Essays about: "ecologia política"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words ecologia política.

  1. 1. Alternative and Indigenous knowledges in Quito’s resilience strategy: A discursive analysis of power relations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Maeve Hofer; [2021]
    Keywords : urban resilience governance; power relations; Indigenous peoples; knowledges; Quito; 100RC; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Resilience has become a recent buzzword among urban planners who intent to increase a city’s capaci- ty to function despite disasters. Yet, scholars have raised concerns about the impact of resilience strat- egies on marginalized groups which are unproportionally exposed to and affected by environmental harm. READ MORE

  3. 2. Environmental Justice: The Link Between Social Injustices And Environmental Problems? : A Content Analysis Of Three Newspapers In Latin America

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

    Author : Thea Rivas; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmental Justice; Sustainable Development; Social Equality; Environmental Science; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latin America; South America; Human Ecology; Ecological Modernization; Miljörättvisa; Hållbar utveckling; Social Jämlikhet; Miljövetenskap; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latinamerika; Sydamerika; Humanekologi; Ekologisk Modernisering; Justicia Ambiental; Desarrollo Sostenible; Igualdad Social; Ciencias Ambientales; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; América Latina; América del Sur; Ecología Humana; Modernización Ecológica;

    Abstract : Environmental problems can have an impact on both the ecological and social spheres for people; yet, depending on social status, the impacts might be felt differently. Latin America is a continent deeply affected by environmental conflicts and inequalities, which continues to affect indigenous peoples in the region. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sustainable life, not sustainable development - “Other” epistemologies in sanitation policy in Rural Brazil : The case of Brazil’s National Program for Rural Sanitation

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Layla Nunes Lambiasi; [2020]
    Keywords : sanitation; rural; Brazil; PNSR; decolonization; political ecology.; saneamento básico; rural; Brasil; PNSR; decolonização; ecologia política;

    Abstract : Despite decades of global efforts to provide the whole of the world’s population with appropriated water and sanitation, these remain one of the biggest challenges of our time, with the gap being even greater in rural areas. Commonly dominated by technological and managerialist solutions, the field of water and sanitation have been subject, since its origins, to rationalities grounded in western knowledge. READ MORE

  5. 4. Peace in the peaks? Changes in water and land distribution in Colombia’s southern highlands during the Post-Peace Agreement phase

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Laura Betancur Alarcón; [2019]
    Keywords : Colombia; highlands; peace agreement; armed conflict; water; political ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Governance of environmental resources plays a key role in enhancing or hindering progress towards peace in post-conflict societies. Two years after the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government of Colombia, new dynamics on natural resource and land-use are leading to environmental harm in some regions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sowing hope, harvesting justice: How Vila Nova Esperança transformed the environment into an ally to claim rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Luciana Capuano Mascarenhas; [2019]
    Keywords : environmental justice; sustainable favelas; urban poverty; degradation narrative; informal settlements; sustainability science; Brazil; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The presence of informal settlements in large cities of the developing world is a concrete expression of urban poverty. The residents of Brazilian favelas are more likely to be exposed to environmental risks, lower life quality and risks of eviction. READ MORE