Essays about: "capitalistic consumption"

Found 5 essays containing the words capitalistic consumption.

  1. 1. Degrowth - an Analysis of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Viktoria Haarni; [2021]
    Keywords : Degrowth; Discourse; Economic Growth; Sustainable Development; Sustainable Development Goals; The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : The United Nations member states adopted and signed the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, establishing a framework for global discussion on sustainable development. The inclusion of 'Economic Growth' in these goals begs the question of what constitutes sustainable economic growth in the eyes of the UN. READ MORE

  3. 2. Potatislandet : där Sveriges potatisproduktion jämförs medlivsmedelsstrategins mål och analyseras med teorier om sårbarhet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Tora Lundin; [2020]
    Keywords : livsmedelsstrategin; sårbarhet; potatis; livsmedelssystem; konsumtion;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen undersöker tendenser de senaste 20 årens utveckling inom potatis. Trenderna och tendenserna som hittas jämförs med de ambitioner och värderingar som finns i livsmedelsstrategin, antagen av regeringen 2017. Resultaten analyseras utifrån teorier om sårbarhet samt ett antal mindre teorier om konsumtion och konsumentbeteende. READ MORE

  4. 3. The sharing economy in the Global South and sustainability transitions: An assessment of the sustainability claims and sustainability transitions in Metro Manila, Philippines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Maria Cathrina Margarita Roxas; [2016]
    Keywords : sharing economy; Global South; Metro Manila; framing; sustainability transitions; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The sharing economy, new and still evolving, is being put forward as a potentially disruptive sustainable solution to economic, social and environmental problems. Its design is mainly shaped and analysed by people from the Global North, while the spread of sharing economy initiatives in the Global South has escaped the purview of scholars. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Ikea message: deconstructing Ikea's environmental discourse - Sustainability and profit

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

    Author : Kenneth Ravn; [2016]
    Keywords : Ikea; ecological modernization; sustainable development; consumption; discourse; critical discourse analysis; human ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : During the recent decades, concerns about the environment and climate change have progressively gained importance in political, social and economic arenas. Amid environmental conferences and international political negotiations, on the business side corporations have scrambled to find ways to secure themselves and even prosper on an environmentally aware consumer base. READ MORE

  6. 5. Consuming the City : How does non-consumers experience the city?

    University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms)

    Author : Pernilla Johansson; [2014]
    Keywords : non-consumption; voluntary simplicity; minimalism; shopping moratorium; capitalistic consumption; urban planning; sustainable development; icke-konsumtion; frivillig enkelhet; minimalism; köpstopp; kapitalistisk konsumtion; stadsplanering; hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : We often speak of our society as a consumption society, a label that emerged after World War II. But the consumption society dates back longer than that, and can be deduced as far back as the colonialist era and the rise of luxury goods. READ MORE