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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 19 uppsatser innehållade ordet TAIS.
1. “I don’t have to say thank you for what is my right” : Social movement networks and public policies for migrant women in Florianópolis, Brazil
Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleSammanfattning : Brazil, like other Latin American countries, has witnessed an increase in south-south migration rates in the last decade. This scenario led to important changes in migration policies at the Federal level – the update of the conservative Foreigner Statute from 1980 to a rights-based Migration law in 2017 is the prime example of how migration flows can contribute to the promotion of rights and strengthen democracy in host societies. LÄS MER
2. Location decisions regarding forest plantations in Brazil : Which aspects are important to actors in the Brazilian tree industry?
Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikSammanfattning : Brazilian productive forest plantations and sustainability is a continuous subject of debate, since such forest plantations constitute an increasing proportion of the Brazilian forest cover, and because of documented instances where some establishments have resulted in negative impacts on local ecosystems and communities. Meanwhile, balancing economic, environmental and social sustainability is becoming an important concern in industrial decision-making given the increasing importance of the global sustainability goals. LÄS MER
3. Understanding women's stewardship in the Amazon : A decolonial-process-relational perspective
Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreSammanfattning : The widespread and increasing forest degradation in the Amazon contrasts with a range of individual or collective practices developed by local agents, which have the potential to reconcile conservation and local understanding of the quality of life and economic development. The role of women among these initiatives has been overlooked or not well understood. LÄS MER
4. An Outline of the Semantic Network of the Preposition Up in American English : A Corpus Study
Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierSammanfattning : In this study an outline is presented of the semantic network of the preposition up in American English in sentences extracted from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), which was done to determine what the most common uses and meanings of the preposition are, as well as to determine if most of its possible meanings are concrete or abstract. The results show that there is a salient use and also prototypical meaning of up, and that these are major factors that impact the semantic network of the preposition. LÄS MER
5. The role of the private sector in sustainable water management in Kazakhstan
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetSammanfattning : The social and environmental impacts associated with corporate water use and discharge in Kazakhstan is historically high, and in certain watershed pose a significant threat to the health of the local communities and ecosystems. Today the industries are consuming almost a third of freshwater and remain one of the biggest polluters in the country. LÄS MER
