Essays about: "urban development in india"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 53 essays containing the words urban development in india.

1. 26. Investigating a Social Entrepreneurial Business Model in India and its Applicability to Wider Contexts.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Jasmine Hammam; [2016]
   Keywords : Social entrepreneurship; urban slums; portability; cultural context; India;

   Abstract : Social entrepreneurship has grown in popularity since Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 2006. Pollinate Energy is an Australian social business working to improve the lives of the urban poor in India. READ MORE

3. 27. Wastescape Bhubaneswar & Cuttack

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Oskar Gudéhn; Linda Ringqvist; [2014]
   Keywords : Bhubaneswar; Cuttack; Odisha; Waste; Waste Management; Architecture; sustainable studies; critical studies; Urban Planning; Formal; Informal; Minor Field Study; MFS; Architects without Borders; ASF; SPARC; UDRC; KKPKP; waste picker; godown; Mahila Milan; India; Rammed Earth; Mud; Bamboo; ANT; recycling; composting; biogas; landfill; slum; slum upgrading; interview; documentation; sketches; holistic; bottom up; social sustainability; economic sustainability; ecological sustainability;

   Abstract : This project is a study of the wastescape - a network of waste - of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in Odisha, India.  The study incorporates key locations, e.g. landfills, urban wastelands and waste warehouses; major actors in the formal and informal waste sector; and flows of waste through economic and social systems. READ MORE

4. 28. Mediaded. : A study on Community Video as a tool for Empowerment in rural India.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Michaela Strobel; [2014]
   Keywords : empowerment; development media; participatory development media; community video; audiovisual storytelling; rural India;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the potential of community video for rural development work in India. It addresses the topic via a process-oriented approach, looking into the individual steps from the creation of a video until its dissemination. READ MORE

5. 29. Nayapalli Pallavi : An Urban Village Development Project in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Edith Humble; [2014]
   Keywords : Women; India; Odisha; Bhubaneswar; Community Centre; Launderette; Alcoholism; Social Sustainable; Urban development; Public Space; village; square; Kvinnor; Indien; Odisha; Bhubaneswar; Community center; tvätteri; alkoholism; socialt hållbar; stadsutveckling; offentliga rummet; torg; by;

   Abstract : With a grant from Sida I went to Odisha, to learn about women’s local conditions and try to find out how a building could somehow ameliorate it. Through Architects Sans Frontières I got in touch with Urban and Development Resource Centre, working with upgrading slum areas. READ MORE

6. 30. Approaching urban sustainability : - a minor field study in India

   University essay from JTH, Byggnadsteknik

   Author : Julia Brandt; Linnéa Svensson; [2013]
   Keywords : Urbanisation; Urban sustainability; Pillars of sustainability; WSP India; The Green City; Urban development; Indian cities;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to enable improved urban sustainability in India and has therefore been conducted at WSP’s office in Delhi. The objective has been to chart the Indian characteristics as well as to identify difficulties regarding urban sustainability. READ MORE