Essays about: "socio-environmental conflicts"
Found 4 essays containing the words socio-environmental conflicts.
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1. Peace Without Peace? The Colombian Quest to an Everyday Without Violence
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Environmental peacebuilding (EP) as a field of study has attempted to transition from Western notions of peace and development by including ecological rights. By looking at the case of the Colombian Peace Agreement 2016 that followed EP premises, this thesis aims to question the liberal approaches to human rights and peacebuilding. READ MORE
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2. Extractions Speak Louder Than Words : Valuation languages in Vattenfall’s purchase of Colombian coal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The role of business actors in resource extraction in developing countries is an understudied topic of research for development studies. The framework of valuation languages and socio-environmental conflicts is useful for studying the values of actors involved in conflicts concerning resource extraction, but previous studies do not sufficiently discuss how to measure the concept. READ MORE
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3. The Indigenization of knowledge and power in the Peruvian Amazon : a case study for socio-environmental participatory monitoring processes in Aerija and Huao communities.
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : The Amazon has always been a strategic region because of its rich variety in natural resources. Its global interest is spreading across levels and scales, influenced by the increasing demand for fossil fuels and biodiesel and the threat of climate change. READ MORE
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4. Sustainable Tourism Development in Gjirokastra : a current situation analysis
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)Abstract : The typical tourism planning and development process can be divided into different phases: preparation (goals and objectives), research, conclusions, recommendations, implementation, monitoring & evaluation. This thesis is a part of such a development process and position itself in the research phase with the aim to create a knowledge base for future sustainable development of tourism in the world heritage city of Gjirokastra in the southern part of Albania. READ MORE