Essays about: "Environmental alliance"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words Environmental alliance.

  1. 11. Assessing Social-Ecological Justice in Projects, Plans and Processes : A Workbook for Sustainable development

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Anton Bertilson; [2016]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Social-Ecological Justice;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to develop a workbook to assess social-ecological justice (SEJ) in projects, plans and processes. Social-ecological justice bridges many sustainability discourses in order to create a more inclusive and wider sustainability concept than previous ones (Gunnarsson Östling & Svenfelt, (Submitted Book Chapter)). READ MORE

  3. 12. Estimating the potential for resource recovery from productive sanitation in urban areas.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Daniel Isaac Waya Ddiba; [2016]
    Keywords : Sanitation; Organic solid waste; Resource recovery; Waste reuse; Modelling; Developing countries;

    Abstract : To-date, sanitation has mainly been approached from a public and environmental health perspective and this implies that excreta and other organic waste streams are seen not only as a hazard to quickly get rid of but also as a very costly menace to manage. However, looking at sanitation management from a resource recovery perspective provides an avenue for solutions with multiple co-benefits. READ MORE

  4. 13. Fighting the dragon and riding the wave of love and peace : how environmentalist groups in Hong Kong utilized the context of a social movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Frans Libertson; [2016]
    Keywords : Umbrella Revolution; social movements; cross-movement coalition; politicization; social movement abeyance; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the potential of society, and social movement in particular, as an agent of change for sustainability. In August 2014 student activists initiated a sit-in strike outside of the Hong Kong government headquarters, as a protest against the non-democratic electoral system forced upon the city by China. READ MORE

  5. 14. Let's talk aluminium : Evaluating the aluminium stewardship initiative's effectiveness and applicability as a mechanism in sustainability governance from a multi-stakeholder perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jens Heidingsfelder; [2015]
    Keywords : key informant interview; Germany; Aluminium stewardship initiative; corporate social responsibility; resource certification; sustainability science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Mining bauxite and producing aluminium causes severe sustainability challenges. Although the usage of these non-renewable resource is inherently unsustainable, the global economy fosters an increased use of supposed “eco-friendly” aluminium. German industry is an important user of aluminium and a key player in the aluminium industry. READ MORE

  6. 15. NGO’s role in a public-private partnership : assessment of environmental educational efforts on short term

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Wictoria Bondesson; [2014]
    Keywords : CSR; education; evaluation; food retail; ICA; KRAV; organic; promotion; PPP; shared value;

    Abstract : Business is changing and so are society’s expectations. Companies are expected to take responsibility for their trade and the context they are operating in, by looking at socially, economically and environmentally aspects. Many companies handle it by implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR) to their line of action. READ MORE