Essays about: "Sectoral"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 170 essays containing the word Sectoral.

  1. 16. Disseminating Nature-based Thinking across Local and Global Networks : the case study of Turin (IT), CONEXUS (H2020, grant agreement n. 867564)

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Mariangela Pastorello; [2022]
    Keywords : Nature-based solutions; climate change adaptation strategies; urban planning; transformative learning; participatory communication; living labs; NBS projects; participatory governance; citizen science; European programmes;

    Abstract : Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are currently considered among the most effective tools available to city administrations and urban planners to tackle the negative effects of climate change.This umbrella concept comprises a large set of different low-impact technical solutions that are inspired/supported, or copied, from nature. READ MORE

  3. 17. Evaluation of Warming function vs Single scenario

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

    Author : Ida Liljedahl; Ebba Rondahl; [2022]
    Keywords : Warming function; Single scenario; Climate Change; Implied Temperature Rise; Alignment Tool; Paris Agreement; Rate-of-Reduction Benchmark; Science based target.;

    Abstract : The private sector has an increasingly important role in limiting the temperature rise to below the crucial 1.5°C of the Paris Agreement. In order to assess how well a portfolio is aligned to the goals of the Paris Agreement, benchmarks need be used. The creation of benchmarks is complex and varying methodologies with associated opinions exist. READ MORE

  4. 18. Structural Transformation and Productivity Growth in Egypt - Disentangling Heterogeneous Services and Identifying Drivers of Growth: A Structural Change Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Agnes Jansen; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Premature deindustrialization and a shift to services at early stages of economic development raise concerns about growth prospects of low-income and emerging economies. Within the manufacturing- vs. READ MORE

  5. 19. Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions - The Impact of Societal Dynamics on Risk and Adaptation Perspectives of Pluvial Floods in Malmö

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Minja Sillanpää; Sofia Ritthammer; [2022]
    Keywords : Nature-based Solutions; Blue-Green Solutions; Mainstreaming Adaptation; Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management; Pluvial Flood-Risk; Climate Change Adaptation; Private Stakeholder Engagement; Capacity Development; Grounded Theory; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Cities around the world are not only facing the impacts of climate change but are also increasingly charged with the responsibility to adapt. The city of Malmö in Sweden, facing the consequences of ever-so-present pluvial floods, has set an objective to increase the use of multifunctional Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in its urban stormwater planning. READ MORE

  6. 20. Sectoral Gender Differences: Exploring the Swedish gender wage gap in the 21st century

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Emilia Folkesson; [2022]
    Keywords : The gender wage gap; sectoral gender segregation; the welfare state; public sector; private sector; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Globally, men tend to earn more money than women. Even in relatively gender equal countries like Sweden wage differences remain. READ MORE