Essays about: "socio-economic"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 968 essays containing the word socio-economic.

  1. 26. 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

  3. 27. The Impact of Parental Education on the Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Farahim Suleymanli; [2023]
    Keywords : ASD; DML; PLR; IRM; early detection; parental education; causal inference; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Utilizing the Double Machine Learning (DML) framework with both Partially Linear Regression (PLR) and Interactive Regression Models (IRM), this study examined the crucial role of parental education in the early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Analysis was conducted on comprehensive data from the National Survey of Children's Health spanning the years 2017 to 2021. READ MORE

  4. 28. Organized Crime and Government Trust under the Covid-19 pandemic. The case study of Sicily.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Andrea Cavallo; [2023]
    Keywords : Sicilian Mafia; organized crime; government trust; Covid-19; vaccination campaign.; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Do municipalities in which organized crime is strongly established present lower Covid-19 vaccination rates, as a proxy for government trust? This paper aims to answer this question in the specific case of the Italian region of Sicily. Specifically, the analysis exploits a panel dataset of 390 Sicilian municipalities over 107 weeks (between the 27th of December 2020 and the 1st of January 2023) to study if areas with a higher presence of the Mafia, measured through historical sources and more recent data, negatively correlate with the cumulative weekly percentage of Covid-19 vaccinations per municipality. READ MORE

  5. 29. Establishing a Digital Framework for EdTech Learning for Primary Schools in the Rural Parts of the Guanajuato Region, Mexico : A Minor Field Study Based on Interaction Design Principles

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Katie Haidar; Sara Hailu; Samantha Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Minor Field Study; MFS; Interaction Design; Design Principles; Digital Education; Education Technology; EdTech; User Tests; Gamification; Mexico; Rural Primary Schools;

    Abstract : This investigation is carried out with the desire to create a framework for digital learning tools in the region of Guanajuato, Mexico aimed towards primary schools in rural parts of the area. The framework is meant to be an aid in the implementation of technological equipments, especially tablets, and shed light on the most important aspects to take into consideration when designing and creating applications for those. READ MORE

  6. 30. Bengaluru burning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Mahima Moolbharati; [2023]
    Keywords : heatwave vulnerability; sustainability science; critical urban theory; neoliberalism; gentrification; postcolonialism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate-changed induced extreme events like heatwaves have become increasingly critical issues in urban India. Rapidly growing cities are vulnerable to adverse effects of heatwaves exacerbated by inequalities embedded in urbanisation. READ MORE