Essays about: "municipal governance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 111 essays containing the words municipal governance.

1. 1. Regional fysisk planering : lösningen på planeringens utmaningar eller ytterligare en komplexitet?

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

   Author : Annie Andersson; [2024]
   Keywords : regional planering; regional fysisk planering; fysisk planering; regionplan;

   Abstract : Den fysiska planeringen är av stor betydelse för samhället och dess utveckling då det är en plattform för att hantera många viktiga frågor. Detta examensarbete syftar till att skapa bättre förståelse för den fysiska planeringens utveckling, utmaningar med särskilt fokus på införandet av regional fysisk planering, som ämnar möta en del av den fysiska planeringens utmaningar. READ MORE

3. 2. ”There is a need for people who can provide a transition”: A case study of how educational activities empower actors to engage in a local transition of the waste system on Bornholm, Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Kathrine Gjesing Hansen; [2023]
   Keywords : socio-institutional transitions; Denmark; power; education; municipal waste management; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Sustainable waste management is a complex task within environmental governance, and municipalities play a key role in governing a transition of the waste system toward prevention and reuse. This calls for an enhanced understanding of local capacities for change, and therefore this thesis adopts a socio-institutional perspective on the power of actors to influence local transitions. READ MORE

4. 3. Space for Trauma in Integration Provisions? : The Swedish Municipal Implementation of Integration Provisions for Refugee Women Exposed to Gender-Based Violence

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Tova Jansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Sweden; municipalities; integration provision; refugee women; gender-based violence;

   Abstract : This thesis will explore how the municipal governments integration provision provides mental health aid towards refugee women that has been exposed to gender-based violence within Östergörland region in Sweden. This will be achieved by using a thematic analysis application on the gathered data that was conducted through semi-structured interviews with three municipal governments in Östergötland region and two external actors, one regional refugee medical center and the other actor is a non-profit organization in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 4. Local Governance Structure and the Level of Implementation of Climate Adaptation Measures in 653 Cities Globally

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Astrid Thomas; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Abstract: Due to limited data availability, previous studies assessing the status of climate adaptation at the municipal level are mostly limited to planned actions, which can at times be symbolic rather than substantive in nature. As a result, the true level of implementation of climate adaptation in cities has been difficult to estimate. READ MORE

6. 5. Empowering Wind Power Development Through Tiering : Investigating the Role of Regional Governance in Värmland

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Patrick Lundmarck; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Wind power planning; Collaboration; Participation; Tiering; Regional governance; Sweden; Hållbar utveckling; Vindkraftsplanering; Samverkan; Delaktighet; Tiering; Regional styrning; Sverige;

   Abstract : In the light of the on-going climate emergency and energy crisis, wind power has been described as a rapid pathway towards increasing the share of renewable energy as well as electricity production. However, time consuming and complex permitting processes has been a central obstacle for the transition to take place. READ MORE