Essays about: "Food transitions"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 37 essays containing the words Food transitions.

  1. 21. The role of entrant technologies in shaping sustainable transitions. How earth observation undermines the sustainable transition of the agri-food sector

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Steffen Hartwig; Saverio Lapini; [2020]
    Keywords : earth observation; multi-level perspective; sustainable transition; agrif-food; entrant technology;

    Abstract : New technologies cannot solve the climate crisis on their own. Although technologies are an integral part of sustainable transitions, they are embedded in complex socio-technical systems which will need to change accordingly. READ MORE

  3. 22. Innovative niches for sustainability transitions : how social agriculture and food start-ups can transform the food system — a case-based research study from Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lena Germscheid; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainability science; multi-level perspective; strategic niche management; power in transition; food production; empowerment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To stay within our planet’s limits and reach the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, there is an urgent need to rethink our current and dominant systems. This thesis focuses on the food system, in particular, and explores how an overarching turnaround in the way we produce and consume food has the potential to trigger and steer a greater transition towards sustainability. READ MORE

  4. 23. What does it take for local actors in Hammarby Sjöstad to cut the consumption-based emissions by half till 2030? : A backcasting study on a local climate transition following Carbon Law

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Petter Olson; [2019]
    Keywords : backcasting; climate mitigation; consumption-based emissions; local actors;

    Abstract : How many local actors need to do what to reduce Hammarby Sjöstad’s climate impact till 2030 in alignment with "Carbon Law”, i.e. halving the citizens’ consumption-based emissions every ten years? This is demonstrated in a backcasting study of the city district. READ MORE

  5. 24. A shady future for Brazilian agriculture? Obstacles to and opportunities for agroforestry as a sustainable alternative to current agricultural practices

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Asger Mindegaard; [2019]
    Keywords : agriculture; agroforestry; sustainability transitions; multi-level perspective; Brazil; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As the negative environmental impacts of contemporary agriculture become still more evident and widespread, the question of how to feed future generations while preserving the vital stability of the planet’s environment is more urgent than ever. Major institutions are targeting the environmental sustainability of agriculture, internationally as well as in Brazil. READ MORE

  6. 25. Konsekvenser för svensk markanvändning vid övergång till EAT-Lancet kosten

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Maja Håkansson; [2019]
    Keywords : livsmedelsproduktion; miljömål; ekologiska restprodukter; Sverige;

    Abstract : Svält är idag en stor global utmaning. Samtidigt äter andra delar av världens befolkningen kost som medför risker för hälsan. Dagens livsmedelsproduktion påverkarmiljön negativt när det gäller frågor såsom global uppvärmning och övergödning. READ MORE