Essays about: "Marcella Carby-samuels"

Found 1 essay containing the words Marcella Carby-samuels.

  1. 1. Not for Sale: How home grown Scandinavian eco-cities take climate change imaginaries beyond market mechanisms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Marcella Carby-Samuels; [2014]
    Keywords : values-based planning theory; critical institutional theory; eco-communities; ecocity; eco-city; ecovillage; eco-village; peri-urban; urban agriculture; urban gardening; urbanization; socio-ecological systems; socio-ecological justice; social sustainability; equity; subnational authorities; climate talks; UNFCCC; cities; climate change; global warming; political ecology; critical realism; adaptation; mitigation; urban heat island effect; green roofs; 8 House; Western Harbour; Augustenborg; Munksøgård; Copenhagen; Malmö; Roskilde; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Inter-governmental climate talks have, over a twenty-year period, had little success in implementing measures to mitigate human-induced climate change. Their fundamental perspective, one of economic rationality, has not provided a compelling or effective basis for achieving their desired goals. READ MORE