Sökning: "rural community"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 648 uppsatser innehållade orden rural community.

  1. 16. 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

  3. 17. IMPLEMENTING SOLAR POWER SYSTEM AT ELIKIA SCHOOL : Electricity Generation for Education and Community Development in the DRC

    M1-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Författare :Melvin Riche; [2023]
    Nyckelord :solcellsanläggningen; skolan; Kongo;

    Sammanfattning : This report examines the feasibility and cost of installing an off-grid solar system for Elika School in the village of Lwengo, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo has one of the lowest electrification rates globally. Only 19% of the population has access to electricity, and almost none in rural areas. LÄS MER

  4. 18. The political ecology of wildfires, at the intersection of climate change and landscape - A case study of rural Tuscany, Italy

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Författare :Lauren Chastain; [2023]
    Nyckelord :wildfire; landscape mosaic; political ecology; Tuscany; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Wildfires are a climate change indicator whose increasing activity poses a threat to biodiversity and to ecosystem and human wellbeing. In the Mediterranean region, examination of the foundational drivers of intensifying wildfire regimes is necessary for the identification of sustainable wildfire mitigation measures. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Decentralizing electricity generation in Cuba : Implementation of a microgrid in the sugar mil lCarlos Baliño

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

    Författare :Aylin Berber; Cornelia Eriksson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Microgrid; renewable energy; bagasse; self-sufficiency; Microgrid; förnybar energi; bagass; självförsörjande;

    Sammanfattning : Cuba has a long history of different dependencies and is a country facing many energy challenges, and therefore seeks to diversify its energy sources and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The purpose of this degree project is therefore to conceptualize a microgrid based on renewable energy sources for local energy sustainability at the lowest cost possible. LÄS MER