Essays about: "distributional justice"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words distributional justice.
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1. Climate governance in a well-ordered world : an analysis of Rawlsian climate justice and the goal of climate action
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The aspiration of normative theory to conceptualise climate justice is a contested endeavour. At best there are certain agreements about what constitutes distributional justice on a surface level, while it remains challenged whether such conceptualisation is helpful in the realisation of climate justice. READ MORE
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2. Urban Forests and Environmental Justice. Insights from Padua and Turin
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Cities around the world are employing strategies to become greener and more sustainable, and urban forests can play a major role in providing environmental benefits. However, it has been found that in many cities those benefits are not equally experienced by citizens, highlighting the importance of examining environmental justice. READ MORE
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3. The influence of compensation and incentive models on Social Acceptance of wind power development in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The necessity of increasing the generation of renewable energy is extensively recognized, however its expansion requires social and political acceptance. Wind power is seen as a promising and vital source of energy, and with new technology, it is expected to grow significantly. READ MORE
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4. Energy justice for members only? A study of German energy cooperatives’ contributions to energy justice
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Energy cooperatives are seen as a way to achieve energy democracy in both academic and activist circles, with often an implicit expectation that they also contribute to energy justice. These assumptions are increasingly being questioned, often on the grounds of the limited diversity of energy cooperative membership. READ MORE
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5. “Holding course” towards environmental injustice. An explorative analysis of the environmental injustices in the decision-making process of the 9th dredging of the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Responding to the pressure of economies of scale, port cities like Hamburg “hold course” towards a development strategy, meeting demands of upscaling navigational infrastructure through dredging. Research focusing beyond distributional injustices is scarce and remains technocratically driven. READ MORE
