Essays about: "biosphere"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 100 essays containing the word biosphere.

  1. 1. Dark Ecology: Obscurities Illuminated

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nadja Gollbo; [2024]
    Keywords : dark ecology; object-oriented ontology; internal critique; political theory; speculative realism; ecological philosophy; environmental issues;

    Abstract : This study investigates “dark ecology” – an ecological theory formulated by Timothy Morton, based on an object-oriented ontology and claimed to offer a new perspective on how humans can and should coexist with other “objects” in the world in a better, less hostile way. Dark ecology is a critique of both an anthropocentric and a biocentric worldview, aiming to erase the dichotomy between human/nature and subject/object. READ MORE

  3. 2. Better Safe Than Sorry. A quantitative study on Psychological Safety, Media Richness, and Trust in Workgroups

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Adam Hofvander; Edwin Hydén Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Psychological Safety; Virtual Teams; Media Richness; Trust; Workgroups;

    Abstract : In the contemporary landscape, virtual work has become an increasingly prevalent phenomenon, persisting even in the post-pandemic era. By virtue of its implications on team performance, psychological safety has become one of the most important concepts in the managerial biosphere; a concept which has further been closely linked to trust. READ MORE

  4. 3. From net-zero to nature-positive: Perspectives on definitions and uses of an emerging concept

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Olof Gustaf Hallgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Nature-positive; nature positive; net-zero; no net loss; net positive; net gain; nature futures framework; biodiversity offsetting; transformation; corporate biosphere stewardship; sustainable business models;

    Abstract : ‘Nature-positive’ (NP) is emerging as an increasingly used term, intended to encompass goals aimed at reversing the global decline in biodiversity and the incessant destruction of ecosystems. The 1. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pathways to Multispecies Cities: Backcasting from Solarpunk Stories

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Reetta Rossi; [2023]
    Keywords : solarpunk; backcasting; urban futures;

    Abstract : Cities are increasingly important for the well-being of humans, other species, and the whole biosphere. Recently, there has been growing awareness of cities being inhabited by multiple species whose needs are entangled. READ MORE

  6. 5. Flood Prevention Governance of Paris : The Issue of Institutional Fragmention in the Attempt of Reconnecting to the Biosphere

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Rebecca Henry; [2023]
    Keywords : Adaptive Governance; Flood Risk Governance; Social-Ecological System; Institutional Fragmentation; Leadership;

    Abstract : Paris has been recurrently affected by floods in the recent years. Such events of heavy precipitations are expected to grow in intensity while being concentrated on shorter periods of time. Subsequently, the risk of floods will increase. The municipality must act accordingly and achieve resilience. READ MORE