Essays about: "technology and social, economic, political transformation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words technology and social, economic, political transformation.

  1. 1. Artificial Neural Networks for Financial Time Series Prediction

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Dana Malas; [2023]
    Keywords : artificial neural networks; time series analysis; deep learning; finance; long short-term memory; simple moving average;

    Abstract : Financial market forecasting is a challenging and complex task due to the sensitivity of the market to various factors such as political, economic, and social factors. However, recent advances in machine learning and computation technology have led to an increased interest in using deep learning for forecasting financial data. READ MORE

  3. 2. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

    Abstract : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. READ MORE

  4. 3. Moving Mathematics : Exploring constructivist tools to enhance mathematics learning

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Liam Aljundi; [2021]
    Keywords : constructivism; constructivist learning; mathematics education; interaction design; research through design; participatory action research; Arduino; tangible user interface; technological learning tools; construction kits;

    Abstract : The challenges faced by mathematics education reflect the more immense difficulties of the schooling system as a whole. This thesis investigates such challenges in the light of an ethical learning foundation and aims for a transformation through the use of technologies as learning tools. READ MORE

  5. 4. Urban Redevelopment in Shenzhen, China : Neoliberal Urbanism, Gentrification, and Everyday Life in Baishizhou Urban Village

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Johan Backholm; [2019]
    Keywords : Urban Redevelopment; Neoliberal Urbanism; Gentrification; Urban Village; China;

    Abstract : Urban redevelopment is increasingly used as a policy tool for economic growth by local governments in Chinese cities, which is taking place amid rapid urbanization and in an expanding globalized economy. Along with the spatial transformation, urban redevelopment often entails socioeconomic change in the form of processes of gentrification, which is propelled by the dominance of neoliberal market-oriented policy and practice in the country. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sustainable urban districts: Identifying success factors and their (potential) implications for the transformation of Sege Park, Malmö

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Amelie Johansson; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Transition Management; transition experiment; urban; district; Sege Park; brownfield;

    Abstract : This thesis identifies factors for success and un-success in European sustainable urban development projects and subsequently aims to correlate them with the characteristics and practices of an on-going project, concluding in a set of policy recommendations. Worldwide urbanisation brings a concentration of activities contributing to environmental degradation and social injustice, which implies the need for implementing sustainable development practices in urban planning. READ MORE