employment migrants” usually refers to those people, who have no formal employment status and work in informal, low-skilled, low-paying jobs in the city. READ MORE

  2. 7. The Essential Security Exception under International Investment Law - Analysis of the Dispute between Huawei and the Swedish Government as a Case Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Xiao Wang; [2022]
    Keywords : international investment law; essential security exception; International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ICSID ; Huawei and the Swedish Government; the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT ; international investment agreements IIAs ; bilateral investment treaty BIT ; host country; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Along with the rapid development of investment and trade in the context of economic globalisation, a number of legal issues, risks and disputes related to the essential security exception have gradually emerged in the field of international investment. Although contracting states have consciously agreed on essential security exception regulations in the international investment system, the provisions of essential security exception regulations in investment agreements vary from country to country, and there are differences in the interpretation and application of the exception provisions by arbitral tribunals. READ MORE

  3. 8. Mobility Services and Accessibility to Public and Local Services in Swedish Rural Areas

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Eli Rätväg; [2022]
    Keywords : MaaS; mobility-as-a-service; Sweden; rural areas; rural transportation; public service; private car use; accessibility; mobility; local accessibility index; public transportation authorities; PTA;

    Abstract : This report aims to study the difficulties when approaching accessibility and mobility challenges in rural areas and explore how rural areas might have been approached with urban methods. Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is a renowned concept when addressing accessibility and mobility development in both rural and urban areas. READ MORE

  4. 9. Testing the prehistoric settlement predictors: A performance evaluation of environmental variables in north-western Scania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : André Hjulström; [2022]
    Keywords : History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This paper goes over the process of evaluating the environmental variables, which are most likely to predict the locations of prehistoric settlements in a Scanian setting. This is accomplished by selecting variables which have shown to be successful in previous similar study areas and testing the spatial correlation between each variable and known settlement presence. READ MORE

  5. 10. An Organizational Settlement for an Expansive Learning Workplace : A qualitative study on workplace learning implementation and sustainability

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

    Author : Mohamed Metwally; [2022]
    Keywords : Workplace learning; Expansive learning environment; Communities of Practice; Competency development; Informal learning;

    Abstract : Workplace learning can contribute to a reformative change in an economy’s workforce development.  Learning, whether formal or informal, is subject to various power balances in each context. Factors affecting learning decisions can include legal framework, market requirements, organizational culture, organization of work, and financing limits. READ MORE