Essays about: "what is Human Development Index"

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  1. 1. Where there is road, there is fire (influence): An exploratory study on the influence of roads in the spatial patterns of Swedish wildfires of 2018

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Gabriel Romeo Ferriols Pavico; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Wildfire; Fire Spatial Patterns; Road; Conformity; FWI; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the Swedish wildfire season of 2018, when the country incurred ten times more than the average burnt area that occurred in previous years. The study aims to address a broad research question: Do roads influence the size of the burned area? This study fills the gap in research on the effects of roads in the spatial patterns of wildfires. READ MORE

  3. 2. Visual Arts as Development Communication - Challenging Development Concepts : Case study Baguio City, Philippines

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Aina Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Visual arts; development communication; intercultural translation; hybrid knowledge systems;

    Abstract : International Development and its aims are often contested in post-colonial discourses and by postcolonial thinkers. The fundamental concepts of development, as we see in the sector of aid and international development, steer the values, execution and evaluation of development projects across the globe, as well as national development policy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Destruction in Paradise: Using the capabilities approach to assess the causes of marine debris in the Bahamas -The case of Hurricane Dorian and informal settlements in the Abaco Islands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Greta Simonaviciute; [2022]
    Keywords : marine debris; capabilities approach; informal housing; disaster impact index; sustainable development; the Bahamas; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Marine debris is a major threat to wildlife and human health. This study examines the socioeconomic vulnerability of informal housing as arguably one of the main drivers of the abundance of marine debris in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone. READ MORE

  5. 4. P.E.G.A.S : Powered Exoskeleton Grip Amplifying System

    University essay from KTH/Mekatronik

    Author : Malin Dyberg; Elvira Troillet Ahlbäck; [2021]
    Keywords : Exoskeleton; mechatronics; Activities of Daily Living; ADL; grip strength; Arduino; Exoskelett; mekatronik; aktiviteter i det dagliga livet; ADL; greppstyrka; Arduino;

    Abstract : In this bachelor’s thesis, the development and construction of a soft exoskeleton for a human hand is described.The purpose of the project includes evaluating what type of exoskeleton that is most suitable for aiding the user inactivities of daily living and how this exoskeleton can be constructed in order to increase grip strength in the human hand. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Regression Analysis of Parameters Linked to Mortality of Covid-19

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Otto Landberg; Soroosh Jalaei; [2021]
    Keywords : A Regression Analysis of Parameters Linked to Mortality of Covid-19; Covid-19; multipel regressionsanalys; SWOT-analys;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis aims to determine if there are certain characteristics of countries that can determine the mortality of Covid-19 in the countries. To determine this, a regression analysis was constructed with mortality as the response variable and eleven regressors that correspond to a country's traits. READ MORE