Essays about: "sustainable agrarian development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words sustainable agrarian development.

1. 1. Land Inequality, Agrarian Development and Peace in Colombia : A Political Ecology View

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Michelle Silva Vásquez; [2023]
   Keywords : Colombia; land accumulation; dispossession; peace; political ecology; peasants;

   Abstract : One of the major problems that characterizes the Colombian countryside is the extreme concentration of land. When addressing the question of how land has been concentrated in Colombia, often the emphasis is placed on phenomena such as armed violence and drug-trafficking. READ MORE

3. 2. The perceptions and experiences of urban dwellers, regarding the transition from an agrarian to an urban society : A qualitative interview study conducted in Urban Babati, Tanzania

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Elin Björklund; Oscar Segermark Viström; [2023]
   Keywords : urbanization; agriculture; perceptions; Tanzania; Babati; Global South; sustainable development; Metabolic Rift Theory;

   Abstract : This study investigates how farmers, authorities, day laborers and full-time employees experience and perceive the transition from an agrarian to a more urban society in Babati, Tanzania. It is an interview-based essay, and an inductive thematic analysis method has been used to analyze the perceptions and experiences about the transition, and to profoundly examine the main environmental, social, and economic benefits and challenges that follows. READ MORE

4. 3. Between modernization and heritage: Sustainable rural tourism as a viable alternative for Transylvania's countryside.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Monica Sturza; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainability science; multiculturality; Integrated Rural Tourism; holistic approach; tourism destination building; Transylvania; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Transylvania’s countryside, characterized by a mostly agrarian society with a rich multicultural heritage is being threatened by Romania’s tendencies of chaotic modernization and rapid urbanization. This research aims to find a viable solution for sustaining the cultural, natural, and social environment in rural Transylvania, by analysing the potential of tourism development. READ MORE

5. 4. Farming with Draft Animals: Using Retro Innovations for Sustainable Agrarian Development. : A case study of organic small-scale farming in Northern Italy.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Anna Garre; [2022]
   Keywords : craftsmanship; interpretive method; draft animals; non-representational theory; Italian Alps; Po Valley; retro-innovation; farming styles; stewardship; sustainable agrarian development;

   Abstract : To farm more sustainably, some farmers are rediscovering and innovating knowledge, skills, and technologies that were used before the modernisation of agriculture in the 1950s. One such 'retro-innovation' is the use of draft animals as a source of labour on farms. READ MORE

6. 5. Energy-Water-Agriculture Nexus Mini-grids to Power Rural Productive Hubs in Sub-Saharan Africa : A case study of Walta Jalala village in Bedeno Woreda of Ethiopia

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Energiteknik

   Author : Israel Biramo; [2020]
   Keywords : Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethiopia; Rural; Agriculture; Mini-grid; Productive use of energy; Lead acid battery; Li-ion battery;

   Abstract : The thrive to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 is never been easy, and numbers are still showing that Sub-Saharan Africa is lagging in access to electricity index. Most of the energy poor communities residing in the rural part of the region, this by itself is a conundrum with multifaceted implications. READ MORE