Sökning: "environmental degradation and poverty"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 29 uppsatser innehållade orden environmental degradation and poverty.

1. 16. Land Degradation Influences on the Living Conditions of a Farming Community in Kenya

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och psykologi

   Författare :Dorothy Roseline Juma; [2015]
   Nyckelord :land degradation; sustainable organic agriculture; environmental degradation and poverty;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this study was to explore how land degradation influences the living conditions of a farming community in Kenya. Investigation method used was qualitative research and data collection through semi -structured interviews with chosen farmers, interview with a professional in the relevant profession, and field observation within a farming community in central province of Kenya. LÄS MER

3. 17. Land cover change and its influence on soil erosion in the Mara region, Tanzania : using satellite remote sensing and the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) to map land degradation between 1986 and 2013

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Författare :Klara Århem; Fredrik Fredén; [2014]
   Nyckelord :Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation; land cover change; geography; physical geography; soil erosion; land degradation; RUSLE ; remote sensing; Landsat; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from land degradation, depletion of natural resources and rural poverty. In the Lake Victoria Basin, where large parts of the population are small scale farmers, people are facing such issues coupled with altered climatic conditions. LÄS MER

4. 18. Pre and Post Disaster Evaluation: A Case Study of 2010 Floods in Pakistan

   Master-uppsats, Institutionen för geografi och ekonomisk historia

   Författare :Faizan Muhammad Khan; [2013]
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : Pakistan is vulnerable to natural hazards which mainly include earthquakes, floods and droughts. The country faces severe natural disaster in the last decade. Floods are the one happening frequently. This paper uses “2010 Floods” as a case study analysis to explore the overall scenario of pre and post disaster management of Pakistan. LÄS MER

5. 19. Living in the Ecosystem Frontier: Ecosystem boundaries, ecological distribution conflicts and discourse constructions in rural Northern Uganda

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Författare :Inge-Merete Hougaard; [2013]
   Nyckelord :ecological distribution conflicts; environmental degradation; ecological economics; political ecology; northern Uganda; rural communities; ecosystem boundaries; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Environmental degradation is often understood as linked to poverty and ignorance of ecosystem values. Taking point of departure in the theories of ecological economics and political ecology, this study seeks to offer an alternative explanation of the concurrence of environmental degradation and economic challenges. LÄS MER

7. 20. A Social Ekonomic Study of a Small-Scale Biogas Facility. : Designing and construction for a single household for the production of biogas from easily accessible substrates such as human faeces, household waste, garden waste and manure.

   Master-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för ingenjörs- och kemivetenskaper

   Författare :Viktor Nygren; [2013]
   Nyckelord :biogas; substrate; small-scale; firewood; hygienization; socio-economic; ;

   Sammanfattning : Increased access to energy is a key factor to reduce poverty and to gain increased development and prosperity. Access to energy is not equally distributed globally. On average a Swedish person consumes more energy than 12 individuals in Tanzania. The Msambara village arose in the 1930s. LÄS MER