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  1. 1. Samarbetet för det som är och ska bli : en studie av Etelhems eldsjälar och civila engagemang

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

    Author : Felicia Sandberg Vilén; [2023]
    Keywords : Etelhem; eldsjäl; tillit; strukturella hål; samarbete; civilt engagemang; Gotland;

    Abstract : Utvecklingsarbete på en ideell basis anses kunna bidra till att skapa en bra grund för att kunna bo kvar på små orter där statens och kommunens investeringar successivt minskat, och för att förbättra människors generella välmående. Den här studien handlar om civilt engagemang i Etelhem, ett mindre samhälle på Gotlands landsbygd, cirka fyra mil söder om Visby. READ MORE

  3. 2. Woolgathering : Wool as a resource for rural regeneration

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Rebecca Lindkvist; [2022]
    Keywords : rural development; rural regeneration; architecture; waste utilization; wool;

    Abstract : Woolgathering aims to speculate around ways to reduce the wasteof wool and how wool can catalyze the regeneration of ruralvillages in the north of Sweden. In Sweden today, we producearound 1000 metric tons of wool per year, yet only about half of it isused. READ MORE

  4. 3. How is development affecting sustainable livelihoods and disaster risk: A case study of a coastal community in Fiji

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Jennifer Gustavsson; Malin Wiskman; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable livelihood; Disaster risk; Fiji; Risk management; Development; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate how development have affected access to sustainable livelihood capitals and how the perceived access to these capitals have changed in the past decades in Dravuwalu, a coastal society in Fiji. A case-study was conducted in the village of Drawuvalu. READ MORE

  5. 4. Transitioning towards Sustainability : What are we waiting for?

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Keigo Arai; Fernanda Pia; Kristopher La Ray Armstrong; [2018]
    Keywords : Transition Movement; small-scale community transitions; sustainability; FSSD.;

    Abstract : There is growing consensus that humanity is being confronted with a sustainability challenge of which the severity has never been known to modern man. This pressing situation is demanding solutions and alternatives to change the path of society. READ MORE

  6. 5. The means and positive outcomes of affordablesolar-powered public lightingin the informal settlement of Kibera, Kenya

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Viktorija Misiunaite; [2017]
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    Abstract : We live in a time of a relentless change.Technology allows us to connect to each other beingmiles away, and even though we all come fromdifferent cultures with distinctive mentalities, one thingaffects us all - the inevitability of change.Everything changes constantly - the way of life, ideas,climate, you name it. READ MORE