Essays about: "Future Imaginaries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words Future Imaginaries.

1. 1. Socio-technical imaginaries of the energy transition in Iceland, potential consequences for future conservation efforts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Sigurlaug Guðmundsdóttir; [2023]
   Keywords : energy transition; conservation; socio-technical imaginaries; discourse analysis; political ecology; Iceland; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2021, the Icelandic government stated that Iceland will implement an energy transition plan with the goal of becoming a 100% carbon neutral and fossil free nation by 2040, furthermore, that a doubling in renewable energy production was needed to reach that goal. This led to an upsurge of a discourse among stakeholders and concerned citizens about the future of Iceland. READ MORE

3. 2. Future of Sustainable Mobility in Nordic Winter Cities : An explorative study of sociotechnical imaginaries

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Moa Ribjer; [2023]
   Keywords : Winter Cities; Sustainable Mobility; Society Transformation; Sustainable Transition; Mobility Systems; Sociotechnical Imaginaries; vinterstäder; hållbar mobilitet; samhällsomställning; hållbar transformation; mobilitetssystem; sociotekniska föreställningar;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to explore future mobility system alternatives in the context of “winter cities” to achieve a more sustainable society. This is done by interviewing a broad range of mobility experts - encompassing those focused on cities in the northern regions and those with global expertise. READ MORE

4. 3. Multiple Futures, Diverse Paths : A Study of How Vietnamese Blockchain Professionals Imagine, Enact andNegotiate Futures

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Author : Ossian Nordgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Blockchain; Web3; Vietnam; Future Imaginaries; Value; Emerging Technologies;

   Abstract : This thesis dives into the future imaginaries of blockchain professionals in Hanoi and Saigon. Looking at sites of futures enactment, and constant negotiations around an emerging technology, economy, and start-up ecology. READ MORE

5. 4. Climate dystopias in German newspapers : An argumentation analysis of the climate apocalypse imaginary in German newspapers

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   Author : Madita Mertens; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Climate change is a “future-sensitive issue” (Kumpu, 2013, p. 53). Research has shown that expectations about the future influence current behaviour. Furthermore, research has shown that media still play an essential role in informing the public about the topic climate change (Neverla & Schäfer, 2010). READ MORE

6. 5. Future Imaginaries of Negative Emission Technologies and Folklore Myths in Icelandic Basalt: Provisional Order Emerges from the Possible Magma in the Age of ‘Hauntology’ and Broken Time

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Rikke Jespersen; [2023]
   Keywords : NETs; Desire; Green Capitalism; Imaginaries; Storytelling; Pluriverse; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Why do we in the Western part of world today tend to believe in technology’s mythical promises rather than in folklore myths? Imaginaries of the future influence political subjects’ actions in the present and play a key role in composing the trajectory towards the future. I have critically applied this notion to the implementation of negative emission technologies in the climate-neutrality strategy. READ MORE