Essays about: "Regime Shift"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 69 essays containing the words Regime Shift.

  1. 21. Urban experimentation in support of Sweden's sustainability transition : a case study of Brunnshög in Lund

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jessica Clevenger; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; sustainable urban development; socio-technical systems; multi-level perspective; transition pathways; urban experiment; Brunnshög; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The number of people living in urban areas has increased significantly over the past few decades. As such, cities have become centers for population and economic growth. These two factors, however, are also the most significant drivers of fossil fuel related CO2 emissions. READ MORE

  3. 22. Dichotomies of Utility : Experiences of Refugee Reception and Demographic Challenges in Rural Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Axel Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : political economy; integration; demographics; refugee reception; macroeconomics; citizenship; welfare; rural municipalities; Modern Monetary Theory;

    Abstract : In the years immediately following the so-called “refugee crisis”, Swedish municipalities that had received many refugees improved their financial position in a quite remarkable way. Overall, 2016 might have been the best financial year ever for the municipal sector. READ MORE

  4. 23. Blockchain technology in the future Swedish electricity system : An exploratory study and multi-level perspective analysis of blockchain in the energy transition in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Saga Carle; Viktor Vifell Nilsson; [2020]
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    Abstract : Blockchain, a distributed ledger technology, became publicly known when the cryptocurrency Bitcoin was introduced in 2009. As the financial value of cryptocurrencies increased, the interest for blockchain grew, leading other sectors to explore if blockchain could be used in other areas as well. READ MORE

  5. 24. Green Cloud Transition & Environmental Impacts of Stock Exchanges : A Case Study of Nasdaq, a Global Stock Exchange Company

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Nils Frisk Arfvidsson; David Östlin; [2020]
    Keywords : Cloud computing; Green cloud; Environmental impacts; Environmental footprint; Financial services; Stock exchanges; Cloud transitions; Multi-level perspective; Molntjänster; Grön molntjänst; Miljöpåverkan; Miljöavtryck; Finansiella marknader; Börser; Molnövergång; Multi-Level Perspective;

    Abstract : To address the issues of climate change and reduce the emissions released into the atmosphere, society and companies, including the financial markets, need to adjust how they act and conduct business. The financial markets are vital in the transition towards a more sustainable society and stock exchanges are a central actor to enhance green finance, enabling green securities to be traded. READ MORE

  6. 25. Nature as a Political Enactment Within the Global Biodiversity Debate and a Plea for a Process-Inspired  Transition Governance

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Pieter Vullers; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability Transformations; Process-Ontology; Science Studies; Sociology; Critical Policy and Discourse Studies; Global Biodiversity Governance;

    Abstract : A revolution is brewing within global biodiversity governance as attempts to govern and to deal with biodiversity loss have not led to any substantial results. The underlying drivers of biodiversity loss keep adding to the total ecological predicament which in turn sets in motion an epistemological paradigm shift (episteme) with a call for transformative change. READ MORE