Essays about: "socio economic benefits"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 144 essays containing the words socio economic benefits.

  1. 16. Securing Costa Rica’s Sustainable Future: A multi-level perspective analysis of the sustainability transition to operationalise the 3Rs in the plastic waste management system in Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Maricruz Bravo Gallegos; Stephanie Dowlen; [2022]
    Keywords : Circular economy; integrated sustainable waste management; plastic pollution; waste pickers; recycling; recovery; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Plastic waste and pollution have proliferated globally causing environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. Costa Rica hosts 5-6% of global biodiversity and struggles to balance socio-economic development with environmental protection in the context of plastic waste management. READ MORE

  3. 17. From community ownership to community fellowship : qualitative analysis of the socio-economic consequences of asset redistribution in rural Scotland

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

    Author : Mathieu Baptiste Adrien Chanteloup; [2022]
    Keywords : asset redistribution; commoning; community building; community capacity; spiralling-up trajectory; social capital; rural development; Scotland;

    Abstract : Understanding inequalities regarding land and asset ownership is essential to comprehending rural areas. An unbalance situation regarding the ownership of assets, especially in rural areas where people are even more dependent on land management and the resources they can get from it, makes rural society more fragile. READ MORE

  4. 18. Impacts of Digital Transformation on Barriers to Knowledge Transfer – A Case Study on Ernst & Young in a Covid-19 Setting

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Henry Karhukorpi; Burak Cirhinlioglu; [2022]
    Keywords : Covid-19; digital transformation; knowledge transfer; barriers to knowledge transfer; virtual setting; communication; adoption; multinational corporation; MNC;

    Abstract : In brief, the motivation for conducting this study has been the societal changes brought upon the Covid-19 pandemic from a socio-economic perspective. The outbreak of the pandemic has resulted in that companies faced major organizational challenges to adapt to the virtual working setting in terms of communicating and transferring knowledge. READ MORE

  5. 19. The socio-economic impact of mini-grid usage in Kenya : A qualitative case study in the rural areas of Kisii and Nyamira

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Adam Torebrandt; [2022]
    Keywords : Mini-grid; rural electrification; sustainable development; socio-technical perspective; design thinking; socio-economic benefits; Powerhive; Mini-grid; elektrifiering på landsbygden; hållbar utveckling; sociotekniskt perspektiv; designtänkande; socio-ekonomiska fördelar; Powerhive;

    Abstract : Today, sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 75% of the world population without access to electricity which corresponds to over 500 million people. One strategy to reduce this number and provide access to electricity for more people, is to install mini-grids. READ MORE

  6. 20. We cannot see what we are not looking for: mapping and conceptualizing linkages between multidimensional inequality and ecosystem services

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Emelie Elfvengren; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Ecosystem services; Benefit basket; Inequality; Systematic mapping review; Global environmental change;

    Abstract : The global threats of widespread biodiversity loss and climate change impact ecosystems daily, leading to far-reaching consequences for people who benefit from these systems in various ways. Despite these challenges, little is known about the differences in how people derive benefits from nature and who will become increasingly vulnerable to future global environmental change. READ MORE