Essays about: "ecological sustainability and sustainable development"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 336 essays containing the words ecological sustainability and sustainable development.

1. 21. Incorporating local, and placed-based knowledge in resource management: An anthropological study of coral reef entanglements in Costa Rica

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Hanna Doverhag Utbult; [2022-08-24]
   Keywords : Human-environmental relations; Governmentality; Place-based knowledge; Sustainability; TEK; Costa Rica;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to better understand how different local actors in Arenas1 on the Talamancan coast in Costa Rica can work together and contribute to forms of more sustainable resource management. The study shows that local actors understand sustainable development as the restoration of relationships to the coral reefs. READ MORE

3. 22. Measuring Social Sustainability of Urban Space in Sweden

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Sara Jergander; [2022]
   Keywords : Measuring social sustainability; social sustainability; spatial planning; urban space; urban spatial planning practices;

   Abstract : The urban population has rapidly grown in recent years, consequently creating challenges for sustainable development. To achieve sustainability, economic, ecological, and social sustainability are required to be in balance. READ MORE

4. 23. Grönytefaktorns roll i Malmö 2022 : verktygets utveckling i förhållande till stadsplaneringen i Malmö med särskilt fokus på täthet

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

   Author : Erica Karlsson; Ida Hultman; [2022]
   Keywords : grönytefaktor; förtätning; urbanisering; grönstruktur; ekosystemtjänster; hållbarhet; stadsplanering;

   Abstract : Urbaniseringen i Sverige har pågått i över 200 år och idag bor ca 85% av befolkningen i landets tätorter. Som en följd av denna befolkningstillväxt har det under 2000-talet byggts allt tätare urbana miljöer. READ MORE

5. 24. Advancing private sector engagement in Integrated Water Resources Management

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Elisa Gaudermann; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM ; water stewardship; stakeholder participation; private sector engagement; water governance;

   Abstract : Water represents a natural resource that is essential for humanity and the environment. Therefore, the framework of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) seeks to combine social equity, ecological sustainability and economic efficiency for effective management of this critical resource. READ MORE

6. 25. Deliberation and sustainability : a frame analysis of policymakers' understanding of the relationship between deliberation and sustainability

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

   Author : Elin Wärm; [2022]
   Keywords : Deliberation; sustainability; frame analysis; environmental and ecological democracy; system change; participation; conflict;

   Abstract : As the effects of climate change intensifies, the tension between slow democratic processes and the need for urgent change towards sustainability is becoming more evident. This thesis aims to investigate how policymakers understand the relationship between deliberation and sustainability through a frame analysis and to identify tensions between the frames. READ MORE