Essays about: "Political Ecology"

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  1. 11. Socio-technical imaginaries of the energy transition in Iceland, potential consequences for future conservation efforts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sigurlaug Guðmundsdóttir; [2023]
    Keywords : energy transition; conservation; socio-technical imaginaries; discourse analysis; political ecology; Iceland; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2021, the Icelandic government stated that Iceland will implement an energy transition plan with the goal of becoming a 100% carbon neutral and fossil free nation by 2040, furthermore, that a doubling in renewable energy production was needed to reach that goal. This led to an upsurge of a discourse among stakeholders and concerned citizens about the future of Iceland. READ MORE

  3. 12. The political ecology of wildfires, at the intersection of climate change and landscape - A case study of rural Tuscany, Italy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lauren Chastain; [2023]
    Keywords : wildfire; landscape mosaic; political ecology; Tuscany; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Wildfires are a climate change indicator whose increasing activity poses a threat to biodiversity and to ecosystem and human wellbeing. In the Mediterranean region, examination of the foundational drivers of intensifying wildfire regimes is necessary for the identification of sustainable wildfire mitigation measures. READ MORE

  4. 13. Guardians of the Ecology : Navigating Challenges in Municipal Urban Planning in Stockholm County – Insights and Strategies from Ecologists

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Ebba Sidh; [2023]
    Keywords : municipal ecologists; value articulation; ventriloquism; municipal planning process;

    Abstract : Urban planning plays an essential role in preparing cities to handle and counteract the climate changes – and connected consequences – of today and the future. Municipal ecologists are specialists in environmental protection and therefore carry a crucial role when developing contemporary and future cities. READ MORE

  5. 14. Pigeon Tales : An Exploration of Humanimal Entanglement in Urban Spaces

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Anna Hoekman; [2023]
    Keywords : Pigeons; humanimal relations; animal rights; posthumanism; companion species; historical ecology;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of the humanimal entanglements between humans and pigeons in the urban setting. It traces human-pigeon histories from pigeons’ domestication forward to the contemporary conceptions of pigeons as a pest animal. READ MORE

  6. 15. Slow environmental violence and the socio-political recognition of air pollution : The case of Poland

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Speelman Chantal; [2023]
    Keywords : Slow environmental violence | human-nature relations | political ecology | medical anthropology | air pollution | social perception | health | young-adults;

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