Essays about: "bottom-up efforts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words bottom-up efforts.

1. 1. Ecological impacts of dam removal in Swedish inland waters : Effects on water chemistry and fish demography

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Johanna Ekman; [2023]
   Keywords : biology; ecology; dam removal; Sweden; impact; inland waters; ecosystem; water chemistry; fish demography; Perca fluviatilis; European perch; biologi; ekologi; dammutrivning; Sverige; påverkan; inlandsvatten; ekosystem; vattenkemi; fiskdemografi; Perca fluviatilis; abborre;

   Abstract : Dams play an important role in our society, but their negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems have led to a need for conservation efforts to mitigate the negative effects. In some instances, dam removal has been suggested to be the most economically and ecologically beneficial restoration method to improve longitudinal connectivity. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the Mainstreaming of Education for Sustainable Development and Indigenous Knowledge in Initial Teacher Education in Indonesia: A Comparative Study of Teacher Educators' Beliefs and Attitudes

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Ucu Nurhadi Hafman; [2023]
   Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development ESD ; Indigenous Knowledge IK ; Initial Teacher Education ITE ; mainstreaming; beliefs and attitudes;

   Abstract : The primary objective of this study is to explore the mainstreaming of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Indigenous Knowledge (IK) into Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs, with a specific focus on the beliefs and attitudes of teacher educators in selected ITE institutions in Indonesia. A comparative case study approach was employed, involving 11 participants who were interviewed using a semi-structured format. READ MORE

4. 3. Intergroup contact beyond borders and trauma : A case study of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Alexandra Merguerian; [2023]
   Keywords : Intergroup contact; desecuritization; social identity; chosen trauma; musicking; intergroup dialogue; Israel; Jerusalem Youth Chorus;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the literature on intergroup contact by exploring the long-term impact of grassroots efforts on members of majority and minority groups involved in an intractable conflict. In such circumstances, the conflict parties’ existential survival is perceived to be at stake, which results in salient group boundaries magnified by competing memories of collective trauma. READ MORE

5. 4. Unveiling Community Dynamics: An Analysis of Decision-Making in Sieben Linden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Elena Mercedes Chudoba; [2023]
   Keywords : implementation; feminist approach; ecovillage; Sieben Linden; decision-making; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Traditional bottom-up implementation theory has focused primarily on local-level processes, but this perspective may not fully empower all relevant actors. Regarding the combat of the climate crisis, the implementation process must account for those who are directly affected by the policy's outcomes. READ MORE

6. 5. From Grassroot to Global: Community-Based Entrepreneurs Shaping Systemic Change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Merel Evers; Merel Jasmijn Hulst; [2023]
   Keywords : Depletion of natural resources; re-organizing the economy; bottom-up efforts; community-based entrepreneurship; common-based economy; eco-villages; community boundary management; collective action; social and environmental change; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This research explores how community-based entrepreneurs can contribute to the reorganization of natural resource management and find solutions to environmental problems within the current capitalist economy. Recent scholars on post-capitalism, believe that the economy can be organized by different institutions than the market and investigate the role of individuals as catalyst of environmental and social change from the bottom up. READ MORE