Essays about: "environmental justice"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 231 essays containing the words environmental justice.

  1. 11. Greening for All - A Path towards social justice in green urban planning : A combined qualitative interview study and text analysis with a focus on the municipality of Jönköping

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Linnéa Blomqvist; Cecilia Höglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Green areas; green structure; accessibility; densification; social justice; environmental justice; Jönköping municipality; Agenda 2030; climate changes; Grönområden; grönstruktur; tillgänglighet; förtätning; social rättvisa; miljörättvisa; Jönköpings kommun; Agenda 2030; klimatförändringar;

    Abstract : Maintaining and achieving a sustainable city is today a challenge, specifically as urbanisation and climate change continue to increase. Green cities are an opportunity to achieve a sustainable society. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Sámi – Confronted with Climate Injustices : Exposing inconsistencies within global climate mitigation measures

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Julia Schneider; [2023]
    Keywords : sámi; climate injustice; environmental injustice; sustainability;

    Abstract : This study examines the cultural practices of the Sámi people and how they are affected by climate (in)justice within the European Union (EU). The establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has led many global actors such as the EU to commit and implement sustainable mitigation strategies. READ MORE

  4. 13. Mining for Whose Future? The Recycling of Narratives for Continuous Extraction : A discursive study of the Gállok mine

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Julia Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental Justice; Sámi rights; Gállok; Critical Discourse Analysis; Green growth; Green transition; Mining;

    Abstract : The Exploitation of land for economic growth has been an ongoing issue for locals’ rights to land, especially indigenous people. In Sweden, EU’s largest producer of Iron ore, the conflict between the State, indigenous Sámi, and mining industries have caused many controversies over the years, where mining projects repeatedly infringe upon land inhabited by Sámi. READ MORE

  5. 14. Comfortably numb : Exploring the impact of moral disengagement on luxury emissions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Maja Håkansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Moral Responsibility; Pro-Environmental Behaviour; Environmental Engagement; Inner Dimensions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Those least responsible for climate change are most vulnerable to its impacts, raising the question of climate justice and moral responsibility for emissions. This thesis combines Shue’s concept of subsistence- and luxury emissions, with Bandura’s theory of moral disengagement. READ MORE

  6. 15. Integrating Place Attachment into Local Government Climate Change Adaptation: Barriers and Implications for Equity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Paula Annet Härö; [2023]
    Keywords : Fairness; equity; climate justice; climate change adaptation; local government; public policymaking; place attachment; community values; decision-making; challenges; Australia; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This research examines how consideration of place attachment and community values can inform the development and implementation of fair and equitable climate change adaptation (CCA) practices in the Australian local government context. The research adopts a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with expert interviewees and reflective thematic analysis to answer three research questions. READ MORE