Essays about: "current crisis"

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1. 1. "Greening the European Convention on Human Rights   A Study on the Intersection of Climate Change and Human Rights in the European Court of Human Rights"

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Evelina Olsson; [2024-02-16]
   Keywords : Climate change; European Court of Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; Human Rights; Greenhouse gas emissions; Climate litigation;

   Abstract : The surge in human rights-based climate litigation in recent years underscores the intricate relationship between the environment and human rights. In the European context, despite the pioneering role of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), it has never ruled on a case primarily related to climate change and greenhouse emissions. READ MORE

3. 2. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
   Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

4. 3. Motivating Sustainable Transitioning: Enabling and Limiting Factors Within the Petroleum Industry. A Qualitative Analysis of Enabling and Limiting Factors for Sustainable Transitioning Within the Petroleum Industry

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

   Author : Oliwer Holm; Philip Hansson; [2024]
   Keywords : Sustainable Transitioning; Petroleum Industry; Expectancy- Value Theory; Motivation;

   Abstract : The increasing global awareness and enormity of the climate crisis has led to intensified pressure towards multiple industrial sectors to commit to a sustainable transition, one of them being the petroleum industry. Being the manufacturers and suppliers of fossil fuels they have the power to shape the market. READ MORE

5. 4. Examining the Effects of Economic Crises on Firm Leverage: Insights from Financial Institutions and Information Technology Companies Listed on the Swedish Stock Markets

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Erik Nordlund; Vlad David; [2023-09-01]
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   Abstract : Numerous studies have examined factors influencing a company's capital structure, but most focus on non-financial firms and neglect the distinct characteristics of financial institutions. Furthermore, little research exists on the Swedish financial and information technology markets despite their special market conditions, important global position and unique capital structures of their belonging companies. READ MORE

6. 5. UNDERSTANDING THE WEAK LINK BETWEEN EU’S FARM TO FORK STRATEGY AND THE REALITY - A case study in the Netherlands

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sharon Wilts Jansen; [2023-05-05]
   Keywords : Food transition; Farm to Fork; planetary boundaries; IPCC; sustainable development; Climate Change; EU; Sustainable Food Systems; The Netherlands;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand how the Farm to Fork Strategy is being implemented in the Netherlands, what dilemma’s are being discussed on national level and what role the government and MP’s play. The research is done through the lens of Multi Level Perspective in socio-technical transitions. READ MORE