Essays about: "disappearing islands"

Found 2 essays containing the words disappearing islands.

1. 1. Climate Change, Disappearing Islands and thePerception of Climate Justice : A Content Analysis of the Perception of Climate Justice from thePerspective of Small Island States

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amanda Nilsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Small island states; climate change; climate in justice; colonialism; climate migration; adaptation and mitigation strategies; sea-level rise; disappearing islands; solidarity;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis was to establish how, in an emerging era of sinking islands andincreasing environmental degradation, ideas concerning climate justice have been developedin pacific small island states. These ideas have been analysed from a framework of southernand justice theory and, hence, been put in comparison to the global framework of climatejustice and the notion that sovereign states, no matter location or historical circumstances, areleft alone to deal with the worst effects of climate change. READ MORE

3. 2. Faktorer av betydelse för bedömning av gröna taks påverkan på biodiversitet

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Turi Knudsen; [2016]
   Keywords : gröna tak; biodiversitet; biologisk mångfald; bruna tak; urban biodiversitet; levande tak; bedömning;

   Abstract : Biodiversitet är variationen av liv och är en grundsten för människans existens. Biodiversitet omfattar viktiga ekosystemtjänster genom biologiska processer och funktioner som upprätthållas i naturen, exempelvis pollinering och cirkulation av näringsämnen. READ MORE