Essays about: "horizontal governance"

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1. 1. Governance and decision-making : Lessons from three French eco-villages

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Gwenaël Bertrand; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In a context of rising environmental pressure and slow societal changes in response, the emergence of ecovillages comes as a small-scale solution to actively propose sustainable alternatives to the modern consumerist society. The human factor plays a key role in enabling such ecovillages to last. READ MORE

3. 2. Assessing the Transformative Potential of a Sociocracy-Informed Climate Change Adaptation Lab in Lund, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Rory Daniel Antoniuk; Spilios Iliopoulos; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; climate change adaptation; sociocracy; transformational change; transformative change; power; power cube; ladder of participation; complexity; systems; public participation; climate change adaptation lab; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid power dynamics, even in spaces that purport to be transformationally participatory. READ MORE

4. 3. Uncovering the Role of Urban Governance Practices for Nature-based Solutions: Investigating the Instrumentalization Pathways in European Cities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Malek Al Jebaie; [2023]
   Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Nature-based solutions (NbS) have proven effective in addressing urban sustainability challenges. This thesis focuses on bridging the gap in NbS short-term interventions, scale, and financial barriers. READ MORE

5. 4. The management control package and its relation to job satisfaction : A CASE STUDY AT SANKT KORS FASTIGHETS AB

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Niklas Wesslander; [2022]
   Keywords : Management control; Management control package; Configuration of management control package; Job satisfaction;

   Abstract : Job satisfaction or dissatisfaction stems from the value alignment of a person's work-related needs and what the organization is offering. To increase job satisfaction can be seen as something worth pursuing in its own right, but it also has societal benefits in how it affects the health of employees. READ MORE

6. 5. Knowledge as a national tool to influence institutional changes : A study of the barriers and opportunities of national authorities to support collaborative action within climate change adaptation on the municipal level

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

   Author : Hanna Jansson; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; Intersectoral collaboration; Institutional change; knowledge production; Multilevel governance;

   Abstract : Intersectoral collaboration has been established as essential in the work on climate change adaptation at the municipal level, but the municipalities face several institutional constraints to working across sectors. Because climate change adaptation is situated in a multilevel governance system, the national level has a role to play in institutional change at the municipal level. READ MORE