Essays about: "environmental justice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 231 essays containing the words environmental justice.

  1. 1. Climate Change, Water Management, and Human Rights: : A Comparative Study of India and Somalia, and Prospects for Legal Frameworks

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Oscar Behrmann; Ljungberg Elin; [2024]
    Keywords : Climate Justice; Climate Change; Human Rights; Sustainable Development; Climate Vulnerability; Environmental Justice; Security-Development nexus; Water scarcity; Water resource management; and International Law.;

    Abstract : Climate change is one of the most important issues in today's world. Its effect reaches beyond geographical borders and deeply connects to human welfare, rights, and possibilities. Climate change affects the climate and all other sectors of development in the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. Overpopulation and Authoritarian Regime : The Villains in an Anthropocene Era

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Kajsa Gingborn; [2024]
    Keywords : Anthropocene; Authoriterian; Overpopulation; John Lanchester; Sam J. Miller; Blackfish City; The Wall; Rebellion; Social Justice; Climate Change; Anthropocene Fiction;

    Abstract : This essay explores the dynamic landscape of Anthropocene fiction, using novels such as John Lanchester’s The Wall and Sam J. Miller’s Blackfish City as lenses through which to explore the aftermath of climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. To dig or not to dig? An integrated post-structuralist analysis of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act and its justice implications for local communities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Valeska Götz; [2023]
    Keywords : critical materials; environmental justice; policy narrative; extractivism; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In its proposed 2023 Critical Raw Materials Act, the European Commission considers access to critical raw materials within its territory as key to both the green transition and to reduce import dependencies. This onshoring of extractivist practices warrants a critical analysis that reflects on the justice implications this may have for local communities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Eco-Social Reforms and the Paradox of Complex Change : A qualitative thematic analysis of the national media debate on the 2022 Chilean Constitution

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilda Janbrink; [2023]
    Keywords : Eco-social-growth trilemma; eco-social policies; policy integration; public support for eco-social reforms; Chile; constitution; qualitative thematic analysis;

    Abstract : By now, it is an acknowledged fact that economic growth, social justice, and environmental sustainability are interconnected. Often referred to as the eco-social-growth trilemma, the challenge is to achieve synergy between the objectives and avoid trade-offs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Political Ecology of renewable energy transitions on the Åland Islands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Moon Hee Chu; Miroslav Lakota; [2023]
    Keywords : Renewable energy transitions; Sustainability Science; Offshore wind farms; Political Ecology; Gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Amidst a climate and biodiversity crisis, transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources has become imperative. On the Åland Islands, planned large-scale offshore wind farms offer potential economic growth but entail environmental and social impacts. READ MORE