Essays about: "the importance of peace in development"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 41 essays containing the words the importance of peace in development.

  1. 21. Nära döden upplevelser som inspiration till återhämtande trädgårdar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Angelika Högwall; [2017]
    Keywords : trädgård; landskap; nära döden upplevelser; rehabilitering; medicin;

    Abstract : Det finns likheter i miljöbeskrivningar från personer som varit med om ”nära döden upplevelser” (NDU) och de miljökvaliteter som beskrivs som gynnsamma för återhämtning i den miljöpsykologiska litteraturen. Vissa objekt och faktorer återkommer i berättelserna och verkar vara miljöer människor förknippar med upplevelser av frid och ro. READ MORE

  3. 22. INFLUENCING DEMOCRACY - The importance of contextual factors for UN peacekeeping missions in post-conflict states

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Annie Schaffrath; [2016-12-14]
    Keywords : peacekeeping; democracy; United Nations; post-conflict development; UNTAG;

    Abstract : Achieving peace and democracy is a declared goal for the United Nations (UN). It is a difficult task concerning the current increase of conflicts and international political challenges. One of the UN’s tools to contribute to peace and democracy worldwide is peacekeeping missions. READ MORE

  4. 23. Building resilience through food : the case of the Network of Agroecological Peasants' Markets of Valle del Cauca (Red MAC), Colombia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Camilo Andres Ardila Galvis; [2016]
    Keywords : Alternative Food Networks; social-ecological resilience; agroecology; food systems; collective action; agro-biocultural diversity; Colombia;

    Abstract : The dominance of conventional (chemical and industrial) agriculture has eroded the ecological, economic and socio-cultural conditions to sustain production for a growing population, undermining humanity´s capacity to feed itself (Gliessman, 2007; Altieri & Toledo, 2011). As a consequence, we have a decoupled global food system: the social is decoupled from the ecological; farmers are decoupled from the land; farmers and consumers are decoupled from each other; and culture is decoupled from agri-culture. READ MORE

  5. 24. Bridging the Gaps : A Field Study on the Impact of Societal Gaps on Livelihoods in Lichinga Municipality, Mozambique

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Juliana Bennett; Ulrike Luise Bens; [2016]
    Keywords : Mozambique; Lichinga Municipality; Sustainable Rural Livelihoods; Households; Gaps;

    Abstract : This study was performed in the spring of 2016 in the Lichinga municipality in northern Mozambique, as a part of the Master Programme in Peace and Development Work at Linnaeus University in Växjo, Sweden. The agricultural dynamics within Mozambique point to the need for this sector to be the cornerstone of development, since 80% of the population is employed in the agricultural sector yet only making up a quarter of the country’s GDP. READ MORE

  6. 25. Japansk trädgård på svenska : gestaltning av en omsluten villaträdgård i Uppsala

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

    Author : Elvira Bäckström; [2016]
    Keywords : japansk trädgård; Lawsons kub; omsluten trädgård; steppingstones; villaträdgård;

    Abstract : Japanska trädgårdar symboliserar ett lugn och en harmoni och är därför en stor inspirationskälla för landskapsarkitekter och trädgårdsdesigners idag. Något som japansk trädgårdskultur associeras med är konsten att anlägga trädgårdar på mycket små ytor. READ MORE