Essays about: "solve poverty problem"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words solve poverty problem.

1. 1. Disaggregating economic inequality from space

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Neija Maegaard Elvekjær; [2019]
   Keywords : Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite VIIRS ; night-time lights; Gross Domestic Product GDP ; economic inequality; regional inequality; spatial inequality; Gini coefficient; spatial scale; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Reducing inequality is number 10 of the United Nations sustainable development goals. Inequality in society affect economic growth, development and poverty reduction, and through these indirectly affect environmental degradation, food security and other major problems facing society today. READ MORE

3. 2. Measuring spatial accessibility to healthcare for people living with HIV-AIDS in southern Nigeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : William Ojo; [2018]
   Keywords : geographical information system; healthcare; hiv-aids; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Equitable distribution of healthcare services towards the reduction of HIV-AIDS prevalence in Nigeria remains a major public health concern. One of several research model to solve this public health problem is the use Geographical Information System, a two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA), this model emerged in the last decade as a key measure of spatial accessibility, particularly in its application to healthcare access. READ MORE

4. 3. Joining Forces: A Study of Multinational Corporations' Sustainability Contributions to a Cross-Sector Social Partnership

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Malin Backman; Klas Jangsell; Josephine Lönnqvist; [2017]
   Keywords : Climate Council of Jönköping CC - Klimatrådet ; Cross-Sector Social Partnership CSSP ; Multinational Corporation MNC ; Sustainability; Triple Bottom Line TBL ;

   Abstract : Background: Cross-sector social partnership (CSSP) is a joint effort that utilizes resources from different sectors to solve social issues, such as poverty, pandemics and environmental degradation. According to the United Nations, the environmental tipping point of global warming is soon reached, and to avoid this irreversible situation, the collaboration between state and non-state actors is a requirement. READ MORE

5. 4. Guiding technologists in México : testing theories of sustainable technological design development to create better design guidelines in a Mexican context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Lucia Solis Paredes; [2017]
   Keywords : sustainability science; technology; eco-efficiency; sustainable engineering; theory testing; case study; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Technological development has been used to improve human conditions over time, but has in the process created detrimental impacts on the environment. As political forces shift the focus of technology to solve sustainability-related problems, much faith is put into that technologists will change the way they conduct their work so they create technologies that are more sustainable. READ MORE

6. 5. Stakeholder communication through the websites and expression of success : greek social enterprises against food waste and poverty

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Pinelopi Paraskevopoulou; [2015]
   Keywords : enabling criteria of success; food waste; non profit organizations; poverty; social entrepreneurship; stakeholders; website;

   Abstract : The uneasy economic situation in Greece and the rise of the poverty has stressed the need to minimize food waste in the country. This issue was discussed mainly by non profit organizations, whereas the contribution of the government was minimal. READ MORE