Essays about: "Anton Blanck"

Found 2 essays containing the words Anton Blanck.

1. 1. The Swedish Dream – appropriation of nature at the timber frontier in ‘Swedish America’, Norrland, 1850-1900

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Anton Blanck; [2021]
   Keywords : Keywords: socio-ecological transformations; modernity; human-nature relations; Sweden; environmental history; capitalist transitions; steam-power; historical natures; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis provides a historiographical account of the multiple socio-ecological transformations that occurred in Västernorrland, Sweden, during the second half of the 19th century. By engaging with ecological Marxist thinking, such as the world-ecology framework proposed by Jason W. READ MORE

3. 2. Sharing invisible resources in the age of climate change : a transboundary groundwater sharing agreement in Sahel, Africa, analysed through Ostrom’s design principles for collective action

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anton Blanck; [2019]
   Keywords : Ostrom; Sahel; groundwater; resource management; CPR; collective action; Memorandum of Understanding; MoU; climate change; transboundary;

   Abstract : With climate change and increasing populations, water availability is becoming even more important in the region of Sahel, Africa, where droughts have plagued the states for centuries. In response to this growing concern, seven Sahelian states have initiated cooperation over their shared groundwater resources, an action that is still quite unique globally, given the overlooked status of groundwater. READ MORE