Essays about: "Languages of Valuation"

Found 2 essays containing the words Languages of Valuation.

1. 1. Extractions Speak Louder Than Words : Valuation languages in Vattenfall’s purchase of Colombian coal

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Martin Melzi; [2022]
   Keywords : resource extraction; natural resources; valuation languages; valuation of nature; business actors; multinationals;

   Abstract : The role of business actors in resource extraction in developing countries is an understudied topic of research for development studies. The framework of valuation languages and socio-environmental conflicts is useful for studying the values of actors involved in conflicts concerning resource extraction, but previous studies do not sufficiently discuss how to measure the concept. READ MORE

3. 2. Resistance to Coal: The Challenges of Achieving Environmental Justice in South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Daria Rivin; [2018]
   Keywords : Coal Extraction; Environmental Justice; Environmental Injustice; Environmental Racism; Unequal Distribution of Environmental Goods and Bads; Environmentalism of the Poor; Languages of Valuation; Carbon Lock-In; South Africa; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : While the environmental justice movement has grown worldwide, it seems that the movement has yet to mobilise in South Africa. The instances of environmental injustices in South Africa are abundant but paradoxically this has not given rise to a united movement demanding environmental justice for a transition to a new and renewable energy path. READ MORE