Essays about: "Social changes"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 1781 essays containing the words Social changes.

  1. 21. Transforming Consumption Practices: A Social Practice Theory Analysis of Repairability and Lifetime Extension of Smartphones

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Ester Ósk Gestsdóttir Waage; Marite Putna; [2023]
    Keywords : Keywords: smartphones; sustainable consumption; social practice theory; degrowth; environmental impact; repair; lifetime extension.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The lifetime extension of smartphones is seen as a prominent way to reduce the environmental impacts caused during the production of the devices. Smartphones may be small devices, but their impact is no longer small as for the past years e-waste has been the largest growing waste generated globally. READ MORE

  3. 22. ”There is a need for people who can provide a transition”: A case study of how educational activities empower actors to engage in a local transition of the waste system on Bornholm, Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Kathrine Gjesing Hansen; [2023]
    Keywords : socio-institutional transitions; Denmark; power; education; municipal waste management; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sustainable waste management is a complex task within environmental governance, and municipalities play a key role in governing a transition of the waste system toward prevention and reuse. This calls for an enhanced understanding of local capacities for change, and therefore this thesis adopts a socio-institutional perspective on the power of actors to influence local transitions. READ MORE

  4. 23. Engaged Employees in Energy Conservation : exploring how to get there

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

    Author : Linnea Bedoire; Maria Nordling; [2023]
    Keywords : community-based social marketing; pharmaceutical industry; employee engagement; energy conservation; intervention; workplace; norms; pro-environmental behaviors;

    Abstract : Energy consumption is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and to climate change. Renewable energy sources are one way of mitigating the problem, but behavioral change and reductions in consumption are also required. READ MORE

  5. 24. Understanding the Relationship between Sustainability and Technology: Perspectives of Young Sustainability Practitioners in For-Profit Organizations

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

    Author : Anna Pauline Hehl; [2023]
    Keywords : Sociomateriality; Organisational Sustainability; Triple Bottom Line; Techno Optimism;

    Abstract :  One of the most critical issues of our time is sustainability. Simultaneously, techno optimism is prevailing in public discourse suggesting that technology will create a sustainable future without requiring drastic changes. READ MORE

  6. 25. Eco-Social Reforms and the Paradox of Complex Change : A qualitative thematic analysis of the national media debate on the 2022 Chilean Constitution

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilda Janbrink; [2023]
    Keywords : Eco-social-growth trilemma; eco-social policies; policy integration; public support for eco-social reforms; Chile; constitution; qualitative thematic analysis;

    Abstract : By now, it is an acknowledged fact that economic growth, social justice, and environmental sustainability are interconnected. Often referred to as the eco-social-growth trilemma, the challenge is to achieve synergy between the objectives and avoid trade-offs. READ MORE