Essays about: "earth 2050"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 48 essays containing the words earth 2050.

  1. 21. Nature as a Political Enactment Within the Global Biodiversity Debate and a Plea for a Process-Inspired  Transition Governance

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Pieter Vullers; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability Transformations; Process-Ontology; Science Studies; Sociology; Critical Policy and Discourse Studies; Global Biodiversity Governance;

    Abstract : A revolution is brewing within global biodiversity governance as attempts to govern and to deal with biodiversity loss have not led to any substantial results. The underlying drivers of biodiversity loss keep adding to the total ecological predicament which in turn sets in motion an epistemological paradigm shift (episteme) with a call for transformative change. READ MORE

  3. 22. Urbana ekosystemtjänster : social-ekologisk design i stadslandskapet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Elin Lundgren Alm; [2020]
    Keywords : ekosystemtjänster; social-ekologisk design; stadsplanering; stadsomvandling; social hållbarhet; urban ekologi;

    Abstract : Enligt FN:s befolkningsprognos kommer antalet människor på jorden år 2050 vara ungefär 9,3 miljarder, varav 68 procent av dessa förväntas bo i städer. I Sverige har siffran legat stabilt runt 80 procent sedan 1970-talet men ny statistik visar på en uppåtgående trend. READ MORE

  4. 23. Project: Salty Bastard : WHAT IF AMPHIBIOUS MOBILITY WASN'T JUST A CURIOSITY, BUT THE NORM?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Oliver Walderhaug; [2019]
    Keywords : Future; mobility; amphibious; vehicle; transportation; public; service; Scania; exterior; styling; critical; speculative;

    Abstract : Planet Earth is moving rapidly towards a point of no return in the climate crisis currently experienced, and while the debate is still raging on wether it is naturally occurring or not the temperature steadily increases - causing melting icecaps, expanding seas and rising oceans. It is the author's view however, that wether the change is man-made or not is irrelevant; as there is no other planet to conduct an experiment on. READ MORE

  5. 24. PROJECT: SALTY BASTARD : WHAT IF AMPHIBIOUS MOBILITY WASN'T JUST A CURIOSITY, BUT THE NORM?

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    Author : Oliver Walderhaug; [2019]
    Keywords : Future; mobility; amphibious; vehicle; service; transportation; Scania; speculative; critical; sustainability;

    Abstract : Planet Earth is moving rapidly towards a point of no return in the climate crisis currently experienced, and while the debate is still raging on wether it is naturally occurring or not the temperature steadily increases - causing melting icecaps, expanding seas and rising oceans. It is the author's view however, that wether the change is man-made or not is irrelevant; as there is no other planet to conduct an experiment on. READ MORE

  6. 25. Governing to Save the Earth : An Analysis of How to Elect a Pro-Climate Congress in the United States of America

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Aaron Danowski; [2019]
    Keywords : American climate politics; American Nations; partisan parity; asymmetrical polarization; filibuster; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to provide a political strategy for building a lasting pro-climate governing majority in the House and Senate. It analyses the current state of the pro-climate coalition in Congress and lays out the top opportunities for and threats to climate governance in the US. READ MORE