Essays about: "Agenda 21"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 31 essays containing the words Agenda 21.

1. 11. The effect of the perfect enemy : Anonymous' representation in the news media

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Emily van de Bunt; [2016]
   Keywords : Anonymous; media representation; second level agenda setting; normative representation; ISIS;

   Abstract : After the attacks in Paris on November 13th 2015, the movement Anonymous has declared a cyber war to terrorist group ISIS that claimed responsibility for these attacks. According to Klein (2015) Anonymous has earlier been framed by the news media as malicious prankster, because their choice of targets did not align with western standards. READ MORE

3. 12. INDIA: SHAPING THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA? Evaluating the vision for Sustainable Development in 12th Five Year Plan of India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mattias Andersson; [2015-12-17]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; National Sustainable Development Strategies; Commission of the Government of India; Agenda 21; Johannesburg Summit; Aleh Cherp;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how India’s national 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) incorporates Sustainable Development, with a special focus on the strength and the weakness of the vision on Sustainable Development. Simply, India is in need of a specific national Sustainable Development strategy. READ MORE

4. 13. Industripark Lövholmen : en studie om kreativitet som utgångspunkt i stadsutveckling

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Maria Norén; [2013]
   Keywords : stadsutvekcling; stadsplanering; kreativitet; industriområde; Lövholmen;

   Abstract : Kreativitet har blivit en allt vanligare aspekt i stadsutveckling. Många städer och stadsdelar profilerar och marknadsför sig som kreativa. I det här examensarbetet har jag studerat vilken roll kreativitet har i stadsutveckling och undersökt vad det är som gör en plats kreativ. READ MORE

5. 14. Can NGOs make a difference? - The role of NGOs in agricultural water development policy processes in Tanzania

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Susanne Skyllerstedt; [2013]
   Keywords : agricultural water management; networks; non-governmental organisations; participation; Tanzania;

   Abstract : Agricultural water management (AWM) has been identified as a mean for small-scale farmers to increase productivity and to overcome challenges posed by occurring climate changes, holding them in a poverty trap. Stakeholder participation has been included in national plans since the development of the Agenda 21, from the Rio Conference in 1992. READ MORE

6. 15. The critical role of social capital in strategic sustainable development

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

   Author : Niklas Bruce; Elaine Daly; Paul Horton; [2013]
   Keywords : social capital; trust; complex systems; Art of Hosting; adaptive capacity; strategic sustainable development; complex societal challenges;

   Abstract : The primary intent of this thesis was to determine if and how the practice of Art of Hosting, a dialogue–based, participatory process architecture, could foster social capital in communities and other large, complex social systems working to address a variety of complex challenges, in order to draw conclusions that could contribute, in a meaningful way, to the advancement of strategic sustainable development (SSD). We hoped to gain useful insights by examining and interpreting the results from two case study systems existing within very different social contexts and with very different organizational structures: Columbus, Ohio and the European Commission. READ MORE