Essays about: "the impact on sustainable rural development"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 134 essays containing the words the impact on sustainable rural development.

  1. 21. The socio-economic impact of mini-grid usage in Kenya : A qualitative case study in the rural areas of Kisii and Nyamira

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Adam Torebrandt; [2022]
    Keywords : Mini-grid; rural electrification; sustainable development; socio-technical perspective; design thinking; socio-economic benefits; Powerhive; Mini-grid; elektrifiering på landsbygden; hållbar utveckling; sociotekniskt perspektiv; designtänkande; socio-ekonomiska fördelar; Powerhive;

    Abstract : Today, sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 75% of the world population without access to electricity which corresponds to over 500 million people. One strategy to reduce this number and provide access to electricity for more people, is to install mini-grids. READ MORE

  3. 22. Vegetation som social konstruktion : en kritisk granskning av värderingar och föreställningar om ordning och oordning vid omvandling av industriområdet Librobäck

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

    Author : Kerstin Lindberg; Emma Nygren; [2022]
    Keywords : fysisk planering; förtätning; industrimiljö; vegetation; urban ekologi; biologisk mångfald; värderingar; föreställningar; social konstruktion; ordning och oordning; dikotomi; anomali; metafor;

    Abstract : Urbanisering är ett hot mot biologisk mångfald. När vi människor försämrar eller förstör ekosystem hotas allt liv på jorden. Vårt utnyttjande av naturresurser och ekosystem utgår ifrån modernitetstankar som grundar sig i en dualistisk uppdelning mellan natur och kultur. READ MORE

  4. 23. Some faba beans and a nice Chianti : prospects and challenges for increasing the production of faba beans as food

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

    Author : Hannah Carlsson Wendin; [2022]
    Keywords : faba beans; cultivation; food processing; food; possibility; restriction; summative content analysis; conventional content analysis;

    Abstract : Swedish produced faba beans have recently been acknowledged as a sustainable food product containing important nutrition and are produced with low environmental impact. Faba beans belong to the group of protein crops and have great potential to replace resource-demanding proteins, but today the crop is exclusively used as feed in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 24. To create multifunctional riverscapes : the example of Älvkarleby in the Nedre Dalälven River, Sweden

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

    Author : Xuan Ye; [2022]
    Keywords : river space; municipal nature reserve; ecological restoration; landscape planning; fish migration passage; human recreation;

    Abstract : The natural environment and ecological services of rivers and the needs and expansion of human activities using rivers causes conflicting interests. Human survival is inseparable from the dependence on the natural environment, but at the same time, the continuous demand for natural resources has also caused an irreversible impact. READ MORE

  6. 25. Ungdomars acceptans av tre olika produktionssystem för kaninkött

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Saga Gunnarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : kaninkött; produktionssystem; konsument; acceptans;

    Abstract : Global meat consumption is getting more unsustainable. One way to counteract this is to change the type of meat that is consumed. Rabbit meat has a lower climate impact than many other types of meat. Growth of the rabbit meat industry may therefore be desirable development. READ MORE