Essays about: "Frances"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the word Frances.

1. 1. “THE ENDLESS BATTLE” France's Path to Legalizing Abortion : The Spiral Approach

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Tannaz Horri Farahani; [2023]
   Keywords : France; Abortion law; Feminist movements; Social change; Human rights; Spiral model.;

   Abstract : This abstract provides a concise summary of the thesis, which examines the evolution of abortion laws in France and the intersection of women's rights, feminism, and healthcare. It emphasizes the shift from a complete ban on abortion to legalization and analyses the factors contributing to this social change, focusing on the role of feminist movements and women's rights activists. READ MORE

3. 2. Methods for local energy and climate planning : A Case stuudy on the Urban Community of Dunkirk

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Sacha Thibault; [2023]
   Keywords : Energy transition - Climate and energy policy - Renewable energy - Decision-Support Tools - Local authorities; Energiomställning - Klimat- och energipolitik - Förnybar energi - Verktyg för beslutsstöd - Lokala myndigheter;

   Abstract : Energy management concerns were raised in France after the oil crisis in the 1970s. From then, the local actors developed policies to better control the energy production and consumption on the territories. Climate considerations and the need to limit greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions were then added to these energy issues in the early 2000s. READ MORE

4. 3. The elephant in the protest march: socially organised denial within climate movements at the UNFCCC

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Frances Mills; [2021]
   Keywords : UNFCCC; climate change; environmental activism; social movements; NGOs; cultural hegemony; NGOization; socially organised denial; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2011, Kari Norgaard detailed how socially organised denial facilitates inaction on climate change, even among individuals who express concern. Here, I expand on Norgaard’s theory by exploring how a form of this denial could exist even among those who centre climate activism in their personal or professional lives. READ MORE

5. 4. On the direct comparability of non-financial reports from a “Climate Action” & emissions perspective : - with specific reference to Large Cap companies on the Swedish Stock Market over a ten year period

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Frances Clarke Hermansson; [2021]
   Keywords : Non-financial report NFR ; comparability; sustainability; framework; indicator; unit of measurement; physical quantity; CO2e; GHG emissions.;

   Abstract : There are problems connected to the non-financial reports (NFRs) prepared by companies. The purpose of this study is to compare over a ten year period, the NFRs of Large Cap companies on the Swedish Stock Market, from a “Climate Action” and emissions perspective, to determine if the direct comparability of NFRs has increased within companies, if the direct comparability of NFRs between companies has increased and if regulations launched during the past decade have increased the direct comparability of NFRs. READ MORE

6. 5. How to construct an account of sustainability performance - The power and danger of calculation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Madeleine Almqvist; Nils Elmlund; [2021]
   Keywords : Calculability; Sustainability reporting; Sustainable development; Indicators; Framing;

   Abstract : This study responds to the call for further research about how other organisations, corporations more specifically, achieve calculability and account for sustainable development, from Sobkowiak et al. (2020). READ MORE