Essays about: "design for sustainability transitions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words design for sustainability transitions.

  1. 1. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Pablo Ratti; [2023]
    Keywords : Agroecology; transition; top-down; scenario; participatory policies;

    Abstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Transition Towards Net-Zero Emissions: Implications for Banks and Their IT Strategies

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Shadab Ahmed; Ismail Hilal; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Net-Zero Emissions; Energy Consumption; Banking Sector; IT Infrastructure; IT Strategy; Green IT; Hållbarhet; Nettonollustläpp; Energiförbrukning; Banksektor; IT Infrastruktur; IT Strategi; Grön IT;

    Abstract : In response to the ever-intensifying urgency for environmental preservation, the imperative for sectors with substantial carbon footprints to adapt and drive the transition to a low carbon economy is apparent. Sustainability transitions, signifying systemic changes towards sustainable socio-technical systems, emerge as critical in this context, especially within the banking sector. READ MORE

  4. 3. Democratization of the Swedish Housing Policy

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Emelie Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Self-building; participatory design; autonomous architecture; demo- cratic housing policy; sustainable transitions; standardizations;

    Abstract : This report explores an alternative housing policy to Sweden’s overpriced and problematic housing situation. Research has revolved around how flexible frameworks of Swedish regulations and standardizations in the housing policy can improve sustainability through planning participation and self-building processes. READ MORE

  5. 4. The emergence of green hydrogen in Costa Rica A case study examining the impediments and opportunities to decarbonize the energy and transport sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marta Hergueta; [2022]
    Keywords : Green Hydrogen; Decarbonization; Innovation; Costa Rica; Sustainability transitions; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Tropicalizing a technology entail adapting it to a tropical climate. This paper analyzes how an innovative solution for decarbonization – the green hydrogen - is introduced to Costa Rica. This research examines a niche trying to enter a sector under construction, contributing to the growing literature about this emerging sector. READ MORE

  6. 5. Women-Oriented Communities as Grassroots Innovators Striving for Gender Equality in the Tech Industry

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Caroline Martinsson; Filip Winter; [2022]
    Keywords : Grassroots innovation; sustainability transitions; gender equality; STEM; sustainable development; women-oriented communities; Gräsrotsinnovation; hållbarhetsövergång; jämställdhet; hållbar utveckling; kvinnoorienterade forum;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explore and explain the role of women- oriented communities as grassroots innovators operating in niches and supporting gender equality in the STEM industry. Special attention is given to the noticeable dual function of the communities, as on one hand exclusive and protected spaces operating within market niches and, on the other hand, as arenas for gaining momentum to accommodate social change. READ MORE