Sökning: "Rural livelihoods"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 153 uppsatser innehållade orden Rural livelihoods.

1. 1. Adapting to Extreme Weather Events : - Addressing Flood Risks Through Planning and Policy in Namibia

   Master-uppsats, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

   Författare :Tim Licke; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Spatial planning; strategical spatial planning; planning; adaptation; climate; resilience; floods; town planning; Namibia; Efundja; Implementation; climate change; extreme weather; policy; mitigation; Fysisk planering; strategisk fysisk planering; planering; anpassning; klimat; motståndskraft; översvämningar; stadsplanering; Namibia; Efundja; Implementering; klimatförändringar; extremväder; policy;

   Sammanfattning : This master thesis investigates planning initiatives to address extreme weather events' impacts, specifically focusing on floods in Namibia. The study highlights the significance of such events in the context of global climate change, emphasising their adverse effects on livelihoods, particularly in rural communities and informal settlements. LÄS MER

3. 2. The effects of mining on a community in rural Syria : a case Study of mining in the region of ArRuhayba, Syria

   Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Författare :Mohamad Turkman; [2023]
   Nyckelord :rural; mining; livelihoods; development; sustainability; participation; governance; Syria; ArRuhayba;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses the effects of mining activities on the livelihoods of rural people and their environment in ArRuhayba, close to Syria’s capital Damascus. A public and political debate about such potential effects has not existed yet in Syria, probably because of the ongoing civil war in the country, which leaves a research gap to be filled. LÄS MER

4. 3. Creation as Resistance: How small-scale farmers and food artisans collaboratively respond to the global food system by recultivating a traditional rye variety in Northeast Germany

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Författare :Leo Baumgärtner; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how small-scale farmers and food artisans in Germany are impacted by and respond to the pressures of the global food system. It is based on the in-depth analysis of a case study of a recultivation effort of the traditional rye variety ‘Mecklenburger Marienroggen’ in Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Northeast Germany. LÄS MER

5. 4. Improvement of a Vermicompost Sieving Machine for Smallholder Farmers in the Philippines : A study conducted in science city of Muñoz, Philippines

   Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Författare :Anokina Marcos Yousif; Felipe Vidal; Ioana Cosaceanu; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Philippines; Philippine Carabao Center; Sieve Machine; Smallholder farmer; Vermicompost; Filippinerna; maskkompostering; Philippine Carabao Center; siktmaskin; småskaliga bönder;

   Sammanfattning : The Philippines has a primarily agricultural economy, with many rural residents relying on farming for their livelihoods. The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) was established in 1992 to support smallholder farmers in the country through research and technology development related to carabaos. LÄS MER

7. 5. Managing trees and power relations : analysing power in two tree restoration projects in central Tanzania

   Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Författare :Linus Linse; [2023]
   Nyckelord :nature restoration; power relations; carbon forestry;

   Sammanfattning : Nature restoration and carbon forestry projects in the Global South are considered central tools for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Proponents claim that projects have the potential to deliver win-win solutions, supporting poverty alleviation and local empowerment in addition to environmental benefits and carbon sequestration. LÄS MER