Essays about: "concession projects"

Found 5 essays containing the words concession projects.

1. 1. Mining for Whose Future? The Recycling of Narratives for Continuous Extraction : A discursive study of the Gállok mine

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Julia Engström; [2023]
   Keywords : Environmental Justice; Sámi rights; Gállok; Critical Discourse Analysis; Green growth; Green transition; Mining;

   Abstract : The Exploitation of land for economic growth has been an ongoing issue for locals’ rights to land, especially indigenous people. In Sweden, EU’s largest producer of Iron ore, the conflict between the State, indigenous Sámi, and mining industries have caused many controversies over the years, where mining projects repeatedly infringe upon land inhabited by Sámi. READ MORE

3. 2. APRIL Ecosystem Restoration Project: A sustainable model for Indonesian peatlands?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Michael Ceruti; [2016]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Ecosystem Restoration Concession; peatland degradation; restoration; conservation; Kampar Peninsula; Indonesia;

   Abstract : The growth in global population and the unsustainable business as usual model adopted by private companies in managing land, are causing huge pressures on Indonesian natural ecosystems. The widespread peatland deforestation and degradation affecting Indonesia has been the leading cause of biodiversity loss, decrease of vital ecosystem services, land subsidence, fires and increased impoverishment of local communities. READ MORE

4. 3. Subsidizing criteria and its impact on cultural and sports organizations in Stockholm

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Carlos Martinez; Vaiva Skersyte; [2016]
   Keywords : Criteria; Subsidies; Effects; Adaptation; Dependence; Legitimacy; Decoupling; Isomorphism; Organization Field; Institutional Pressure; Administration; Cultural Organizations; Sports Organizations;

   Abstract : In this study we are going to analyse the criteria, on which Stockholm’s Municipality distribute public grants to cultural and sport organizations. Public funding is very importantfor many organisations, and even it is necessary for survival for some of the organisations. READ MORE

5. 4. Is the tide turning? Mobilizing indigenous rights for Environmental Justice: A case study from extractive projects in La Alta Guajira, Colombia

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

   Author : Malin Hassler; [2015]
   Keywords : Natural resource management; Wayuu; Power struggles; Prior and Informed Consent; Free; Indigenous rights; Indigenous Identity; Environmental Justice; Resource extraction; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explored the opportunities and challenges to Environmental Justice (EJ) for Wayuu communities as Colombia expands the resource frontier deeper into indigenous lands. Based on qualitative fieldwork the case study has discussed how, and why, indigenous Wayuu in La Alta Guajira engage with or resist a recent offshore hydrocarbon concession in their territories and how indigenous rights, through the formalization of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), may offer possibilities for EJ for the Wayuu. READ MORE

6. 5. Energy Crisis : wind Power Market in China

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle

   Author : Chen Kuang; Jin Ying; Li Yumin; [2013]
   Keywords : wind power; price policy; concession projects; based on coal price; ages; education level;

   Abstract : Purpose/aim The aim is to explore which price policy of the Chinese wind power is the most suitable for the market. Design/methodology/approach Data has been collected through questionnaires. The analysis includes the statistical test in form of chi-square. Additionally the whole thesis followed the onion process put forward by Saunders. READ MORE