Essays about: "conflict impact assessment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words conflict impact assessment.

  1. 1. Contested consequences : Discourse analysis of social conflict between Sami Reindeer Herding Communities and mining corporations in Impact Assessments

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Nils Wilhelmsson; [2023]
    Keywords : impact assessment; discourse analysis; mineral extraction; mining policy; Sami; reindeer husbandry; indigenous peoples; indigenous rights; land use; human geography; spatial planning; miljökonsekvensbeskrivningar; konsekvensanalys; diskursanalys; gruvindustri; gruvpolitik; Samer; samebyar; rennäring; renskötsel; ursprungsinvånare; urfolksrättigheter; markanvändning; kulturgeografi; samhällsplanering;

    Abstract : For a long time, the indigenous Sami of northern Sweden have had little influence within planning processes. This problem have in recent years been highlighted both in legal terms and through practices for developing Impact Assessments (IA), and has led to increasing conflict between reindeer herders and mining corporations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Trade-induced Environmental Impacts Connected to a Policy Promoting Agricultural Biofuels in Sweden; A sensitivity analysis on an Agent-based Life Cycle Assessment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Fanny Elfgren; [2023]
    Keywords : AB-LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; Energy crops; Trade; Import; Biofuel; Sensitivity Analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The demand for biofuels is increasing as a result of increased climate mitigation ambitions aiming to replace the use of fossil fuels. To meet the increasing demand, energy crops grown on agricultural land used to produce biofuels is getting more and more attention. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sustainable development of on-shore wind power : integrated landscape character assessment as a tool to improve assessment of on-shore wind power in southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Diego Mascareño Suarez; [2022]
    Keywords : wind power; landscape democracy; ; ArcGIS; european landscape convention; ; landscape actors; land use conflicts;

    Abstract : To meet the increasing demand of renewable energy and move from the fossil-fuel economy, Sweden aims to expand the onshore wind power production from 30 TWh today, to 80 TWh by 2040, with a strong expansion in Southern Sweden aiming to complement the infrastructure implemented in Northern Sweden. The implementation in Southern Sweden has created growing conflict as landscapes of cultural, ecological, and social importance try to accommodate this new energy landscape. READ MORE

  5. 4. Impact Evaluation in Post-conflict Environments : A Critical Appraisal of Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Rania Walid; [2021]
    Keywords : Impact evaluation; Randomised Control Trial RCT ; post-conflict settings; challenges; rigorous implementation.;

    Abstract : Impact evaluations in development interventions has been growing in recent years. The increasing demand for evidence-based outcomes has led to a debate of what methodology is best to evaluate the impact of development interventions. Accordingly, Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) has been labeled as a gold standard for impact evaluations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Water and conflict : A case of hydropower, justice and water rights in Albania

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Felicia Widing; [2021]
    Keywords : Water conflict; Water grabbing; Hydrosocial; Justice; Echelons of rights;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the struggles related to a hydrosocial conflict prompted by the plan for hydropower development in the river Vjosa, Albania. Despite the controversial nature of hydropower, the quest for renewable energy has increased the interest in hydropower development globally. READ MORE