Essays about: "ecology of political science"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the words ecology of political science.

  1. 16. From the captains of industry to the trustees of sustainability : the positioning of the large family-owned companies' core values regarding the Green Deal for Europe's decarbonization goals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Boris Matijas; [2020]
    Keywords : core values; family-owned companies; Green Deal for Europe; environmental psychology; political ecology; environmental governmentality; sustainability science; pro-environmental behavior; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Significant behavioral changes will need to be implemented to prevent the energy supply sector from tripling CO2 emissions by the midcentury. However, within the academic research, behavior changes remain primarily focused on the individual level, while the behavior of companies that are responsible for elevated greenhouse gas emissions falls behind. READ MORE

  2. 17. Peace & Sustainability: An Evaluation of the United Nations' Peacebuilding Missions in Afghanistan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Natalie Varady; [2019]
    Keywords : United Nations; Sustainable Development; Peace Ecology; Environment; Afghanistan; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study is an evaluation of the peacebuilding missions in Afghanistan, made by the United Nations, in relation to policies of sustainable development. The theoretical framework is borrowed from Peace Ecology, suggesting a foundation for peacebuilding where mankind is reintegrated into nature. READ MORE

  3. 18. Aerotropolis: At what cost, to whom? An analysis of social and environmental impacts of New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA) project, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Ellen Putri Edita; [2019]
    Keywords : aerotropolis; infrastructure development; economic growth; socio-environmental impacts; Sustainability Science; Indonesia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Following the idea of aerotropolis, New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA) was initiated under Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia’s Economic Development to strongly promote the role of Yogyakarta as part of the economic and tourism centers in Indonesia. However, the establishment of this national strategic project is not without controversy. READ MORE

  4. 19. "I don't care if they put trees on it, it's still a skyscraper" Exploring activists' dissensus against Milan's urban greening and sustainability approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lucia Di Paola; [2019]
    Keywords : Eco-urbanism; urban political ecology; green gentrification; right to the city; urban dissensus; sustainability science; Milan; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Eco-urbanism is today’s mainstream approach to urban greening and sustainability. This approach, however, remains disconnected from issues of social justice. As a reaction, urban political ecology (UPE) argues for greater engagement with urban activists’ dissensus as a strategy to develop more just sustainable cities. READ MORE

  5. 20. From ‘not in my backyard’ to ‘not on my planet’ : The potential of Blockadia for the climate justice movement: a case study of fossil fuel resistance in Groningen, the Netherlands.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Meike Vedder; [2019]
    Keywords : political ecology; climate justice; social movements; just transition; collective action; place attachment; fossil fuels; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the potential of Blockadia resistance, the resistance of frontline communities against fossil fuel extraction, for the climate justice movement. Driven by the need for alternative forms of climate action that address the root causes of climate change, this study examines if local fossil fuel resistance gives rise to a justice based environmentalism. READ MORE