Essays about: "Climate Change Beliefs"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the words Climate Change Beliefs.

1. 16. Coal Mine Closures, Climate Change Scepticism and Elections: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Mining Employment Shocks on U.S. Elections

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Ross Murdoch; [2020]
   Keywords : Mining; Unemployment; Climate Change; Political Science; Elections;

   Abstract : Averting the worst effects of climate change requires large reductions in coal mining employment. The political impacts of coal mine closures have not been quantitatively studied. READ MORE

3. 17. Exploring the Residents' Attitude towards Greening Buildings and their Willingness to take action: An Empirical Survey Study in Deutz, Cologne

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Tamina Burggraf; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Green Roofs; Vertical Greening Systems; Residents’ Engagement; Acceptance; Urban Climate Change Adaptation;

   Abstract : In times that reveal the consequences of climate change, cities are using urban greening as a potential measure in their climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. Greenery in the city regulates the climate and balances temperature extremes through evapotranspiration and air humidification, spending shade and increased air circulation. READ MORE

4. 18. History as an argument for the future : A study of Nick Clegg’s and Nigel Farage’s use of history during the United Kingdom’s 2016 EU referendum

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Joel Bertilsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Nigel Farage; Nick Clegg; Euroscepticism; UK; Brexit; use of history; European Studies; political discourse; historical consciousness; Thematic Analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with history within Nick Clegg’s and Nigel Farage’s political discourse during the six months leading up to the 2016 referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union. Using Thematic Analysis combined with Klas-Göran Karlsson’s typology of the use of history, Jörn Rüsen’s typology of historical narrative and drawing on the theoretical framework of historical consciousness, this research paper aims to provide a further understanding of history’s role in political discourse as a legitimisation of arguments for specific expectations of the future. READ MORE

5. 19. A wind of change in Germany: From local opposition against wind energy towards the national social movement Vernunftkraft

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : David Fritsch; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainability Science; Energiewende; Energy Transition; Justice; Social Movement Theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : To reach the targets of the Paris Agreement and reduce its CO2 emissions, the expansion of wind energy on land as part of the so-called ‘Energiewende’ (energy transition) is of major significance for Germany. Yet, these sustainability endeavors are under serious attack due to a multitude of protesters that oppose wind energy efforts and unite under the label ‘Vernunftkraft’ to resist the energy transition. READ MORE

6. 20. Unraveling diverse values of ecosystem services : A socio-cultural valuation using the Q-methodology in Messenia, Greece

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Sofia Maniatakou; [2019]
   Keywords : socio-cultural valuation; ecosystem services; values; perceptions; Q-methodology; Messenia;

   Abstract : People perceive the importance of ecosystem services in different ways, depending on their values, beliefs and needs. This study provides a nuanced understanding of the multiple ways stakeholder groups perceive the benefits derived from hydrologic services in the surrounding area of the "Gialova" coastal wetland in Messenia, Greece. READ MORE