Essays about: "socio-economic groups"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 122 essays containing the words socio-economic groups.

  1. 6. 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

  3. 7. Perceptions on marine salmonfarming development inBíldudalur, Iceland

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Katrín Helga Skúladottír; [2022]
    Keywords : Marine salmon farming; aquaculture; socio-economic effects; environmental effects; development;

    Abstract : Marine salmon farming is a new and fast-growing industry in Iceland after decades of uncertainties within aquaculture development in the country. While growing at a tremendous speed in the last few years, the development has been challenged by different social groups in regard to its socio-economic and environmental effects. READ MORE

  4. 8. Exploring power dynamics in the water sector in Chile: a focus on avocado plantations and water resources in three municipalities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Alberto Anticoli; [2022]
    Keywords : water; avocado; power; sustainable development; Chile;

    Abstract : This thesis researches the power dynamics related to the intrinsic relationship between the expansion of avocado plantations and its effects on the water system in Chile's municipalities of Quillota, La Cruz, and La Calera. The study adopts a mixed methodology. READ MORE

  5. 9. centre for Vulnerable Youth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Claudia Iovita; [2022]
    Keywords : architecture; homeless; vulnerable; home; youth; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The present thesis explores the wide definition of homelessness and its complexity as a social phenomena. It is a very complex and multidirectional problem linked to individual, interpersonal, and socioeconomic factors. READ MORE

  6. 10. 2030 Agenda – Implementation of climate-related Sustainable Development Goals in Norway and Germany by using the example of sustainable transportation

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Ina Dietrich; [2022]
    Keywords : 2030 Agenda; Comparative analysis; Electric cars; Germany; Norway; Policy transfer; Sustainable transport;

    Abstract : Since the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda and introduced its 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, governments all over the world are working on implementing the framework into national, regional and local levels of administration to reach its targets. Climate-related challenges, including the reduction of CO2 emissions, are often met by using climate mitigation tools such as electric vehicles in sustainable transport matters. READ MORE