Essays about: "ecological modernisation theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words ecological modernisation theory.

  1. 1. A new age in seafaring? Analysing the Dutch approach to incentivise a zero carbon fleet

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Suzanne Oostdam; [2021]
    Keywords : environmental policy; policy effectiveness; sustainable shipping; ecological modernisation theory; sustainability science; the Netherlands; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Contributing 3% of global annual carbon emissions, the shipping sector has to do its part to keep the global temperature under the maximum increase of 2°C. To fulfil this target, the Netherlands conceived the ‘Green Deal on Maritime and Inland Shipping and Ports’ in 2019. READ MORE

  3. 2. Planning for Sustainability : Are sustainable neighbourhoods creating sustainable lifestyles?

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Isabelle Lindbäck; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainable lifestyles; planning- and design policy and strategies; behaviour change; behaviour-economics; practice theory;

    Abstract : The impact of unsustainable human actions has grown to become the most significant underlying factor of current environmental problems, which stresses the need for a large-scale transformative change in our modern ways of living. Sustainable development has emerged to become the primary framework to reduce climate impact, and sustainable neighbourhoods have become a highly sought out and desirable policy goal. READ MORE

  4. 3. Are climate budgets the new green? A critical study of environmental discourses in Oslo's climate budget

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Anne-Sofie Sejer Sejer Petersen; [2020]
    Keywords : Oslo; climate budget; environmental discourses; degrowth; consumption-based emissions; city GHG mitigation; environmental science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the city scale continues to be of high priority. Oslo pioneered a cross-sectoral steering method ‘the climate budget’, effectively branding themselves as ’green leaders’. READ MORE

  5. 4. Organic Farming is Coming to Our Valley : The Development of Pumi Eco-Agriculture and the Indigenisation of Modernity in Sino-Myanmar Borderlands

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Ze Gao; [2019]
    Keywords : eco-agriculture; indigenisation of modernity; environmentality; traditional ecological knowledge; agricultural land use; technical practices; governance; Pumi ethnicity; rural development; highland livelihoods; borderland; post-development theory; political ecology; contemporary history; agricultural policy;

    Abstract : How do indigenous people perceive and practice eco-agriculture, especially when it was introduced as a development project? This thesis aims to delve into this question by focusing on a policy-induced agrarian transition for Pumi community in Sino-Myanmar borderlands. Using ethnographic methods, I intend to offer an intimate account of a provincial programme to facilitate eco-agriculture in this ethnic region. READ MORE

  6. 5. Greening Potentials and Limits of Eco-Labelling Schemes in the EU : A policy evaluation with a focus on small firms in the German coffee-processing sector

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Anna Berkmann; [2015]
    Keywords : Eco-labelling schemes; German Coffee-Processing Sector; SME; Policy Evaluation; Program Theory Evaluation; Ecological Modernization Theory; Environmental Authority; EU; Environmental Policy; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : As SMEs transformation to sustainable practices in manufacturing, processing and services, is declared to be the key to a green growth model, the research in this thesis aims to understand in what way eco-labelling can be a part of that. In order to approach this complex issue, the thesis aims to identify the greening potential and the limits of contemporary eco-labelling schemes for SME product within the German coffee-processing sector. READ MORE