Essays about: "Local literatures"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Local literatures.
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1. A European Material Kuznets Curve
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This bachelor thesis investigates the correlation between 28 European countries’material footprints (MF), as proxied by their Raw Material Consumption (RMC)per capita, and the environmental impact indicated by their carbon dioxide (CO2)emissions per capita, respectively, with their economic development, measured bytheir purchase power parity adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) per capita,during the period of 2008 to 2019. Specifically, through the theoretical frameworkof the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and by utilizing Fixed EffectsOrdinary Least Squares regression models as well as Pooled Mean Groupestimation, the thesis asks whether or not evidence can be found for the possibleexistence of an EKC, an inverted-U shaped relationship between environmentaldegradation and economic development, within this European context. READ MORE
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2. The Overstory: A Blueprint for Cultural Change in the Anthropocene
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelskaAbstract : Within the field of ecocriticism, there is an ongoing discussion about climate change fiction and the capacity for literature to inspire cultural change in relation to the climate crisis of the Anthropocene. Relatively new novels explore the inherent conflict between consumerist features of contemporary human culture and scientific facts regarding human impact on life on Earth. READ MORE
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3. Rights of The Child in The Right to The City : Exploring participatory practices of child engagement and the construction of their Sense of Place in Kibera, Kenya
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : In this minor field study, we have employed a qualitative methodology to examine the role of the non-governmental organisation Wale Wale in the operationalisation of supranational mandates to improve the rights and experiences of children in Kenya through participatory activities. In doing so, this study is able to combine the literature on Sense of Place and The Right to The City with Critical Development in novel ways. READ MORE
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4. Sustainable innovation in nature-based tourism from the perspective of dynamic capabilities
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : While traveling brings economic opportunities while climate change, resource depletion and the rapid growth of tourist numbers threaten the communities and ecology in the destination. Concerns about these threats require the sustainability of tourism in the destination, where local enterprises as the major players are encouraged to lead change by adopting sustainable innovation. READ MORE
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5. Social Adaptability under Climate Change: Case Study in a Pastoral Community of Inner Mongolia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Climate change, along with grassland degradation, have become major causes of livelihood difficulties for herdsmen in Inner Mongolia for the past few decades. The purpose of this study is to seek better understanding of the relationships between climate change and herders’ livelihoods in pastoral communities in Inner Mongolia, map out the major institutional changes on climate adaptation measures and their impacts on herders’ livelihoods and explore concrete measures to enhance climate adaptability in the region. READ MORE
