Essays about: "Agenda 21"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words Agenda 21.

1. 1. Agenda-Setting in the Arctic : Critical Discourse Studies in the Case of the Norilsk Oil Spill

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Jacob Rice; [2023]
   Keywords : Russia; Environment; Critical Discourse Studies; Norilsk;

   Abstract : This paper examines the existing discourses surrounding environmental issues in Russia using a large oil Spill in Norilsk as a case study. The spill, which occurred in the summer of 2020, is the largest man-made disaster to ever occur in the Arctic, resulting in around 21,000 tons of diesel fuel being spilled into the ground and surrounding waterways. READ MORE

3. 2. Strengthening and encouraging women everywhere - A Nordic fashion company’s social sustainability vision

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Emmie Erlandsson; Josefin Lidal; [2022-06-21]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Social sustainability; Social sustainability vision; Sustainability integration; Strategy formation; Legitimacy theory; Legitimacy; Gender equality; Women empowerment; Women empowerment norm; Profitability norm;

   Abstract : As time passes, sustainability concerns have increasingly moved up the corporate agenda, making it ‘the talk of the town’ within corporations all over the world. While there is extensive conceptual literature on how companies should or do integrate sustainability into strategy, there is still a lack of empirical studies on how this is done in practice, especially in relation to social issues in comparison to environmental ones. READ MORE

4. 3. The Role of US Foreign Policy, 2013-2022, In the Construction of the Media Image of Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Joel Åberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Media Framing; Media Image; Nation Branding; US Politics; Foreign Reporting; Quantitative Content Analysis;

   Abstract : Reports of smear campaigns and manipulated narratives about Sweden unfolding online, following a few derogatory comments by US President Donald Trump (2017-21), provided this thesis with three research aims. (1) To investigate the framing of Sweden in some of the most influential US newspapers, (2) to examine the agenda-setting role and influence of the president through US foreign policy, (3) to construct a comprehensive US media image of Sweden. READ MORE

5. 4. Circular economy in the Swedish building sector: Investigating options for old windows

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Amra Lukac; Tarik Ljajic; [2021]
   Keywords : Circular economy; reuse; recycle; windows; LCA; LCC; embodied energy; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The construction industry is expected to generate 2.2 billion tons of waste by the year 2025 and was responsible for 39 % of GHG emissions generated by the building processes and energy consumption, in 2017. READ MORE

6. 5. Ethnic Minorities’ Heritage and Archaeological Resources Management : Roma people in Sweden since 1999

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Wing Kwan Wong; [2020]
   Keywords : Ethnic minorities; Sweden; Roma people; Swedish travellers; Archaeology resources management; Heritage management; Etniska minoriteter; Sverige; romer; Resandefolket; arkeologiska resurs förvaltning; kulturarvs förvaltning;

   Abstract : At the end of 1999, the Swedish government adopted two European Union conventions to protect ethnic minorities, and Roma people were recognized as a national ethnic minority of Sweden. Approaching the 20th year mark after the recognition, this research aims to develop an in-depth and inclusive database for Roma people’s heritage and archaeological resources management. READ MORE