Sökning: "Rural bias"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 23 uppsatser innehållade orden Rural bias.
1. Assessment of the invasive Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) distribution in Sweden : The effects of latitudinal location and land cover on the distribution
Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)Sammanfattning : Invasive alien species are recognized as a major problem worldwide. They affect native flora and fauna negatively, resulting in loss of biodiversity and increased economic costs of the species’ themselves and management efforts. LÄS MER
2. A revised narrative of the Baltic Sea in Sweden : a phenomenological reflection on the multifaceted human-sea interrelations and communication
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : Far from everyday reality and vast in size, seas and oceans are often subject to overarching narratives obscuring their reality. Natural sciences, technology, and the economic perspective exercise a dominant influence on the problem formulations that both shape our understandings of marine environments and frame marine decision-making processes. LÄS MER
3. Research & innovation in the EU bioeconomy strategy : a useful solution or a political buzzword?
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : Several policies and strategies for mitigating climate changes and for enhancing our way of handling natural resources have been developed during the last decade, where the EU Bioeconomy Strategy could be seen as one example. Research and innovation (R&I) is repeatedly used within policymaking as a tool for enabling transition into a more sustainable society and the EU Bioeconomy Strategy is no exemption. LÄS MER
4. Thank God, It's a Boy?! The Heterogeneous Effects of Children's Gender on Domestic Violence - An Application of the Causal Forest Algorithm
D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiSammanfattning : This thesis aims to quantify heterogeneity in treatment effects of the gender of the first child on the mother's prob- ability of experiencing domestic violence. The identification strategy takes into account the potential endogeneity of gender preferences on the children's gender, as well as potential channels of a child's gender on domestic vio- lence. LÄS MER
5. Bryta normer och följa strömmen – samtidigt?
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälleSammanfattning : Denna studie har berört tillgänglighetsproblematik på landsbygden, specifikt gällande en implementering av elbilen som hållbarhetsalternativ. Vidare har den berört unga kvinnors uppfattningar om transportrelaterad normpåverkan och om en geografisk utbredning av dessa normer. LÄS MER
