Essays about: "benefit-sharing mechanisms"

Found 4 essays containing the words benefit-sharing mechanisms.

1. 1. Pockets of Hope, Pockets of Power. Exploring the potential of benefit-sharing mechanisms to reduce water conflicts in the Coello watershed

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Andreea Cristina Nowak; [2013]
   Keywords : watershed management; power; political ecology; new institutionalism; benefit-sharing mechanisms; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Watersheds are patchy landscapes, hard to understand and deal with. Previous scholarship investigated various institutional arrangements to tackle classical problems related to the overuse, misuse and mismanagement of water resources. READ MORE

3. 2. Another Dam Development Project? Development-forced Displacement and Resettlement in Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Tobias Fast; [2013]
   Keywords : Resettlement; displacement; development; Nepal; compensation; benefit sharing; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In Nepal, dams have been targeted as the most viable means of energy generation. However, dam projects often necessitate the relocation and resettlement of people to make way for reservoirs; processes that may pose great challenges for affected people, given that their homes, land, and livelihoods are lost to some extent. READ MORE

4. 3. Sustainable Business - Integrating Business and Community Needs in Devoll Hydropower Project, Albania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sara Persson; [2011]
   Keywords : Sustainable Business; CSR; Dam Project; Business Case; Externalities; Stakeholder Theory; Community Investments; Benefit Sharing Mechanisms; Sustainable Livelihoods Framework; Capital Assets; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In the ongoing debate about how we can create a sustainable society, the role of business is negotiated and reshaped with the concept of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) being central to the discussion. This debate steams from past experiences of business externalities, where costs of business transactions have been offloaded on society. READ MORE

5. 4. Maximizing Local Acceptance through Benefit Sharing

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Evan Koebel; [2011]
   Keywords : Wind power; social acceptance; local acceptance; public acceptance; benefit sharing; benefit sharing mechanisms; acceptance strategy;

   Abstract : Local opposition has been widely recognized as a potentially powerful barrier to the successfuldevelopment of wind power projects. As a result, there has been increasing pressure put on industryproponents to adopt comprehensive strategies aimed at increasing local acceptance. READ MORE