Essays about: "Societal transitions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Societal transitions.

1. 1. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Pablo Ratti; [2023]
   Keywords : Agroecology; transition; top-down; scenario; participatory policies;

   Abstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE

3. 2. How Novel Business Models for Decentralised Renewable Energy Generation Transform the German Energy System: A Multi-Level Perspective

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Anniki Birth; [2023]
   Keywords : Energy transition; Business models; Multi-level perspective; Socio-technical transitions; Sustainability; Societal transitions; Sustainable business models; Renewable energy;

   Abstract : In order to mitigate climate change, human activity needs to be decarbonised through a phase-out of fossil fuels, replaced by renewable energy sources. Here, sustainable business models can play an important role through connecting niche renewable technologies to the wider system and thereby allowing them to diffuse. READ MORE

4. 3. Start-ups as The Driver of Circular Economy: The Case of Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Anggia Aryandita; [2023]
   Keywords : Start-ups; Circular Economy; Indonesia; MLP Framework; Sustainability Transition; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study illuminates the pivotal role of start-ups in driving circular economy (CE) implementation in Indonesia. Using the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) framework, this research explores the dynamic contributions of start-ups in fostering sustainable transitions from a linear to a circular economy. READ MORE

5. 4. Alternativa stigar mot nya gemenskaper för delande och bostadsbyggande : en studie av förutsättningarna för att integrera en gemenskapsdriven utveckling i stadens omställningar.

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Victor Pastorino Nyman; [2022]
   Keywords : Byggemenskaper; Transformativ kapacitet; Sege park; Stigberoende; Delning; Hållbar omställning; Stadsomvandling; Gemenskapsdriven utveckling;

   Abstract : Genom att analysera delnings- och byggemenskapers medverkan i den konventionella stadsomvandlingsprocessen avser detta arbete undersöka möjligheterna för alternativa gemenskapsdrivna aktörer att agera som drivkrafter för en hållbar samhällsförnyelse. Detta görs genom en fallstudie där studieobjektet är Malmöstadsdelen Sege Parks omvandlingsprocess. READ MORE

6. 5. An ecosystem for alternative food networks in Uppsala : With social innovation towards food democracy

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Veronika Tietz; [2021]
   Keywords : alternative food networks; local food system transformation; social innovation; sustainable transition; food democracy;

   Abstract : Sustainable food system transition (SFST) is an inevitable aim for the world’s societies to tackle global challenges caused by industrial, neo-liberal food industries such as climate change, biodiversity loss, food inequality and so forth. The social dimension of sustainable transitions is too often neglected by political decision makers and global corporations, highlighting the necessity for more attention regarding active participation of citizens to solve societal food related challenges in their regions. READ MORE