Essays about: "Intergenerational equity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Intergenerational equity.

  1. 1. Future generations as subjects of rights? A content analysis of rights of future generations in Swedish climate law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Nelly Samuelsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Rights; Future generations; Intergenerational equity; Swedish climate law; Climate change.; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to examine Swedish climate law to discuss and examine the concept of “rights of future generations”. Global warming is inevitable causing the world to change rapidly, thus future generations will be faced with monumental environmental challenges. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Rights of Nature in the Scandinavian Wilderness : the case of Fulufjället National Park

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Emese Annabella Boda; [2022]
    Keywords : human rights; Nature’s rights; sustainability; intergenerational equity; environmental protection; conservation; biodiversity; intrinsic value; interconnectedness;

    Abstract : The idea of recognizing the Rights of Nature has emerged as a response and an alternative source of stimulus to tackle today’s environmental problems causing eco-anxiety. This study intends to give insight on how a high level of environmental awareness can contribute substantially to a balanced relationship with Nature. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Structural Development Trap? : A Critical Analysis of the Idea of a ‘Universal, Rules-Based, Open, Non-Discriminatory, and Equitable Multilateral Trading System’.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Eriksson; [2021]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Development; Trade; Liberalisations; SDG; Capability Approach; Functionings; Capabilities; Freedoms; Agency.;

    Abstract : Human rights advocates have expressed their concern about the marginalisation of human rights principles and the actual or potential human rights implications of WTO agreements. The international economic law and human rights law have been developed as two parallel regimes, yet trade and economics have been at the centre of most developing agendas in modern time. READ MORE

  5. 4. What will be needed in terms of savings and investments to offset the impact of population growth and achieve sustainable development?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Pauli; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; weak sustainability; strong sustainability; genuine savings; population growth; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Evidence is indicating that human activity within the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch of the current time, are causing extraction of natural resources and land, terraforming, climate change and mass extinction of species (Anthropocene: The Human Epoch, 2018). The identified environmental pressure will continue to grow as the global population is expected to reach 11 billion before the end of the 21st century (UN, 2019, p. READ MORE

  6. 5. Local currencies: a tool for sustainability? : a: transitions perspective on the impacts of local currencies for sustainability : the case of the Bristol Pound

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Thiago Henrique Toste; [2018]
    Keywords : local currencies; sustainability assessment; sustainability science; sustainability transitions; Bristol Pound; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research investigates the contribution of local currencies to sustainability. I look at a specific local currency scheme (the Bristol Pound, in Bristol, United Kingdom) through a transitions perspective, employing a Transitions Evaluation Framework, Multi-Level and Multi-Phase Perspectives to conduct my analysis. READ MORE