Essays about: "urbanization"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 741 essays containing the word urbanization.
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16. The perceptions and experiences of urban dwellers, regarding the transition from an agrarian to an urban society : A qualitative interview study conducted in Urban Babati, Tanzania
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknikAbstract : This study investigates how farmers, authorities, day laborers and full-time employees experience and perceive the transition from an agrarian to a more urban society in Babati, Tanzania. It is an interview-based essay, and an inductive thematic analysis method has been used to analyze the perceptions and experiences about the transition, and to profoundly examine the main environmental, social, and economic benefits and challenges that follows. READ MORE
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17. Climate impact of ultra-processed foods in the Swedish diet
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : The climate impact associated with food consumption is large. The size of the impact depend on the type of food and how it is produced. Food systems are currently changing and urbanization and increased affluence of consumers have led to an overall increase in food consumption and a rise in consumption of processed foods globally. READ MORE
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18. En grön oas mellan stad och natur : ett växtgestaltningsförslag över Triangelplatsen i Stockholm med fokus på Nigel Dunnetts metodik för naturalistiska planteringar
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Urbanisering, bostadsbrist och klimatförändringar är några av de faktorer som ställer högre krav på våra städer idag. Samhällen byggs i och med detta tätare och är i ständig omvandling för att anpassa sig till de problem som städerna ställs inför. I takt med urbaniseringen begränsas utrymmen till grönytor och grönska. READ MORE
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19. "A Norrland before, and a Norrland after?" : Exploring re-industrialization, as an example of green growth, through the reproduction of space and planetary urbanization in Northern Sweden.
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : The dominant discourse often presents green growth as a solution to the ongoing environmental and climate crisis. However, it exists an unclear understanding of what green growth means in various contexts. READ MORE
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20. Exploring Greenhouse Gas Emissions and socio-economic factors for climate change mitigation: A worldwide clustering analysis
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionenAbstract : In response to the pressing need to address climate change and reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, this study implemented Gaussian Mixture Models Clustering to detect the levels of GHG emissions and related socio-economic factors in 174 countries. To handle the panel data, Principal Component Analysis was conducted to achieve dimension reduction. READ MORE