Essays about: "the cause of poverty"

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  1. 1. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF INSECURITY ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY BORNO STATE)

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Ezeoka Ifeanyi; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Since the resurgence of the Boko Haram insurgents in 2009 in Nigeria, Boko Haram has been a formidable and persistent threat to Nigeria to contend. The country has suffered mass killings, displacement of people, kidnapping,abduction, and various attacks on Nigerians. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lowering energy need and improving indoor climate - A case study of rural dwellings in Gammalsvenskby, Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Viktor Kauranen; [2022]
    Keywords : Gammalsvenskby; energy-efficient; indoor climate; rural buildings; renovation; Ukraine; Life cycle cost; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : A vast majority of rural dwellings in Ukraine are inefficient from an energy perspective, with a major need for energy-efficient renovations. A lot of these buildings are also having problems with the indoor climate, with poor ventilation combined with indoor combustion of fuel which can cause negative health effects. READ MORE

  4. 3. Property Prices and Disaster (In)Justice: Fifty Years of Demographic Change in Hawai’i County’s Lava Hazard Zones

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : AnaCapri Mauro; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Vulnerability; Volcanic Hazards; Disaster Justice; Risk Governance; Temporal Analysis; Mauna Loa; Kīlauea; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While there is a degree of homogeneity in the physical impact that volcanic hazards can cause, the experience of volcanic risk and the politics of exposure are far from equal. The purpose of this thesis is to expand on research citing population growth and property price dynamics as factors encouraging settlement in the Mauna Loa and Kīlauea lava hazard zones. READ MORE

  5. 4. Terrestrial Management: Ecological farming in Puerto Rico

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Tracy Trägårdh; [2022]
    Keywords : Terrestrial; management; multispecies; post-qualitative inquiry; plantationocene;

    Abstract : According to the 2022 IPCC report on mitigation of climate change, a transformational change is necessary in every aspect of society, industry and commerce by 2030 in order to keep global temperatures within safe limits. What would this transformation look like and how do we begin? I argue that applying Bruno Latour’s concept of the Terrestrial can help lead us towards the path of transformation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Underdevelopment : A case-study of Nigeria

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Mohamed Mudei Hassan; [2022]
    Keywords : Underdevelopment; Nigeria; Neo-Classical Realism; Dependency theory; Resource dependence; Prebendalism; Lax institutions; Sino-Nigerian relations;

    Abstract : Underdevelopment has plagued Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), since independence the post-colonial African states have experienced extreme poverty, unemployment, and other economic ailments that have persisted in the region. The aim of this thesis is to critique the null hypothesis of dependency theorists that it is structural factors that cause underdevelopment instead this study proposes an alternative hypothesis through Neo-Classical Realism to explain that it is in fact state-level actors and domestic issues that are the true culprit of causing the dependent variable. READ MORE