Essays about: "Agenda 21"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words Agenda 21.

1. 16. For many are called, but few are chosen - Citizen Participation in Lund Municipality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Miha Alvesson Due Billing; [2013]
   Keywords : policy process; deliberative democracy; citizen participation; environment; local government; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : On all levels of government, politicians try to find solutions to our environmental problems. Municipalities in countries create action plans according to the Agenda 21, approved in 1992. This agenda encouraged the involvement of citizens from below and many took that to their hearts. Lund municipality in Sweden is one of them. READ MORE

3. 17. Virtuell 3D-modellering som verktyg : vid kommunikation av Gruvstadsparken

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

   Author : Kristina Abrahamsson; [2013]
   Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; 3D-modellering; 3D-verktyg; kommunikation; Gruvstadsparken; dialog; kommunikationsmetod; workshop; interaktion;

   Abstract : 3D modeling is a common tool in landscape architecture. Today, there have been new ways in which virtual 3D models are successful tools in the dialogue with the public. These new methods involve children and young people who are groups that is hard to reach and engage in citizen dialogues. READ MORE

4. 18. Global Governance and Sustainable Development:An analysis of some examples for global, EU and national policies and strategies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Natalia Stepanova; [2012-01-05]
   Keywords : sustainable development; global governance; strategies; global policies; Agenda 21; Johannesburg Plan of Implementation; EU; Sweden; Denmark; Norway;

   Abstract : This thesis has been motivated by a desire to understand how sustainable development on the national level fits into global relationships. Ideas of sustainable development may affect all countries; play an important role in terminating national priorities, strategies, socioeconomic development and prospects for further reforms. READ MORE

5. 19. Grönstrukturplanering för framtiden – Grönstrukturplanering i Eskilstuna och Örebro

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

   Author : Gry Arvidsson; [2012]
   Keywords : grönstruktur; grönstrukturplanering; kommunal planering; grönstruktur begreppet; kulturella funktioner; ekologiska funktioner; sociala funktioner; hälsa; Boverket;

   Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att länka en historisk förståelse av begreppet grönstruktur och dess syfte till en analys av dagens strategier för utvecklingen av planerad grönstruktur i urbana områden. Avsikten är att försöka förstå och väva samman vetenskapliga, professionella och policyperspektiv på grönstrukturer. READ MORE

6. 20. EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF COOLING SYSTEMS IN OFFICES : From a Life Cycle Perspective

   University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

   Author : MATHILDA RYDSTEDT HOPSTADIUS; OSCAR STRÖMBERG; [2012]
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   Abstract : ÅF’S head office in Solna was inaugurated on 26 November 2008 as Sweden’s first certified Green Building, an eco-label developed by the European Commission aimed at businesses, property owners and managers who want to improve the energy efficiency in their facilities. It aims at promoting eco-efficient buildings that are built to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and the requirement is that the energy consumption is 25% lower than what the general new building requirements from the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning. READ MORE