Essays about: "Ecocentric"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the word Ecocentric.

  1. 6. International Environmental Governance in the Anthropocene : A Shift Towards Ecocentrism?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Mareike Klatt; [2021]
    Keywords : Environment; Anthropocene; United Nations; Ecocentrism; Governance; International Governance; Human Development Report;

    Abstract : We live in the Anthropocene – the Age of Humans – characterized by dangerous environmental degradation, demanding urgent and adequate international environmental governance (IEG). Yet, IR scholarship problematizes the shortcomings of current IEG, demonstrating its failure to fight environmental degradation. READ MORE

  3. 7. Justifying Legal Rights of Nature : An ideational analysis of the Te Awa Tupua Bill debate in New Zealand

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nanna Friman; [2021]
    Keywords : Rights of Nature; Legal Personality; Whanganui;

    Abstract : In 2017, the Whanganui River in New Zealand gained legal personality, a potentially norm-breaking legislation that could challenge society to view nature differently. It is thus important to understand the reasons and justifications behind such a decision. READ MORE

  4. 8. Miljöetik & landskapsarkitektur : teori & praktik med avgränsning våtmarksrestaurering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Disa Fredriksson Bratthäll; [2021]
    Keywords : miljöetik; antropocentrisk; biocentrisk; ekocentrisk; landskapsarkitektur; restaurering; våtmarker; environmental ethics; anthropocentric; biocentric; ecocentric; landscape architecture; restoration; wetlands;

    Abstract : Miljöetik är ett ungt fenomen, men där finns redan många olika orienteringar. Antropocentrisk, biocentrisk och ekocentrisk miljöetik behandlar människans relation till naturen. READ MORE

  5. 9. Rights of Nature: The current state and potential of implementation of an ecocentric environmental management approach in an anthropocentric society. A comparative case study of the Atrato River in Colombia and the Whanganui River in New Zealand

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elin Walther; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Environmental Management; Rights of Nature; Power; Indigenous Peoples; New Zealand; Colombia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis exists within the debate of sustainable environmental management, examining the potential of rights of nature in overcoming problems caused by the current neoliberal conservation paradigm such as inequalities in power, lack in indigenous inclusion, as well as using contextually inappropriate approaches. In examining this a qualitative comparative case study research design is applied on the cases of the Atrato River in Colombia and the Whanganui River in New Zealand. READ MORE

  6. 10. Learning from nature? : a framework to assess the sustainability of biomimicry product design applications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Megan Connolly; [2020]
    Keywords : Biomimicry; sustainable design; evaluation; consumption; technology; sustainability science; Technology and Engineering; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Products and systems form the bridge between production and consumption, helping to shape our society and lifestyles. Biomimicry uses design principles based on those seen in nature, aiming to emulate the natural sustainability seen from the 3.8 billion years of life on earth. READ MORE