Essays about: "Ecological modernization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 essays containing the words Ecological modernization.

  1. 1. THE ROAD TO CLIMATE JUSTICE A discursive analysis of global climate governance between 2015 and 2022

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victoria Sandholm; [2023-08-31]
    Keywords : International relations; climate governance; climate justice; civic environmentalism; ecological modernization;

    Abstract : There is an urgent need for effective global climate governance addressing the pressing threat of climate change. Based on the institutional power of language, various research has examined the development of global climate governance through discursive lenses, however, the recent period has not yet been examined. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Relationship between Green Investment and Eco-Innovation in Europe

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Evanina Alexandra; Victoria Ruiz Devesa; [2023]
    Keywords : Eco-Innovation; Green investment; European Union; Environmental Economics; Sustainability; Green technology and Environmental patents.;

    Abstract : It is universally acknowledged that environmental protection has become one of the most pressing global issues in the last decades. Green technology is indispensable to finding less damaging alternatives, and no innovation is carried out without investment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Caring for Water: Public Participation and Possibilities for Care in Swedish Water Management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Linnea Kronebrant; [2023]
    Keywords : Technocratic management; ecological modernization; public participation; water; care; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how technocratic water management is affecting the possibilities of the public to participate in decision-making and care for their local waters. This was investigated during the consultation process regarding the draft River Basin Management Plan and Program of Measures for the years 2021-2027 in the Bothnian Sea Water District in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dioxins: An Easy Problem to Solve or a Hard-Fought Battle for the Environment? a Case Study of How and Why the Pulp and Paper Industry in Sweden Transitioned Away From Chlorine-Bleaching

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Marcus Aronsson; [2023]
    Keywords : environmental sociology; ecological modernization; treadmill of production; middle-range; industrial transition; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The situation for the environment is in many ways dire. However, amidst all the negative environmental developments it is easy to neglect the successes that have actually happened. READ MORE

  6. 5. Growing to thrive or growing to die? Analysing high-school students’ perspectives on the relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Ronja Karvinen; [2023]
    Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development; Sustainable Development; Degrowth; Ecological Modernization; Economic growth; Education; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : How and what we should teach children about sustainability, in relation to our current economic system, has become the cornerstone of the debate on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This debate takes place in conjunction with a much broader debate on the concept of sustainable development itself, where the role of economic growth is both questioned and supported, seen as either a necessary support for sustainability or as a barrier to truly sustainable societies. READ MORE