Sökning: "Small-scale development"
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6. Education, Employability and Imagining the Future: A Minor Field Study of Goals and Motivations in a South African Small-Scale Development Programme
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/SociologiSammanfattning : South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world, and that shows in the distribution of opportunities amongst South Africans. In the face of political failures to deliver improvements for unemployed youth NGO projects become more important avenues for young people to acquire resources needed to improve their lives. LÄS MER
7. Multi-crop solutions for sustainable agriculture : A Minor Field Study in Ratchaburi, Thailand
Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Sammanfattning : Agriculture is facing many challenges, such as decreased biodiversity, soil erosion, water scarcity, and social inequality, because of industrial farming and its focus on high yields at the expense of sustainability. This also includes Thailand and the province of Ratchaburi. LÄS MER
8. Small scale VTOL aircraft using only one lift-producing motor : A study of lift capacity for a Vertical Take-Off and Landing capable aircraft
Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Sammanfattning : The usage of unmanned aerial vehicles in applications such as terrain mapping and surveillance is proliferating in the modern world. This project aims to investigate the feasibility, in terms of payload capacity and stability, of small scale winged aircraft that have the ability to lift and land vertically, while also being able to transition to normal forward flight using wings for primary lift. LÄS MER
9. Shortening the chains : social relations and dynamics of production in Uppland's alternative food networks
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : Current global food systems are characterised by a highly concentrated capitalist market where food is treated as a globalised hyper commodity and small-scale farmers are pushed into the side-line. The need for the transformation of that food system is urgent and acknowledged worldwide. LÄS MER
10. Understanding Knowledge Transfer in Complex System Product Development : Implications of Employee Exit
Master-uppsats, Jönköping University/Tekniska HögskolanSammanfattning : Today employees are changing jobs more frequently than in the past, which can result in the loss of valuable knowledge and information during employee exits. This makes sharing of information and knowledge within the organisations more important than ever before, particularly during the product development process. LÄS MER