Essays about: "sustainable development"

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  1. 1. Putting all the sustainable development eggs in the private sector basket : An investigation into hegemonic struggle in the Danish development community over increasing private sector-driven development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Louise Maria Skotte Møller; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Development Finance; Private Sector-Driven Development; Civil Society; Critical Discourse Analysis; Hegemony; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : How sustainable development (SD) is envisioned, practiced and financed is a crucial question today. In Denmark, the former government introduced private sector-driven development (PSDD) at the heart of Danish development cooperation. READ MORE

  3. 2. ‘What the Monkey ate before, and what he is eating now’ : a small-scale case study of local climate change adaptation in rural Nepal

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

    Author : Gerrit Jan Hofert; [2020]
    Keywords : community-based adaptation; local adaptation plans of action; climate change adaptation; climate vulnerability; participation;

    Abstract : Community-based adaptation (CBA), a decentralized bottom-up climate planning approach, has become increasingly important in the corresponding literature and in practice. CBA is a significant part of the debate of how to create and provide sustainable and adaptive solutions to the negative effects of climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Partners in crime – How cabbage seed weevil assists brassica pod midge in damaging pods of winter oilseed rape in fields in Southern Sweden : how is insect abundance related to crop damage?

    University essay from SLU/Department of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Sarah Heithausen; [2020]
    Keywords : monitoring; Ceutorhynchus obstrictus; Dasineura brassica; Brassica napus; Integrated Pest Management; economic threshold; pan trap; sticky trap;

    Abstract : The brassica pod midge (Dasineura brassicae) has emerged as an important pest causing problems in Winter Oilseed Rape (WOSR) (Brassica napus ssp. napus) production in Southern Sweden during recent years. Adult female D. brassicae oviposit into WOSR pods. READ MORE

  5. 4. Family planning as a solution for a sustainable future in Sub-Saharan Africa : The efforts of the global community: state and non-state actors

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Alva Ericson; [2020]
    Keywords : family planning; sustainable development; fertility decline; population growth;

    Abstract : In 2050, 9.7 billion is expected to live on Earth. Entering a new decade in 2020, the global agenda concerns sustainable development and how humans can live on Earth sustainable while continuing to develop. A solution to reach a sustainable future is through family planning. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ecotourism in a developing island destination : -A field study of Bali

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Johanna Åhsberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Bali; culture; ecotourism; impacts; sustainable development; traditional lifestyle;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate how ecotourism impact on Balinese traditional lifestyle through economic, sociocultural and environmental structures. A field study was conducted in the island of Bali, Indonesia where the researcher investigated the situation of traditional living and how it is perceived by local people and eco-friendly businesses. READ MORE