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  1. 1. Increasing Governance Capacity and Governance Legitimacy. A Case Study of the Lithuanian Crisis Management System.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Marija Bukauskaite; [2024]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In 2022, the Government of Lithuania approved the new Crisis Management and Civil Safety law to establish the National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC). This thesis was written during the initial phase of the NCMC creation process. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Slow Spread of Environmentally Friendly Action : An agent-based model simulation of social networks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Till Kolligs; [2023]
    Keywords : network analysis; agent based model; tipping point; climate action; complex contagion; vegetarianism;

    Abstract : The adoptation of environmentally friendly behaviour is rather slow, although the climate crisis is pressing. This thesis aims to understand the slow adoption of environmentally friendly behaviour, specifically focusing on vegetarianism and veganism, by employing social network analysis. READ MORE

  3. 3. Look under the Hood: Green Cars - Red Batteries : A human rights approach on the expanded demand of Electric Cars in the run for carbon neutrality and renewable transportation

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Johanna Palmgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Just Transition; Power Structures; Sustainable Development; Global South Global North; EV industry;

    Abstract : The climate crisis is an urgent threat towards people and planet, and rapid changes are needed to decarbonize the planet. The energy sector is in a current transition to renewable-based energy, which also includes a shift to electric cars. Electric cars are motivated to be the future, which will be beneficial for the economy and the environment. READ MORE

  4. 4. Living with the surrounding conditions - Towards a more sustainable way of dwelling in an urban context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Raphael Börlin; [2023]
    Keywords : adaptive housing; performative dwelling; lowtech; typology; climate conditions; urban housing; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Historically, inhabitants have always altered their domestic spaces to adapt to different environmental conditions and to meet personal needs. Especially in rural dwellings, lowtech but very effective and simple ways of adaptations have been and are still in use. READ MORE

  5. 5. Understanding the entrepreneurial process to adopt renewable energies in Sweden : a case study on an offshore wind park project in the Baltic Sea

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Erik Falkenhain; [2023]
    Keywords : offshore wind parks; entrepreneurial processes; governance; agency; power relations;

    Abstract : The alarming magnitude of the global climate crisis is on the rise. Thus, a profound and rapid energy system transition towards renewable energies is needed. Offshore wind (OSW) parks are a promising energy source to boost green energy production. While OSW has been adopted in many European countries (e. READ MORE