Essays about: "Environmentalists"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the word Environmentalists.

  1. 1. Mobilising environmentalists : A qualitative study of Swedish environmental social movements online

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Sociologi

    Author : Shawn Hedbom; [2022]
    Keywords : sociologi; sociology; collective identity; online; micro blog; netnografi; netnography; etnografi; ethnography; kvalitativ; qualitative;

    Abstract : Many studies on social movements aim to understand a moment on an international level. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the Swedish environmental movement and the collective identity that can be found in these movements. In an effort to do this, the study aimed to answer research questions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Strengthening Ecological Connectivity : An exploratory study on establishing ecologicalcorridors in Frösön, Sweden

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekoteknik- och hållbart byggande

    Author : Sarah Rhode; [2022]
    Keywords : ecological connectivity; urban development; corridors; circuit theory; Circuitscape; environmental impact assessment;

    Abstract : The growing demand for urban areas has been a driving force for extensive changes to landscape. Thisrequires more focus on finding a balance between promoting urban development, and conservingbiodiversity in urban areas. READ MORE

  4. 3. Solidarity in decolonization : Indigenous-Environmentalist alliance and the struggle against clearcutting in Sápmi

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Helena Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sápmi; solidarity; decolonization; clearcutting; internal colonialism; post-colonialism; knowledge-practices; environmentalism; social movements;

    Abstract : This study concerns the alliance against clearcutting that has been formed between the Swedish environmental movement and the Sami movement. Earlier studies on environmentalist/Indigenous alliances have found that such cooperation often has been formed through reproductions of a colonial political relationship, perpetuating Indigenous peoples' structural marginality. READ MORE

  5. 4. Corporate liability for climate change - Is Milieudefensie a sign of what is to come?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Johan Åhman; [2022]
    Keywords : public international law; private international law; comparative law; private law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Where states have failed to take the threat of global warming seriously, private individuals and environmental organizations have confronted those contributing to it. By bringing the emitters to court, litigants all over the world hope to put an end to the current trajectory towards dangerous climate change. READ MORE

  6. 5. Environmental Conservation Conflicts in Swedish Sapmi: Sami Ethnoecology and the Struggle for an Indigenous Conservation Paradigm

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

    Author : Alexandra McFadden; [2022]
    Keywords : Environmental conservation; land use; Sami ethnoecology; human ecology; environmentalism; Sweden; Sapmi.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Given a backdrop of industrial land use fractures in Northern Sweden, the kind of human-environmental relations cultivated in Sapmi has consequences for Sami indigenous sovereignty and ecological sustainability. Critically investigating different nature relations is of significance to Human Ecology fields in order to deepen knowledge on both unintended and intended consequences of how we understand and engage with environments. READ MORE