Essays about: "Citizen awareness"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 41 essays containing the words Citizen awareness.

  1. 6. Including a Vulnerability Centred Adaptation Perspective in Urban Climate Assessment : The Case of International Women in the Malmö Lund Region

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Severine Renard; [2022]
    Keywords : climate; climate adaptation; climate change; climate analysis; hazard; impact assessment; international women; Malmö Lund Region; risk assessment; vulnerability assessment;

    Abstract : The topic of climate adaptation has gained momentum in the last decade as a response to the increasing rate at which global climate is changing. There are two leading discourses to climate adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) perspectives, which focuses on adapting to specific climate hazards and scenarios, and Vulnerability Centred Adaptation (VCA), which focuses on the socio-economic and environmental factors that compound climate impacts. READ MORE

  3. 7. Citizen Science: An Uncut Diamond for Marine Monitoring

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Felicia Ridderbjelke; [2022]
    Keywords : Keywords: Citizen Science; Marine Monitoring; Marine Conservation; Biological Observations; Open Science; MPA; MSP; Performance Indicators.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The marine environment is a vital resource protecting our ecosystem and a critical part of the wellbeing of our planet. Marine Strategy Planning (MSP) is essential for conservation and protection of marine monitoring systems and governments should constantly improve their strategies and aim for increased effectiveness of these systems. READ MORE

  4. 8. Medborgardialog vid parkutveckling : en fallstudie av NYFIKEN PARK i Tungelsta trädgårdspark

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

    Author : Anna Öhnfeldt; [2022]
    Keywords : Medborgardialog; parkutveckling; NYFIKEN PARK; Tungelsta trädgårdspark;

    Abstract : Många av Sveriges kommuner använder sig utav medborgardialoger som en metod att nå ut till och engagera medborgarna vid samhällsbyggnadsfrågor men det är inte en självklarhet. Brukare av en plats, till exempel en park, har ofta en bredare kännedom och kunskap om de lokala förhållandena på platsen än vad planerare och beslutsfattare har. READ MORE

  5. 9. Making nutritious food more accessible in an urban society : The potential of community creation and citizen engagement in food-related social innovation projects

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Anne-Sophie Hoffmann; David Vázquez Costas; [2022]
    Keywords : Food choices; citizen engagement; community creation; social innovation; urban population; plant-based food; nutritious food; change management; societal change;

    Abstract : Individual food choices have a considerable impact on public health and the environment. The incidence of nutrition-related diseases has been continuously increasing during the last decades. Diets higher in plant-based foods have shown to be healthier and more environmentally sustainable. READ MORE

  6. 10. Power Asymmetries in Humanitarian Aid : A Discourse Analysis of Power Hierarchies between European Citizen Aid Groups and Non-Western People on the Move

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

    Author : Martine Dahl; [2022]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Aid; people on the move; Power Assymmetries; Racism; Eurocentrism; Postcolonialism; International Relations; Citizen Aid Groups; NGOs; migrants; refugees;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate how three European citizen aid groups (Collective Aid, Refugee Women’s Centre, and No Name Kitchen) handle the asymmetrical power relationships between Western volunteers and non-Western people on the move. Inspired by postcolonial international relations literature and previous research on power asymmetries in humanitarian aid, I conduct a discourse analysis guided by the four categories “assuming equality through horizontal discourses”, “reconstituting social subjects”, “putting minds into motion”, and “civil disobedience”. READ MORE