Essays about: "Ecological limits"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 43 essays containing the words Ecological limits.

  1. 21. Environmental impacts of circular scenarios for the textile industry : A planetary boundaries-based life cycle assessment of cotton t-shirt

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Piero Grilli; [2018]
    Keywords : circular economy; life cycle assessment; fashion industry; planetary boundaries; cotton;

    Abstract : Planetary Boundaries (PB) and Circular Economy (CE) are becoming the paradigm for sustainability. There is an increasing interest to operationalise PB into a framework for businesses to maximise profitability within environmental limits. READ MORE

  3. 22. Sublime Extinctions in Anthropocene Fiction: Literary representations of geologic force in works by Ballard, McCarthy and Watkins

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Samuel Teeland; [2018]
    Keywords : Anthropocene; Extinction; Sublime; J.G. Ballard; Cormac McCarthy; Claire Vaye Watkins; Languages and Literatures; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This essay examines representations of extinction in a selection of Anthropocene fiction. The Anthropocene is a potential new geological epoch, in which the human species capacity for massive ecological transformation is rivalling that of geologic processes. READ MORE

  4. 23. Learning while participating in public planning, and having fun : Testing a method of using focus groups and a vision of a sustainable future neighborhood, that ‘pushes the limits’

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Anne-Maja Anneborg; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; public planning; densification; participation; learning; future vision; focus groups; Earth’s limitations; sustainable lifestyles; Örebro; Äpplestaden; Sustainable development; public planning; densification; participation; learning; future vision; focus groups; Earth’s limitations; sustainable lifestyles; Örebro; Äpplestaden;

    Abstract : We are facing the problems of climate change, the unfair share and over use of Earth’s resources. Global North overuses, Sweden has an ecological footprint of four planets. The challenge is to change our lifestyles. This thesis is trying out a method to diffuse ideas of sustainable development (SD) and for citizen participation. READ MORE

  5. 24. Land Sharing Architecture

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

    Author : Wiktor Bergh; [2017]
    Keywords : Architectural sustainability through biodiversity; Green architecture; Sustainable urban design; Landscape ecology; Green library; Human ecology in architecture; Sustainable building services ventilation through biodiversity; Arts and Architecture; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Biology and Life Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The human population is growing and with it our ecological footprint. We usually perceive biodiverse ecosystems (nature) as separate from our built environment. If we are to maintain our global biodiversity, we will have to find ways of hosting it within the body of our society. READ MORE

  6. 25. Lighting the Fire : Empowering Youth Towards Sustainability in Nature Camps

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Kilia Drossart; Stéphanie Alexandra Heckman; Brendan Tate Wistreich; [2017]
    Keywords : Youth Empowerment; Strategic Sustainable Development; Sustainability; Nature Camps; Nature Connection;

    Abstract : The scale of the sustainability crisis is mounting exponentially as human development pushes the socio-ecological system closer to its limits. 12 to 18 year olds, who are in a formative life stage, are critical stakeholders in the success of addressing this sustainability challenge. READ MORE