Essays about: "Transition Intermediaries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Transition Intermediaries.

  1. 1. Grassroots Initiatives for Urban Sustainability Transition: A Case Study of Urban Farming Projects in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Margarita Oja Da Silva; [2023]
    Keywords : Global South; Grassroots Initiatives; Informal Settlements; Sustainability Transition; Sustainable Development; Urban Farming;

    Abstract : Cities in the Global South are undergoing rapid urbanization, where a high percentage of the urban poor live in informal settlements that lack basic services, are associated with unemployment, low-income levels, and insecurity. The impacts of climate change, intensive agricultural practices, and highly globalized food systems pose challenges to food security. READ MORE

  3. 2. Farm T(hr)o(ugh) School - The Role of place-based education in Short Food Supply Chains

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Pia Jahn; [2022]
    Keywords : short food supply chains; local food supply; place-based education; sustainability transitions; multi-level perspective; hybrid actors; social practice theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Present master thesis investigates the role of 4 chosen place-based educational initiatives in Austria which are actively engaged in local short food supply chains (SFSCs). Those supply chains are defined by close geographical and social relations between supply chain actors and a limited number of intermediaries. READ MORE

  4. 3. Supporting SMEs in the Circular Economy Transition : Perspectives from Swedish Intermediaries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Linn Forsander; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Circular Economy; Small and medium-sized enterprises SME ; Circular Transition; Circular Business Model Innovation; Intermediaries;

    Abstract : There’s increasing evidence that activities from humans are affecting the earth system to a degree that is crossing the planetary boundaries. During the last decade, Circular Economy has gained attention from both academia, companies, and policymakers and is seen as one way to address economical and sustainability issues. READ MORE

  5. 4. Driving the transition: Intermediary actors in the grassroots e-carsharing niche of rural Germany.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Max Jürgen Halbwachs; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Electric car sharing; Socio-technical transitions; Intermediary actors; Sustainable mobility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rural Germany is massively dependent on fossil fuel driven cars. But in many villages, socio-technical innovations have emerged to tackle this dependency. Electric carsharing, often organised in grassroots-settings, is one of them. READ MORE

  6. 5. The role of business models for technology innovation : a case study on Power-to-Gas

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Tone Fjellstedt; Thomas Hill Anderson Galbraith; [2021]
    Keywords : business models; low carbon transition; performative market device; sector-coupling; power-to-gas technology;

    Abstract : The thesis contributes to the understanding of business models as performative market devices for development and uptake of technological innovation in low carbon transitions. Transition studies are criticised for neglecting the role of business models as part of socio-technical transitions. READ MORE