Essays about: "Planetary Boundaries"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 73 essays containing the words Planetary Boundaries.

  1. 6. Moving Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy : Understanding New Energy Landscapes in the Urban Hinterlands through Embedded Community Perspectives in Southern Sápmi

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Wanda Käthe Krauss; [2023]
    Keywords : hinterlands; urban sustainability; new energy landscapes; green shift; indigenous knowledge; planetary urbanisation; urbana inlandet; urban hållbarhet; nya energilandskap; grön omställning; inhemsk kunskap; planetär urbanisering;

    Abstract : In recent years, we have seen that global, national, and local governments have put sustainability goals on their agendas. Thus, at different levels and in different sectors, efforts are underway to promote a ‘green shift’, including the energy sector. READ MORE

  3. 7. Reconciling Sufficiency and Profitability in Fashion: A Case Study of Sufficiency-Driven SMEs and their Business Models in the French Fashion Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Maëlle Soulis; [2023]
    Keywords : sufficiency; fashion industry; business models; sustainable consumption; sustainable fashion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Current levels and patterns of consumption in affluent societies are highly unsustainable. Research shows that efficiency measures prove insufficient to keep within the planetary boundaries, as they operate within the same consumption paradigm. READ MORE

  4. 8. Can Universal Basic Income be a Sustainable Welfare instrument? A systematic literature review analysing implementations in eight countries and perceptions of Universal Basic Income since 2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sophia Roller; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability science; planetary boundaries; global inequality; fair distribution; social security; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The current climate crisis together with growing global inequality requires a transformation of the economic systems. Sustainable Welfare is an emerging concept in which the welfare system seeks to meet everyone’s basic needs while staying within the planetary boundaries and decoupling the welfare-growth nexus. READ MORE

  5. 9. Consumer preferences for tofu characteristics in Sweden : a discrete choice experiment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Mira Janna Doro Weigel; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainable consumption; climate friendly food; plant-based proteins; willingness to pay; legumes; soya bean;

    Abstract : The extensive consumption of meat products is increasingly criticized as it is associated with environmental, ethical, and social dilemmas. This is closely related to production systems and factory farming, which lead to high emissions and strain on planetary boundaries. READ MORE

  6. 10. Can degrowth policies move the OECD closer to reaching social thresholds within planetary boundaries?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Kristborg Sóley Þráinsdóttir; [2022]
    Keywords : degrowth; safe and just space; social thresholds; planetary boundaries; sustainability science; policy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As the environmental and social challenges humanity faces are intertwined, a holistic policy approach is needed to bring operations into the ecologically safe and socially just space (SJS). Degrowth has been presented as a means for high-income countries to reach the SJS. READ MORE