Essays about: "Climate Action Plans"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words Climate Action Plans.
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1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE
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2. IMPLICATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG TO ALIGN WITH THE GOVERNMENT’S TARGET REGARDING CLIMATE NEUTRALITY BY 2045 - Scenarios and Consequences
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : It is widely acknowledged that one of the most significant global challenges of the 21 st century is climate change. In its Fifth Assessment Report (2014), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) described the present extent of the problem and the hazards involved, citing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities as the primary contributor to global warming since the mid-20th century. READ MORE
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3. Villaträdgårdens potential för en klimatsmart framtid : en glömd resurs i Sveriges hållbarhetsarbete?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : De privata trädgårdarna har stor potential att vara en aktiv och betydande aktör för att vi ska nå Sveriges hållbarhetsmål, genom att bidra med ekosystemtjänster. För att de privata villaträdgårdsägarna ska få den roll som behövs i det nationella hållbarhetsarbetet, så har ett antal faktorer definierats som avgörande. READ MORE
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4. Arbete med biologisk mångfald på Kungliga Djurgården : med fokus på rödlistade och invasiva arter
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Fler och fler arter hotas av förändrad markanvändning, klimatförändringar, spridning av invasiva arter m.m. För att motverka den negativa utvecklingen har urbana grönområden blivit allt viktigare. READ MORE
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5. Methods for local energy and climate planning : A Case stuudy on the Urban Community of Dunkirk
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Energy management concerns were raised in France after the oil crisis in the 1970s. From then, the local actors developed policies to better control the energy production and consumption on the territories. Climate considerations and the need to limit greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions were then added to these energy issues in the early 2000s. READ MORE