Essays about: "Weber"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 essays containing the word Weber.

1. 1. Vino vidi vici? : en fallstudie om hur svenska vingårdar påverkas på landsbygden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Jasmijn Simone van der Heijden; [2023]
   Keywords : vinodling; socialt kapital; myndighet; alkoholmonopol; byråkrati; habitus; kulturellt kapital; nyagrarianism;

   Abstract : Under de senaste tjugo åren, har antalet vingårdar i Sverige ökat i snabb takt. Bland alla vingårdar i Sverige, finns det numera cirka fyrtio kommersiella vingårdar som har startats på den svenska landsbygden. READ MORE

3. 2. Facing Anthropocene Threats : Rational Bureaucracy vs. Anthropocene Climate Change in The Southern Reach by Jeff VanderMeer

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Lora Ivanoska; [2023]
   Keywords : Anthropocene; Climate Change; Bureaucracy; Rational Bureaucracy; Climate Change Bureaucracy; Jeff Vandermeer; Southern Reach; Annihilation; Authority;

   Abstract : Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach series has been a talking point for many ecocritical papers exploring themes of Anthropocene, uncanny, and hyperobjects. Despite the plethora of themes being investigated concerning climate change in Southern Reach, an important aspect, the climate change bureaucracy of the Southern Reach agency, is glossed over. READ MORE

4. 3. A Habitable Sea Barrier

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Marius Weber; [2022]
   Keywords : Rising sea levels; urban development; protection; coastal cities; coats; 2100; sustainable development; hydropower; wavepower; solarpower; future; theoretical; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Sea levels are expected to rise by four meters by 2100, which would displace up to 630 million people, while millions of square kilometres of land would be lost, costing the global economy trillions of dollars. While this forecast is alarming, no long-term solution exists to handle permanently increased sea levels. READ MORE

5. 4. Belief in Karma and Political Attitudes

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Albin Östervall; [2022]
   Keywords : karma; karmic belief; political attitudes; ideology; India; Indian politics; conservative dispositions; caste; caste system; varnas; political psychology; political sociology; conservatism; laissez faire; authoritarianism; status quo conservatism; equality; BJP; motivated social cognition; Weber; death penalty; capital punishment; ableism; ableist attitudes; personal responsibility; samsara; ahimsa; retributivism; theodicy; just world belief; karmic causation; justice reasoning; legitimizing myth; legitimizing ideology; Hinduism; Hindutva; politics; religion; karma index;

   Abstract : Many scholars have discussed the sociopolitical consequences of belief in karma but few have investigated such relationships quantitatively. This study aims to establish empirical patterns concerning the connection between karmic beliefs and attitudes related to (i) political ideology, (ii) ableism, and (iii) views on the death penalty. READ MORE

6. 5. The climate impact of the bread take-back agreement : a scenario-based assessment of decarbonization opportunities along the Swedish bread supply chain

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

   Author : Leonie Weber; [2022]
   Keywords : food waste; bread take-back agreement TBA ; life cycle assessment; supply chain; transport emissions;

   Abstract : Food waste has economic, environmental, and social implications; the importance of reducing food waste is recognized in Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. The Swedish bread take-back agreement (TBA) has been identified as a risk factor for food waste generation at the supplier-retailer interface. READ MORE