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  1. 1. Microgrids for increasing resilience and sustainability in island nations - An explorative case study of scenarios in Puerto Rico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Angelica Rivera Diaz; [2021]
    Keywords : microgrids; resilience; microgrid business models; scenarios; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Microgrids and distributed renewable energy have the potential to facilitate management and adaptation for climate change. While research on microgrids has been developing for the past decades, further studies are necessary to expand on business models and scenarios which lead to their successful commercialization and implementation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fostering Cooperative Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic : A case study on coffee cooperatives' operations during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Cecilia Widman; [2021]
    Keywords : cooperatives; coffee; resilience; asset pentagon; Covid-19;

    Abstract : This study investigates the resilience of coffee cooperatives and producer organizations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and explores their adaptations to the context in relation to their livelihood capitals. The changes to their operations are analyzed through the contexts of shocks, trends and stresses and how they perceived these threats. READ MORE

  4. 3. Same Threat, Different Results? The (De)securitization of Covid-19 in Germany and the United States of America

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Marthe Hanik; [2021]
    Keywords : Securitization Theory; International Relations; Global Health;

    Abstract : The covid-19 pandemic confronted the world with one of the biggest challenges of the future: global health security. Analyzing the pandemic through the lens of securitization theory can create a deeper understanding of the connection between global health and international politics. READ MORE

  5. 4. Integrating gender and environmental issues : A case study on gender mainstreaming within the organisation of WIEGO and their waste management projects in Brazil

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Victoria Nordell; Elin Niklasson; [2021]
    Keywords : Waste Management; Environmental Challenges; Gender Mainstreaming; Feminist Political Ecology; FPE; Environmental Justice; Intersectionality; Women’s Empowerment; Gender Equality; Waste Pickers; Waste Picking; Recycling; Informal Sector; Brazil; WIEGO; Climate Crisis; Gender; Avfallshantering; Miljöfrågor; Gender Mainstreaming; Feministisk Politisk Ekologi; FPE; Miljörättvisa; Intersektionalitet; Women’s Empowerment; Jämställdhet; Avfallshanterare; Återvinning; Den informella sektorn; Brasilien; WIEGO; Klimatkrisen; Genus;

    Abstract : The world is facing a global waste crisis due to half of the waste produced not being collected, treated or safely disposed of. Waste not managed in a proper way causes air and water pollution and has negative health and social impacts on people living or working close to the waste. READ MORE

  6. 5. Moving from shareholder to stakeholder value : an investigation into blockchain and its ability to govern common pool resources and incentivize collaborative behavior

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : James Michael Stavinoha; [2020]
    Keywords : Ethereum; Blockchain; stakeholder; governance; sustainable development goal; oracle; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The transgression of Earth’s nine planetary boundaries is a phenomena that will have consequences shared by us all. Contemporary political and economic paradigms vow for the substitution of Earth’s limited natural capital with growing human capital for our self-aggrandizing interests. READ MORE