Sökning: "Local income growth"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 38 avhandlingar innehållade orden Local income growth.

1. 16. Growth and decline in rural Sweden : geographical distribution of employment and population 1960–2010

   Författare :Martin Hedlund; Linda Lundmark; Emma Lundholm; Olof Stjernström; Kjell Overvåg; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; rural restructuring; rural heterogeneity; manufacturing decline; agricultural decline; urbanization; rural typology; life-course perspective; cluster analysis; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the combination of changes in the population and employment into sectors in rural Sweden for the period 1960-2010. The aim is to describe and analyze the demographic changes together with the labour market changes, and to account for the spatial outcome of these changes by considering the heterogeneity of rural areas. LÄS MER

3. 17. Between crisis and opportunity : Livelihoods, diversification and inequality among the Meru of Tanzania

   Författare :Rolf Larsson; Sociologi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology of labour; Meru; Tanzania; Arusha; peasants; sociology of enterprise; family farmers; smallholders; coffee production; income diversification; de-agrarianisation; agricultural intensification; inequality; social differentiation; economic liberalization.; Sociology; Agricultural economics; Sociologi; Arbetslivssociologi; företagssociologi; Lantbruksekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Sustained high population growth rates are radically altering the livelihood conditions for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. In one of the most fertile and densely settled areas of East Africa, Mount Meru in Northern Tanzania, the size of the population has increased nearly tenfold within the last century. LÄS MER

4. 18. Group Accounting Across Borders

   Författare :Arne Fagerström; Lars Hassel; Gary M Cunningham; Åbo Akademi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International accounting; consolidated reports; accounting regulation; income smoothing;

   Sammanfattning : Over the last twenty years, accounting diversity between countries has been an important issue in international accounting research. A driving force has been the growth of multinational companies across borders. The development has created new challenges in consolidating financial statements across borders to a common group accounting report. LÄS MER

5. 19. Alternative agriculture and rural development: A case study of sugar beet cultivation in Kenya

   Författare :Nicodemus Mandere; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Challenges; Prospects; Household income; Poverty; Sugar beet; Kenya; Alternative agriculture;

   Sammanfattning : Land use change has been observed to cause profound impacts on sustainability, particularly when the change is not well planned and co-coordinated. In Kenya the government is promoting diversification of crops to embrace high value crops and drought resistant crop varieties in efforts to reduce poverty in rural areas. LÄS MER

7. 20. Implementing resource recovery from urban organic waste in low- and middle-income countries : Tools to support planners and policy makers

   Författare :Daniel Ddiba; Elisabeth Ekener; Göran Finnveden; Sarah Dickin; Elizabeth Tilley; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; biowaste; circular economy; decision support tools; environmental governance; faecal sludge management; governance capacity; resource recovery; sustainable sanitation; sustainable urban development; waste management; waste reuse; Takataka; uchumi mzunguko; zana za usaidizi wa maamuzi; utawala wa mazingira; udhabiti wa uchafu wa kinyesi; uwezo wa utawala; urejeshi wa rasilimali; usafi wa mazingira endelevu; maendeleo endelevu ya mijini; usimamizi wa taka; kutumia tena taka; organiskt avfall; cirkulär ekonomi; verktyg för beslutsstöd; miljöstyrning; slamhantering; förvaltningskapacitet; resursåtervinning; hållbar sanitet; hållbar stadsutveckling; avfallshantering; återanvändning av avfall; residuos orgánicos; economía circular; herramientas de apoyo a la toma de decisiones; gobernanza ambiental; manejo de lodos fecales; capacidad de gobernanza; recuperación de recursos; saneamiento sostenible; desarrollo urbano sostenible; gestión de residuos; reutilización de residuos; Strategier för hållbar utveckling; Strategies for sustainable development;

   Sammanfattning : Globally, there is increasing awareness of the importance of applying circular economy principles to the management of organic waste streams through resource recovery. This is especially relevant in urban areas of low- and middle-income countries which are going to host a significant part of population growth over the next few decades. LÄS MER