Browsing Master's theses in Development Management by Title
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Indigenous livelihood and wellbeing : the consequence of ecosystem degradation in indigenous territories. A case study of the Guaraní of the Tarija region, Bolivia
(Master thesis, 2012)Economic development is prevailing over safeguarding environment and social capital in many developing countries today. Natural resource extraction and poor conservational measures are causing widespread ecosystem degradation. ... -
Investigating the relationship between poverty and disease : the case of Guinea Worm in the Savelugu-Nanton district of the northern region of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2010)The relationship between poverty and disease is complex and is often difficult to explore. The situation is exacerbated when investigating different aspects of this relationship and including concepts such as sustainable ... -
Is quality education a livelihood strategy? : the relevance of secondary school education in Kisoro district, southwestern Uganda
(Master thesis, 2011)This research addresses the secondary school education‘s impact on people‘s livelihood strategies in Kisoro district, south-western Uganda. Currently, approximately 80 percent of households in the district use agricultural ... -
Is self help the best help? : comparing donor funded and locally funded (self help) development projects in view of sustainable development. A compararative study from Uganda
(Master thesis, 2010)Persistent poverty in low developed countries is a concern which has drawn a number of external efforts, the most recent being the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The paradox has and still is that while aid has been ... -
Kandyan forest gardens(KFG's) for sustainable development
(Master thesis, 2013)The Kandyan Forest Gardens (KFGs) Has been a basis for not only the stable agricultural livelihood of the community living in Tropical hills of Sri Lanka but also for the maintenance of biodiversity and equilibrium of the ... -
Listening to people: local perspectives on mining child labour and community development in Cerro Rico - Bolivia
(Master thesis, 2012)This study explores community development from below in Cerro Rico mining community taking child labour as a start point for analysis. The investigation aims to generate knowledge about the potential of the community to ... -
Livelihood Strategies in a Context of Chronic Conflict - The Case of Kapelebyong Sub-County, Eastern Uganda
(Master thesis, 2007)The livelihoods of people in Kapelebyong Sub-County in Eastern Uganda have been severely affected by insecurity during the last 27 years. This thesis assesses the livelihood strategies currently employed by Internally ... -
Local Livelihoods and the Bujagali Hydro-Power Dam, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2007)Previous experience with dams shows that the local population carry a high proportion of the burden related to such projects. This paper intends to investigate the risks of impoverishment among the project-affected people ... -
Managing natural disasters, sustaining local development : a problem handled through local community- private organization collaboration? a case study from the Dominican republic
(Master thesis, 2009)The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecasts a future increase of natural disasters and the work to reduce the impacts of such disasters must be escalated. Therefore it seems very important that ... -
Natural Resource Exploitation, Environment and Poverty; Linkages and Impact on Rural Households in Asutifi District in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2007)The controversial negative relationship between the abundance of natural resources and economic growth and development has been at the centre of several development research discourses. It is often explained that, natural ... -
Non-formal education as a means to poverty reduction and community development? : a comparative study of adult literacy in four communitiesin the Ho municipality, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2010)This research work examines the impacts of the literacy programme on the improvement of literacy, education, reduction of poverty and community development, especially in the rural and poor communities. The work sets out ... -
Participatory resource management and development in developing countries: " do the attributes of the organizing committee for local participation matter"? : evidence from the Bunyoro Kitara Diocese tree planting project, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2011)In the past few decades, local community participation has been viewed as one of the major ways through which sustainable resource management can be attained. Communities have been encouraged to take part in resource ... -
Power to the people : how sustainable energy services and development can be facilitated through grass root development- a case study from the Bondo district in Kenya
(Master thesis, 2010)Serious international actors like the IPCC, the UNFCCC and the WEO, highlight the need to implement sustainable energy resources as fossil fuels has contributed to increase the global CO2 emission, which again has ... -
Promoting private-public synergies for managing flooding in Kampala city : a case stydy of Bwaise, Parish III, Kampele division
(Master thesis, 2013)Many cities in the world, particularly those in Africa are faced with growing problems associated with flooding. Increased rain frequency and intensity alongside other factors such as settlement in flood plains, poor waste ... -
Public participation in solid waste management : challenges and prospects : a case of Kira Town council, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2009)Solid waste disposal and management is both an urban and rural problem. Every person is a potential generator of waste and thus a contributor to this problem. To generate waste is one thing, the type of waste generated ... -
Reducing poverty through REDD+? : a study of preconditions for implementing REDD+ in Manokwari Utara, Indonesia.
(Master thesis, 2011)This paper discusses a variety of prerequisites that are needed to reduce poverty through implementation of REDD+. Indonesia has the third largest tropical forest in the world, and is among the highest on deforestation ... -
Reintegrating young combatants in the Kivus : what former child soldiers say
(Master thesis, 2012)The use of child soldiers to perform violent acts is one of the most condemned and emotionally disturbing practices globally. Child soldiers are with contextual variations believed to partake in most protracted social ... -
The role of community based knowledge and local structures in disaster management : a case study of landslide occurrences in Nametsi Parish of Bukalasi Sub County in Bududa district, eastern Uganda
(Master thesis, 2011)All over the world, disasters are known to destroy developments which have taken years to be achieved in just a few hours or even minutes. Evidence in this study and in the literature investigated suggests that both developed ... -
The role of corporate social responsibility on sustainabledevelopment : a case study of the mining community in the Obuasi municipality
(Master thesis, 2009)The thesis explores and explains Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its impact on the sustainable development of people living in a gold mining community, Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Through observations, ... -
The role of education for rural development : the case of selected Haydom Lutheran Hospital`s educational activities in Mbulu district, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2011)This study explores the role that education and training programs initiated and/supported by Haydom Lutheran Hospital play to the development of the rural community. The study have identified some education and training ...