Essays about: "strategic management local government"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words strategic management local government.
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1. Är det transporteffektiva samhället i antågande?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Samhället behöver begränsa klimatpåverkan till hållbara nivåer både globalt och nationellt. Transportsektorns klimatpåverkan är stor och vägtrafikens utsläpp dominerar, men kan minskas genom mer energieffektiva fordon, förnybar energi och ett transporteffektivt samhälle och framförallt genom en kombination av dessa. READ MORE
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2. Policy and regulation options for new and emerging offshore wind markets
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : This thesis addresses the need for policy and regulatory frameworks to support the sustainable growth of the offshore wind industry in new and emerging markets. The global need for clean and renewable energy is driving the emergence of offshore wind energy as a viable solution to achieve net-zero emissions goals. READ MORE
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3. Salvaging Death Worlds : Drivers and Barriers to the Adoption of Biogas and Biofertilizer Production Systems on Gotland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : Utilizing an interdisciplinary, multi-level perspective analysis this thesis reviews niche- regime-landscape interactions (analogous to the clusters of actors working at the local level of Gotland representing niche; the regime being national governance goals; and the landscape incorporating global level affairs and institutions such as the European Union (EU)) and their (mis)alignments within the biogas/biofertilizer production system of Gotland, Sweden, a small-island case study for energy-food-transportation transition and sustainable destination development. The study analyzes the heterarchical and polycentric development of biogas on Gotland—a socio-technical niche, nested within a larger energy regime and global landscape for transition—developing an understanding of (mis)alignments of pressures interacting on, at, and between the niche-regime- landscape as they combine with the peculiar competencies, as Loorbach describes, “creative minds, strategists, and visionaries” of a cluster of actors working in the food- energy-transport nexus on the island (2010, p. READ MORE
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4. Opportunities for sustainable water governance in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India : identifying localised solutions to water crises through a capabilities- and institutions-centred framework of strategic agency
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : Many citizens in Ranchi, Jharkhand, suffer from the consequences of contaminated drinking water. The city’s water governance system therefore urgently needs to find ways to bring safe drinking water to its people. Prevalent models in water governance however do not provide effective guidance for the necessary transition process. READ MORE
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5. Multi-stakeholder collaboration in wind power planning
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest EconomicsAbstract : Wind power industry is rapidly growing in Sweden. The country has decided that by year 2020, the share of renewable energy will be 50 % of total renewable energy supplied in the country (Vindval, 2013). Wind energy is perceived by many as the future of renewable energy especially in northern Europe. READ MORE
