Essays about: "bottom-up approach"

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  1. 1. Intermediate Community Use during Brownfield Remediation Phytoremediation’s Applicability Analysis in the Post-Industrial City of Malmö

    University essay from SLU/Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Rie Chimura; [2022]
    Keywords : applicability analysis of phytoremediation; brownfield remediation; intermediate community use; landscape architecture; post-industrial city of Malmö;

    Abstract : The general understanding of brownfield is a contaminated site often due to former industrial occupation. Brownfields are the environmental issue and redevelopment target in post-industrial cities, and the situation of Malmö, a former industrial city, is no exception. READ MORE

  3. 2. Culture and development – does culture really matter for development? : Afghan immigrants' thoughts on culture and its relationship to personal development.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Matilda Davis; [2022]
    Keywords : Afghan immigrants; Afghanistan; Sweden; progressive culture; static culture; Lawrence E. Harrison; culture; development.;

    Abstract : The question of what makes a person, or a society develop has been asked countless of times. There are many factors that can influence this. This research will seek to explore whether culture matters in relation to a person’s personal development. READ MORE

  4. 3. INFORMATION AND QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE IN NON-DEMOCRATIC SETTINGS A Geospatial Analysis of Media Access and Quality of Public Service Provision in Uganda

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Klara Schönenberger; [2021-07-20]
    Keywords : Media Access; Accountability; Public Service Provision; Autocracies; Uganda;

    Abstract : This thesis investigated whether access to a non-state-owned radio station can improve the provision of public services at the district level as aspect of quality of governance in Uganda, depending on the visibility and street-discretion of the service. Thereby, this work attempts to fill the research gap on media access and quality of governance in a non-democratic setting. READ MORE

  5. 4. Greening of Global Value Chains: from a topdown and bottom-up perspective A multiple-case study of how GVC actors are addressing greening of GVCs through reducing CO2 emissions from road transports

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alicia Elovsson Hentschel; Frida Zetterberg; [2021-06-28]
    Keywords : Global Value Chains; Greening; Sustainability governance; Environmental upgrading; Road transport; CO2 emission; Fossil-free fuels;

    Abstract : Previous literature within the GVC research field have mainly focused on economic values, however, recently environmental aspects have increasingly started to be considered. Nevertheless, although road transport is a major cause of CO2 emissions, it has been overlooked in the context of greening GVCs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Citizen participation in fossil-fuel free energy development : A case study of the Samsø Renewable Energy Island (Denmark)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Katharina Mara Krause; [2021]
    Keywords : Citizen participation; Energy transition; Bottom-up planning; Participative governance; Transition management;

    Abstract : In the upcoming years there will be a growing need for sustainable energy transitions in a local as well as global context, making it necessary to gain a better understanding of factors influencing their success. In this context, citizen participation is considered an important tool in achieving sustainable energy transitions, as the active participation of the local population may help in lowering obstacles, such as resistance against planned projects. READ MORE