Essays about: "Region Gotland"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words Region Gotland.

  1. 1. Formellt skyddad mark och riksintressen i närområde till landbaserad vindkraft i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Erika Åmansson; [2023]
    Keywords : landbaserad vindkraft; formella skydd; riksintressen; relativ täthet; markanvändningskonflikter;

    Abstract : Klimat- och energiomställningen i världen är det som driver dagens utbyggnation av vindkraft, som betraktas som en fossilfri, förnyelsebar och ren energikälla. I och med utökningen av vindkraft berörs även många andra intressen och värden som överlappar med områden som ianspråktas för vindkraft eller finns i dess närhet och därmed kan komma att skapa konflikter. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reconciling Material & Social Through Waste : The Case of Överskottet as an Alternative Way of Organizing Waste

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : ADEL MIFTAKHOVA; Chaïma Ben Mahmoud; [2023]
    Keywords : social services; waste management; Actor-Network Theory; actors; actants; network; nonhuman; human; collaboration; connections; policies;

    Abstract : The problematization of waste surplus informed numerous decisions on local, national and international levels. However, the waste pollution problem is far from being solved. This paper attempts to explore an alternative way of organizing waste using the Actor-Network Theory, which argues for equality between humans and nonhumans. READ MORE

  4. 3. CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION GRIDS OF GOTLAND AND KLINTEHAMN

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Sean Brinkhurst; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Energy Transition; Electrical Grid; Climate Change; Spatial Analysis; RCP Scenarios.;

    Abstract : Climate change represents a critical threat to electrical infrastructure. With reliance on electricity expected to increase in Sweden due to the transition from fossil fuel based energy to greener energy sources, it is important that the reliability of the electrical grid be upheld. READ MORE

  5. 4. Our Gotland 2040 : A study of participating organisations through the lens of collaborative governance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Lisa Marteinsdottir; Magdalena Dolba; [2022]
    Keywords : collaborative governance; social sustainability; regional development strategy; Gotland; policy implementation;

    Abstract : On the island of Gotland in Sweden, “wicked problems” related to socioeconomic inequalities are growing. These are linked to the complex social sustainability issues that are tackled in the Regional Development Strategy “Our Gotland 2040”. READ MORE

  6. 5. Low scores, high standards- a case study on Coop’s sustainability declaration

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Caroline Malthed; Tuva Wrenfelt; [2022]
    Keywords : Standard; retailer; Coop Sweden; small-scale producer; local food systems; supplier requirements; sustainable food products;

    Abstract : The earth's ecosystems are changing due to human activities, and it is urgent that we transform our way of living to avoid further negative effects on climate change. Food production has the single biggest impact on global environmental changes, since 21-37% of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions comes from the agricultural systems. READ MORE