Essays about: "Sustainable Transformations"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 78 essays containing the words Sustainable Transformations.

  1. 31. Reimagining climate futures : Using critical futures studies to explore scenarios for Ljungby municipality in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Linna Fredström; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainability transformations; scenarios; storytelling; critical futures studies;

    Abstract : A growing body of research is calling for radical transformation of society to avoid catastrophic levels of climate change and create a more sustainable and just future. To make this possible, climate researcher will need new approaches and methods that help envision and enable transformations. READ MORE

  3. 32. Towards a Broader Ecological Citizenship Repertoire: Exploring Climate Change Engagement, Transformative Agency, and Post-Carbon Transition Imaginaries among Citizens in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Gustav Osberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Ecological Citizenship; Climate Change; Agency; Critical Realism; Sustainability Transitions; Inner Dimensions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Current post-carbon transition trajectories are primarily based on a belief in technical solutions wherein considerations of the citizens’ role in collective mobilisation and transformation are largely overlooked. To this end, the thesis seeks to understand how citizens can become active agents of change within transition efforts and how their political agency can be empowered accordingly. READ MORE

  4. 33. Scientometric Analysis and Scoping Review on Healthcare Systems’ Sustainability during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Seung-A Paik; [2021]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Pandemic; Healthcare system; Sustainability; Resilience; Surge capacity; Scoping review;

    Abstract : Background: The COVID-19 pandemic calls attention to the importance of sustainable healthcare systems. Frail healthcare systems can become overwhelmed during public health crises, further exacerbating the human, economic, and political toll. READ MORE

  5. 34. “A Different World is Plantable”. A Case Study of How Alternative Food Initiatives Build Resilience and Promote Food Sovereignty in Franconia, Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Anne Bechmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Alternative Food Initiatives; Resilience; Food Sovereignty; Agro-Food System; Qualitative Multiple Case Study; Germany; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It is increasingly recognised that the urgent need for more climate-adapted, context-appropriate and sustainable agro-food systems requires fundamental and crosscutting transformations. Alternative Food Initiatives (AFIs) have been proposed as one actor advancing transformation from the bottom up. READ MORE

  6. 35. Coalition Politics, Care Work and Climate Justice: A Case Study of Emerging Alliances in Austria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sarah Bretschko; [2021]
    Keywords : social reproduction; work; ecofeminism; climate justice; social movements; coalition-building; Austria; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sustainability transformations will require a fundamental re-thinking of work. However, so far the role of reproductive care work in these transformations is hardly recognized, although this work is low-carbon and essential in sustainable futures. READ MORE