Essays about: "Turin"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word Turin.

  1. 1. Urban Forests and Environmental Justice. Insights from Padua and Turin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Nicolò Zagato; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban Forests; Environmental Justice; Governance; Italy; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Cities around the world are employing strategies to become greener and more sustainable, and urban forests can play a major role in providing environmental benefits. However, it has been found that in many cities those benefits are not equally experienced by citizens, highlighting the importance of examining environmental justice. READ MORE

  3. 2. Disseminating Nature-based Thinking across Local and Global Networks : the case study of Turin (IT), CONEXUS (H2020, grant agreement n. 867564)

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Mariangela Pastorello; [2022]
    Keywords : Nature-based solutions; climate change adaptation strategies; urban planning; transformative learning; participatory communication; living labs; NBS projects; participatory governance; citizen science; European programmes;

    Abstract : Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are currently considered among the most effective tools available to city administrations and urban planners to tackle the negative effects of climate change.This umbrella concept comprises a large set of different low-impact technical solutions that are inspired/supported, or copied, from nature. READ MORE

  4. 3. The fund seeking road map : A tool to help finance Nature-based Solutions

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Carrie Malone Friedman; [2022]
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    Abstract : Nature-based Solutions are gaining traction as a concept both in academia and in practice. However, creating a business case and seeking funding for NbS remains a significant obstacle in many cases. One ongoing project that works on addressing this challenge is the Horizon 2020 funded Conexus project. READ MORE

  5. 4. I am who I am : How Second and 1.5-generation Migrants of Peruvian Origin Living in Turin Identify Themselves

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Cecilia Marchioni; [2022]
    Keywords : Second-generation migrants; 1.5-generation migrants; identity; citizenship; multi-identity;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how second and 1.5-generation migrants of Peruvian origin living in Turin identify themselves. The results show that second and 1.5-generation migrants have complex and multi-identities. READ MORE

  6. 5. A CINEMATIC VILLAGE FOR A CHANGING LANDSCAPE - AN ALPINE ROMANTIC STORY

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Diana Sacco; [2022]
    Keywords : Alps; Aosta Valley; Oyace; Artificial lake; Climate change; Fiction; Cinematic; Novel; Narrative; Village; Staging; Performative; Future landscapes; awareness; Movie; wilderness; artefice; constructed;

    Abstract : Climate change has already had noticeable effects on the environment. Glaciers are retreating, ice on lakes and rivers is melting earlier, plant and animal species have relocated, and trees are blooming sooner. READ MORE