Essays about: "Major causes of social change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Major causes of social change.

  1. 1. Design of high performance buildings : Vulnerability of buildings to climate change from an energy perspective

    University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

    Author : Robin Gobert; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate Change; High Performance Buildings; Dynamic Thermal Simulations; Thermal Regulation; Environmental Regulation; Cooling Needs; Heating Needs; Representative Data; Big Data; Clustering;

    Abstract : The challenge of climate change is twofold: to mitigate (prevent) the causes of climate change and to prepare (adapt) to the inevitable effects and consequences. Building and construction are key sectors for decarbonisation (mitigation). READ MORE

  3. 2. From Undertaker to Funeral Director: A Social Change in Cyprus

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anastasia Roumpeka; [2022]
    Keywords : Death; Social Change; Technology; Funeral Director; Cyprus; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : How often do we think of our own death? And how often do we stop and think of the changes surrounding death that affect our lives? Thanatology, the study of death and dying, examines death from different perspectives. Following a thanatological path, this research aimed to explore the relationship between death and technology in terms of social change, specifically in the Republic of Cyprus. READ MORE

  4. 3. CLIMATE CHANGE AND IDEOLOGY - Are climate change narratives affected by ideology?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Erik Runge; [2021-10-13]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Narratives; editorial; media; ideology;

    Abstract : Media's framing can arguably affect how media consumers view causes, consequences, and solutions of different social issues such as climate change. Likewise, newspaper editorials have different ideas and approaches to climate change, which may be influenced by their ideological positions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Activists, Politicians and Children: Visual Representations of Climate Change in Swedish Newspapers 2019

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Rakel Alvstad; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate change communication; news imagery; visual analysis; climate change; Swedish newspapers.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Visual representations can either concretise climate change or make it more abstract and remote. This thesis aims to bring light to how Swedish news imagery of 2019 promotes particular views on climate change. READ MORE

  6. 5. Towards a sustainable and just energy system in the city of Malmö : Social Innovations in the Energy Sector

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

    Author : Franco Crudi; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainable and just energy transitions; transformative social innovation; energy justice;

    Abstract : Like many other European cities, Malmö has set ambitious goals to become Sweden’s first carbon-neutral city by 2030. This objective is aligned with several public entities such as the Öresund Region, the Swedish Energy Agency, the European Union, and the UN within the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Urban Development. READ MORE