Essays about: "De-Growth"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word De-Growth.
-
1. The Promise of a Green Revolution : Conceptions of climate change and sustainability in local movements objecting to mining establishment
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : This study explores how vernacular understandings of climate change and sustainability are formed in relation to local disputes concerning mineral exploration. In a search for a solution to climate change, the interest in rare earth elements (REEs), and other metals used in green technology has resulted in granting mining companies processing concessions in Sweden. READ MORE
-
2. Sustainable textile management and business practices among small scale fashion brands in Indonesia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : The current fashion and textile industry is one of the largest contributors to climate change and environmental degradation. The industry uses toxic dyes and chemicals to cultivate, manufacturing and processing stages. READ MORE
-
3. The Paradox of Green Development : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the European Green Deal with a Specific Focus on Electric Vehicles
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Electric vehicles are central to sustainability policy solutions in the European Union (EU). In policy documents published by the European Commission (EC), a transition to electric vehicles is supported by sociotechnical imaginaries of energy efficiency, economic growth, and environmental protection. READ MORE
-
4. Digging for Common Ground : Exploring how Practitioners of Alternative Farming Methods are replicating Principles of Traditional Ecological Knowledge
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : As a result of the harmful environmental practices found within the industrial agricultural system and the various negative accompanied socioeconomic consequences to health, local livelihoods, and resilience of rural communities, there has been an increasing global interest in Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) and alternative farming practices, such as permaculture and regenerative agriculture, that envision a more environment-friendly and equitable food- and agricultural system. At the same time, the potential of Indigenous woldviews and knowledges, such as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), to introduce more environment-friendly land use practices and to reshape our understanding of nature becomes more publicly, but also scientifically acknowledged in the management of natural resources. READ MORE
-
5. The European Union in the time of crises: the internal struggle against the ideology of growth
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : In the recent years, a growing body of research across both the social and natural sciences coming from a Marxist tradition has been focusing on the correlation between greenhouse gases emissions and economic development through the modern times. Throughout various research, the scholars argued that the link responsible for the climatic crisis lies in the very premise of the current economic model – reliance on relentless growth. READ MORE
