Essays about: "NIMBY"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word NIMBY.

  1. 1. The Promise of a Green Revolution : Conceptions of climate change and sustainability in local movements objecting to mining establishment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Caroline Reinhammar; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study explores how vernacular understandings of climate change and sustainability are formed in relation to local disputes concerning mineral exploration. In a search for a solution to climate change, the interest in rare earth elements (REEs), and other metals used in green technology has resulted in granting mining companies processing concessions in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gärna vindkraft, men helst på någon annans bakgård : inspiration från några grannländer gällande lokalbefolkningens medverkan i den förnyelsebara energiomställningen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Astrid Helgesson Liljedahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Framtidens energilandskap; NIMBY; Social acceptans; ; Energiomställning; Vindkraftverk;

    Abstract : 2021 var första året som fler anser att vindkraftverk nära bostaden är negativt snarare än positivt. Den negativa inställningen ökar särskilt bland människor på landsbygd och bland de som bor i en redan vindkraftverkstät kommun. Motståndet till vindkraftverk i sitt närområde kommer från dess kraftiga påverkan på landskapsbilden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wind Power Expansion: “Land-grabber” or Local Catalyst? : A mixed-method thesis on the Swedish renewable energy transition and the “social gap” between the global and the local

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Viktor Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Wind power; green transition; social acceptance; citizen participation; attitudes; NIMBY;

    Abstract : This thesis examines Sweden’s transition towards a 100% renewable energy system in 2040, by analyzing the expansion of wind power in particular. The study applies a theoretical framework consisting of the concepts of Social Acceptance and Ladder of Participation to analyze how these can be applied on the national and local levels. READ MORE

  5. 4. OOPS! THEY BUILD IT AGAIN : A suitability analysis for future wind farm location in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Aditya Billy Christofel; [2019]
    Keywords : climate change; geographical information system; spatial planning; Sweden; wind energy;

    Abstract : The world energy needs increasing in a significant number and currently it is mainly sourced from the finite fossil fuel. Other than that, fossil fuel is the main source of CO2 emissions that leads to the increasing rate of global warming that will ultimately change the earth's climate. READ MORE

  6. 5. What happens to the NIMBY syndrome when we bring money to the table? A qualitative perspective on attitudes towards local nuclear waste repository

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Love Stjernqvist; [2018-02-05]
    Keywords : line of reasoning; long interviews; monetary compensation; NIMBY; nuclear waste repository;

    Abstract : Nuclear waste repository constitutes a great predicament in many countries. In Sweden, the Not- In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) syndrome has been rampant, as local opposition has blocked the attempts at storing nuclear waste at numerous occasions. If the dilemma is to be settled, the voice of the public must be heard. READ MORE