Essays about: "tamil nadu-India"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words tamil nadu-India.
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1. "They're risking their lives to use the toilet”
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : This study is concerned with examining how women cope with inadequate sanitation. Through the lens of capability approach, gender and class, the aim of the study is to examine what strategies women have and use in order to cope with poor sanitation. The study is based on twelve semi-structured interviews with women in Tamil Nadu, India. READ MORE
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2. Developing land cover change methodology by combining remote sensing observations and pastoralist understandings : a case study in southern Tamil Nadu, India
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Pastoralists in India are experiencing increased difficulties to sustain their livelihood, which is partly due to deterioration and diminishment of the pastoral lands that they depend on. Remote sensing (RS) is a powerful tool for investigating large-scale land cover change dynamics; however, a more complete and socially aware analysis of land cover change can be produced when incorporating qualitative data into the analysis. READ MORE
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3. Management of local irrigation systems and stakeholder perceptions in southern Tamil Nadu, India
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : The irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu are part of an irrigation system which has developedover centuries, they are man-made reservoirs of varying sizes and they are important sources ofirrigation water but also provide services such as flood control, silt capture, and ground waterrecharge. The tanks are now deteriorating, they are used less than before and their capacity islower because of poor maintenance. READ MORE
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4. Why put that Seedling in the Ground - A Case Study of the TIST Tree Planting Program in Tamil Nadu India
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : This study examines a reforestation program, TIST (The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program), and its effects on farmer's tree planting behavior. TIST is funded by selling carbon credits on the Voluntary Carbon Market and derive the carbon credits from farmers who plant trees in their own lands. READ MORE
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5. The power of parents´aspiration - A project evaluation in rural India
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : The objective of this thesis is whether women accessing education and credit affect her and her husband’s aspiration concerning their child’s future age of marriage, preferred occupation and educational attainment. By measuring the effect of a Self Help Group (SHG) project in Tamil Nadu, India, it is shown that microfinance+ does affect fathers’ aspiration for their children’s future age of marriage. READ MORE
