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1. 1. Exploring metropolitan governance in the Öresund Region

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Roger Barres; [2021]
   Keywords : metropolitan area; city-region; metropolitan governance; urban politics; cross-border metropolitan region; democratic governance; Öresund region;

   Abstract : For the first time in history, more people in the world live in urban areas than in rural areas. Almost half of this world urban population now live in metropolitan areas, which are becoming central spaces of world economic and social activity, and where major global challenges happen and should be tackled. READ MORE

3. 2. The Greta Effect on Global Environmental Governance : Testing the Applicability of Frame Theory

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Fanni Pirita Hakala; [2021]
   Keywords : framing; collective action; mobilisation; Greta Thunberg; climate change; social movements; discourse; global environmental governance;

   Abstract : Humanity currently faces an existential crisis: anthropogenic climate change. In order to guarantee our survival on a stable planet, immediate mitigation and adaption strategies must be implemented. READ MORE

4. 3. REDD+ "The Win-Win" Solution?: Operationalizing REDD+ Safeguards in Indonesia and Malaysia's National Policy Arenas

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alexandra Cooper; [2018]
   Keywords : REDD ; Social Safeguards; Global Environmental Governance Fragmentation; Indonesia; Malaysia; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Over the past decade UNFCCC’s climate scheme, “REDD+”, has gained precedence in climate policy spheres; Its immaculate ‘win-win’ solution—to institute a global market- based system for climate change, whereby developed nations pay individual forest users to espouse more sustainable forestry practices—has drawn in the lion’s share of critical debates amongst policymakers, civil society organizations, and scholars alike. As REDD+ has unfolded into diverse contexts, however, its prospect as a ‘win-win’ solution has been reframed to include better forest governance as part of its objective. READ MORE

5. 4. On UNEP and Global Environmental Governance Reform : Perspectives identified and percieved by non-state actors on visions, problems and solutions of the reform

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema vatten i natur och samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Fen Wang; [2014]
   Keywords : UNEP; Fundamental Problems; Global Civil Society; Global Environmental Governance; etc.;

   Abstract : The objective of this study is to explore the visions, problems and solutions of non-state actors regarding the reform of UNEP and Global Environmental Governance (GEG). An empirical approach is integrated throughout the thesis, i.e. online forum, interview, qualitative analysis of data, and comparative content analysis. READ MORE

6. 5. Institutional fragmentation in fisheries management: The case of the North Atlantic Ocean

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Samuel Kvist; [2013]
   Keywords : Fisheries; institutional fragmentation; North Atlantic; effectiveness; core norms; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : When speaking in terms of institutional fragmentation in global environmental governance one might rather immediately notice that a certain degree of said fragmentation probably is a perennial characteristic in this context and, arguably, preferable. However, the degree varies rather widely in time, space and issue areas. READ MORE