Essays about: "degrowth"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 64 essays containing the word degrowth.

  1. 21. Towards Sustainable Lifestyles : An exploration of Cohousing in the North American context

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Jesus Diaz Moreno; [2022]
    Keywords : pro-environmental behaviour; cohousing; sustainable lifestyles;

    Abstract : Considering current urban challenges within the United States, the stewardship of massive, unsustainable living and consumption, collaborative cohousing communities appear to hold substantial potential as agents of change delivering sustainable-oriented lifestyles. This research examines the internal drives that intervene in adopting environmentally friendly habits and explores how they are facilitated inside this type of residence. READ MORE

  3. 22. Technological Innovation in Sweden from a Degrowth Perspective

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

    Author : Divyangi Singh; [2022]
    Keywords : degrowth; technological innovation; ecosystem;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the relationship between technological innovation and degrowth. The aim is to highlight the importance of degrowth discourse and contribute to a conception of entrepreneurial innovation that could allow for a degrowth society to emerge. READ MORE

  4. 23. Towards tourism sustainability. The case of Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Sandra Szynkowska; [2021]
    Keywords : development; sustainable tourism; mass tourism; Nusa Lembongan; Indonesia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Tourism is one of the fastest-growing economic sectors in the world. Due to that, many developing world’s regions with limited economic activity adapt tourism as a development strategy. READ MORE

  5. 24. What Kind of Home Makes a ‘Good Life’? A critical exploration of the Swedish kollektivhus to support a degrowth transition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Charlotte Estey; [2021]
    Keywords : degrowth; ecological modernization; kollektivhus; co-housing; narratives; Stockholm; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Under the capitalist growth imperative, mainstream housing is connected to high social and ecological consequences. In light of the need for an alternative approach to housing, my thesis adopts a degrowth perspective to critically explore an alternative housing model: the Swedish kollektivhus (‘collective house’; co-housing). READ MORE

  6. 25. Exploring entrepreneurial contributions to a post-growth world - a case study of the swiss outdoor equipment industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Annina Guthauser; [2021]
    Keywords : Enterprises; growth independence; degrowth; Switzerland; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Globale Erwärmung, Verlust der Artenvielfalt, Pandemien - die Menschheit leidet heute unter vielen lebensbedrohlichen Phänomenen, die über jene hier genannten hinausgehen. Die Ursache für diese Phänomene liegt in der Übernutzung der begrenzten natürlichen Ressourcen. Wirtschaftswachstum treibt diese Übernutzung dramatisch voran. READ MORE