Essays about: "Municipal policymaking"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Municipal policymaking.
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1. The implication of a changing West Antarctic Ice Sheet on future sea levels and policymaking in Sweden
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : This paper examines the future possible consequences of rising sea levels primarily due to melting Antarctic ice sheets. An objective is to research suitable methods for handling rising sea levels in Sweden. READ MORE
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2. Swimming Women : Discursive struggles over women's hours at municipal pools
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis explores constructions of meaning, or frames, surrounding the policy of women’s hours in public debates and municipal settings, using newspaper articles and municipal documents as main empirical sources. Departing from the puzzle of how women’s hours are depicted as both gender equitable and gender inequitable in the debate, the thesis draws on previous research of how gender equality and multiculturalism relates to each other, potentially producing tensions in policymaking and discourse. READ MORE
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3. From harbour city to a coastal city : an in-depth study of how Trelleborg’s municipality motivates an urban success through the project Kuststad 2025
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : This study aimed to investigate why and how the large-scale urban development project Kuststad 2025 is argued for by Trelleborg’s municipality in the urban parts Trelleborg – produced and processed by the municipality itself. Building on what has been done within the field and the theoretical basis of how policies are constituted, mobilised and related, this study also aimed to show which interests Kuststad 2025 serves, and for whom the project may be beneficial or disadvantageous. READ MORE
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4. Think beyond the year 2050 : A quantitative case study of the younger generations passiveimpact on local climate policymaking
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper aims to study the correlation between the proportion of young people and climate policymaking on a local governmental level. This is measured by how the proportion of population under 18 in municipalities affectthe amount of carbon dioxide emission reducing actions and the budgeting towards institutions of environmental health, measured as a proportion to the yearly municipal budget, in respective municipality. READ MORE
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5. The Origin and Implementation of the Smart-Sustainable City Concept: The Case of Malmö, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : The concept of a smart-sustainable city (SSC) has recently come to dominate urban sustainability political agendas and academic discourses in Europe. This thesis investigates (1) the origination of the SSC concept, (2) how it is being framed as an approach to sustainable urban development, and (3) how it can be contextualized in concrete projects and urban planning initiatives in the city of Malmö, Sweden. READ MORE
