Essays about: "elinor ostrom"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words elinor ostrom.

1. 1. The circular economy transition in Sweden: A study of institutional constraints

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Javiera Ortega Zepeda; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The degradation of natural ecosystems, through biodiversity loss and resource depletion, has led to the emergence of circular economy (CE), a novel production model focused on circular flows of materials. Sweden, known for its progressive environmental policies, has since 2016 developed a circular economy policy in accordance with the European Union’s (EU) policies and its own initiative. READ MORE

3. 2. From Grassroot to Global: Community-Based Entrepreneurs Shaping Systemic Change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Merel Evers; Merel Jasmijn Hulst; [2023]
   Keywords : Depletion of natural resources; re-organizing the economy; bottom-up efforts; community-based entrepreneurship; common-based economy; eco-villages; community boundary management; collective action; social and environmental change; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This research explores how community-based entrepreneurs can contribute to the reorganization of natural resource management and find solutions to environmental problems within the current capitalist economy. Recent scholars on post-capitalism, believe that the economy can be organized by different institutions than the market and investigate the role of individuals as catalyst of environmental and social change from the bottom up. READ MORE

4. 3. Greening the City : The Process of implementing Biodiversity in Melbourne and Stockholm

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ann-Sofie Daniels; [2022]
   Keywords : Melbourne; Stockholm; climate adaptation policy; biodiversity; local governance; citizen participation; adaptive co-management; adaptive governance; smart governance;

   Abstract : This paper examines the implementation of biodiversity in local policy in the cities of Melbourne and Stockholm. Using process tracing as methodology, the study examines the process from the time the process to develop a policy on climate adaptation is initiated, to the time it is adopted. READ MORE

5. 4. Towards a Collective Goal! Identifying relevant factors for collective action in local community initiatives. An ethnographic study of Food Rescue Gotland.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen; Uppsala universitet/Uppsala universitet Innovation (UU Innovation)

   Author : Tolulope Olalekan; [2022]
   Keywords : Collective Action; Sustainability; Local Community Initiatives; Relevant factors; Individual cooperation; Mancur Olsson; Elinor Ostrom; Food Rescue Gotland;

   Abstract : The challenges of sustainability and its complexities born out of overexploitation of resources, leading to climate change issues, food wastage, and scarcity, economic and health-related dilemmas, has yet to find their solution in top-down models, taking the form of hierarchical control (rulers), as such, researchers have considered other alternatives to how communities can tackle these issues, and one of such approach is the bottom-up model. Recent research and literature on collective action have focused on sequencing events like regime changes, riots, revolutions, protests, and the founding of social movement organizations. READ MORE

6. 5. Climate Governance : A Polycentric Approach in Eastern Caribbean

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

   Author : Gwendelien Marie Blanken; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate Governance; Polycentric Approach; Eastern Caribbean;

   Abstract : Natural disasters are on the rise in the Caribbean due to climate change that affects several OECS member states in the Eastern Caribbean region. However, OECS governments have developed structures for reducing vulnerability and building resilience. READ MORE