Essays about: "social capital and social development"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 502 essays containing the words social capital and social development.

  1. 16. A Way to Find Work in Sweden : A Study of Highly Educated Non-EU Immigrants' Labor Market Integration Through the Jobbsprånget Internship Program.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Mai Ruby; [2023]
    Keywords : social networks; integration; Jobbsprånget; immigrants; Labor market; internship.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the labor market integration of highly educated non-EU immigrants in Sweden, with an emphasis on the successes and shortcomings of the Jobbsprånget program. The research intends to offer insight on the processes and dynamics that lead to effective integration by drawing on the theories of human capital, social networks, and social capital. READ MORE

  3. 17. Bridging space syntax and social capital : a participatory approach to analysing the potential of Light Rail Transit to reconfigure spatialised social segregation in Gottsunda

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

    Author : Jelmer van der Ham; [2023]
    Keywords : public transport; spatialised social segregation; social capital; space syntax; participatory mapping; co-presence;

    Abstract : The geographic separation of population groups can perpetuate social inequalities in reaching socio-economic opportunity and can exacerbate social exclusivity. Gottsunda, an area in Uppsala, has experienced historically reinforced spatialised social segregation by concentrating groups with foreign-born and low socio-economic backgrounds within the same neighbourhood. READ MORE

  4. 18. Evaluating modelled natural capital values for planning processes: A case study in Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Vania Diaz Gardell; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Natural Capital; Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity; Environmental Models; Urban Planning; Planning Process; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A commonly proposed principle for reducing impact on natural capital within the planning process is the mitigation hierarchy. The mitigation hierarchy means that impacts should primarily be avoided, otherwise minimized, and when this is not possible - restored or compensated according to an equivalency- and proximity principle. READ MORE

  5. 19. Social Entrepreneurship in the Favelas of Brazil: Challenges and Constraints

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Mohammed Rafid; [2023]
    Keywords : social entrepreneurhip; Minor Field Study; MFS; Brazil; inequality; global challenge; UN 2030; sustainable development goals; SDGs; socialt entreprenörskap; Brasilien; omjämlikhet; globala utmaningar; FN 2030; hållbarhetsmål; hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : As global inequality reaches unprecedented levels, social entrepreneurship has emerged as a promising tool for addressing this and fighting some of the most challenging social issues of our time. This thesis seeks to dive into the specific challenges that social entrepreneurs encounter in low-income settings by conducting a case study in the favelas in Brazil, one of the world’s most widely recognized low-income areas. READ MORE

  6. 20. Environmental changes and migration : Understanding perceptions and rationalizations of stakeholders in An Biên District, Vietnam

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Vendela Permats Hammarbäck; [2023]
    Keywords : Vietnam; Mekong Delta; Environmental changes; Climate Change; Migration; Sustainable Rural Livelihoods; Drivers of Migration; Adaptation; Minor Field Study.;

    Abstract : As environmental changes, including climate change, become more and more severe and affect every corner of the world, many people are forced to move from their homestead as the nearby environment that once was a safe place slowly becomes inhabitable. The Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is one of the places in the world where environmental changes jeopardize rural livelihoods creating a trend of out-migration and urbanization. READ MORE