Essays about: "traditional authority"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 69 essays containing the words traditional authority.

  1. 26. Development of a GIS methodology to evaluate informal urban green areas for inclusion in a community governance program

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Katalin Bunyevácz; [2019]
    Keywords : geography; GIS; informal urban green spaces; community governance; multi- criteria analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Informal green spaces are “small green areas” which are some square meter plots along streets or in junctions, in front of public or private buildings. Informal urban green space become or remain in neglected condition due to the lack of capacity of the municipality to maintain them. READ MORE

  3. 27. Blockchain Technology in Disaster Risk Management: Transforming the Delivery of Emergency Relief

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Carolina Källner; [2019]
    Keywords : blockchain technology; cash-based transfers; emergency relief; humanitarian aid; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Persisting challenges such as corruption and a lack of coordination among humanitarian organisations continuously lead to almost a third of all development assistance not reaching those in need. As various attempts of solving this dilemma have not been successful, an innovative approach is required. READ MORE

  4. 28. Who Owns This Jungle? : Changes, Landownership and Traditional Authority in the Tropical Forests of Western Ghana

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Josephine Laursen; [2019]
    Keywords : Action-oriented research; Change; Chieftaincy; Ghana; Hermeneutic phenomenology; Land-ownership; Landscape history; Local communities; Negotiations; Oral history; Traditional au-thority; Western Ghana;

    Abstract : At present, in Adansi and Daboase, two rural communities in Western Ghana, changes are both internally and externally driven. Combined with ongoing negotiations of authority, landownership, history, tradition and culture, the interconnectedness of these areas shapes the realities of these communities. READ MORE

  5. 29. Energy Access for the Most Vulnerable Groups : A Study on the Long-Term Effects of Energy Access in a Refugee Camp Context with Inclusion of the Host Community

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Marie Stjernquist Desatnik; [2019]
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    Abstract : The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development outlines 17 goals to end poverty and ensure the right to development for everyone. Previous research has found that 2/3 of the goals partly depend their success upon whether SDG 7 Ensure access to sustainable, affordable and modern energy for all is achieved or not. READ MORE

  6. 30. THE WATCHING DOG The Animal Gaze in Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Amanda Flinck; [2018-09-19]
    Keywords : Jack London; To Build a Fire; animals; the animal gaze;

    Abstract : This essay examines the role of the nameless dog in Jack London’s 1908 short story “To Build a Fire”. While it is a story previously studied for its naturalist and determinist themes, this essay turns the spotlight onto the dog as a significant character that should not be overlooked in readings of the story. READ MORE