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  1. 1. The Influence and Potential Use of Values in Swedish Forestry - From the perspective of private forest owners and interactive methods

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Sofia Nyrell; [2023]
    Keywords : IPBES value typology; relational values; private forest owners; Swedish forestry; climate mitigation; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The starting point of this study is the perspective of Swedish private forest owners. From that point of view, I aimed to discover the possible influences of values on climate mitigation and biodiversity in Swedish forests. READ MORE

  3. 2. Areas against annihilation? : A critical assessment of the compatibility between biodiversity science and Swedish law on area protection

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Edling Müller; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the ongoing global biodiversity crisis, science deems a system-wide, structural, and fundamental transformation of society necessary to mitigate severe risks for planetary and human health. These risks will escalate further if a paradigm shift in normative human-nature relationships is not realised. The legal system needs to change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Lessons from waste - from ignorance to awareness

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

    Author : Pablo Ramirez Pedraza; [2022-09-26]
    Keywords : anthropocentrism; ecocentrism; circular economy; Theory of Experience and Education; sustainability; Education for Sustainable Development; ESD;

    Abstract : Aim: This study aimed to introduce elementary school students to an ecocentric worldview by creating opportunities in class for actions that could lead to changes locally and at the global level regarding the disposal of materials. Theory: This thesis used a combination of theories to challenge the anthropocentrism practice in our schools and societies and facilitate the development of an ecocentric worldview in students. READ MORE

  5. 4. Overcoming social barriers to urban green adaptation : a social representations approach to local environmental governance

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

    Author : Johanna Desthon; [2022]
    Keywords : urban green adaptation; green infrastructure; climate adaptation; nature-based solutions; social representations;

    Abstract : In May 2020, the Stockholm City Council adopted a new environmental program for the period 2020–2023. The sustainability goals within Agenda 2030 have been a guide for the environmental program, and the purpose of the program is to manage and coordinate the city's operations to achieve the vision of a climate-smart and ecologically sustainable Stockholm. READ MORE

  6. 5. Regenerativ design vid förtätning av befintliga stadsdelar : möjligheter och svårigheter i fallet Lövholmen

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

    Author : Anna Lundström; [2021]
    Keywords : regenerativ design; regenerative systems landscapes; förtätning; antropocentrism; ekocentrism; landskapsarkitektur; stadsbyggnadshistoria;

    Abstract : I uppsatsen diskuteras två olika stadsbyggnadsideal som båda har anspråk på ekologisk hållbarhet, det rådande förtätningsidealet och den regenerativa designens visioner om ett stadsbyggande som baseras på ekosystemens cirkulära principer. De två idealen antas utgå från olika teoretiska premisser, det förra ses som sprungen ut ett antropocentriskt perspektiv och det senare ut ett ekocentriskt. READ MORE