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  1. 11. Climate Justice Movement as Norm Entrepreneur in Global Politics : Creating an Alternative Future in Lützerath to Protest Coal Mining

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Sara-Lorena Mehl; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Movements; Global Norms; Norm Entrepreneurs; Everyday Utopias; Prefiguration;

    Abstract : This thesis argues that contemporary climate justice actions can present a case for how social movements and activists engage as norm entrepreneurs with global politics. Following a case-based approach (McKee, 2003) and combining perspectives of political science with anthropology, theoretical concepts of everyday utopias (Cooper, 2014) and prefiguration (Maeckelbergh, 2011b; 2014) are applied to the case of a village occupation in Germany against a lignite coal mine expansion. READ MORE

  3. 12. Struggling to make a life in the Peruvian Amazon: A case study on the livelihood activities in the indigenous community Naranjal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Célina Marie Scülfort; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; SDGs 2; 3; 15; agriculture and forestry; rural livelihoods; indigenous communities; Peruvian Amazon; forest landscapes; smallholder farming; access to food; local knowledge;

    Abstract : International climate mitigation agendas increasingly focus on the conservation of tropical forests such as the Amazon due to their high potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. At the same time, Peru’s Amazonian frontier is increasingly subject to market pressures and other factors contributing to deforestation and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Rural Awakening

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Philipp Westhauser; [2022]
    Keywords : settlement structure; agricultural industry; housing affordability; social impacts; co-living; eco-village; sufficiency; resilience; community; recycle; square farm; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This Master‘s thesis is not about ocean acidification or the sixth species extinction. I want to address the loss of soils, extensive agriculture and inequalities in society. My thesis is not just about listing and analyzing problems; it is about finding a solution through a concrete project. READ MORE

  5. 14. The New Life Across IJ--Shaping an Innovative Community Model in Amsterdam Noord- IJ Plein in 2050

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Qiwei Sun; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban Regeneration; Student Housing; Social-cultural Development; Innovative Community Design;

    Abstract : After Brexit, the city of Amsterdam has been boosting its attractive power for people around the world, becoming a major international centre in Europe and one of the most interesting social-cultural and innovation hubs of the globe. While the city grows, it pursues ambitious objectives related to sustainable development, social inclusion, housing shortage and heritage protection. READ MORE

  6. 15. A CINEMATIC VILLAGE FOR A CHANGING LANDSCAPE - AN ALPINE ROMANTIC STORY

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Diana Sacco; [2022]
    Keywords : Alps; Aosta Valley; Oyace; Artificial lake; Climate change; Fiction; Cinematic; Novel; Narrative; Village; Staging; Performative; Future landscapes; awareness; Movie; wilderness; artefice; constructed;

    Abstract : Climate change has already had noticeable effects on the environment. Glaciers are retreating, ice on lakes and rivers is melting earlier, plant and animal species have relocated, and trees are blooming sooner. READ MORE