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1. 1. The Green and Just City? Discourses on urban greening in local sustainability planning

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Sara Ullström; [2019]
   Keywords : urban greening; sustainability planning; justice; critical discourse analysis; Fairclough; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In the realm of urban planning, urban greening – the creation or restoration of green spaces in cities – has risen as an attractive approach for policy-makers and planners engaged in sustainability. As the benefits of urban greening are many, from social and cultural to environmental and economic, it has become positioned as a win-win solution to several urban challenges related to sustainable development. READ MORE

3. 2. The political ecology of carbon: Commodification, colonialism and debt in carbon offsetting under the Clean Development Mechanism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sara Ullström; [2017]
   Keywords : carbon offsetting; power; CDM; carbon forestry; Political ecology; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a market-based attempt to mitigate global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the mechanism is said to contribute to sustainable development in the Global South. READ MORE