Essays about: "environmental planning policy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 128 essays containing the words environmental planning policy.

  1. 11. Strengthening Ecological Connectivity : An exploratory study on establishing ecologicalcorridors in Frösön, Sweden

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekoteknik- och hållbart byggande

    Author : Sarah Rhode; [2022]
    Keywords : ecological connectivity; urban development; corridors; circuit theory; Circuitscape; environmental impact assessment;

    Abstract : The growing demand for urban areas has been a driving force for extensive changes to landscape. Thisrequires more focus on finding a balance between promoting urban development, and conservingbiodiversity in urban areas. READ MORE

  3. 12. Analysing the narrative on Urban Green Infrastructure and Environmental justice A case study of the municipalities of Aarhus and Malmö.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Anam Riaz; [2022]
    Keywords : Environmental Justice; Urban Green Infrastructure; Urban Greening; Urban Green Justice; Just Urban Green Planning; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Greening projects are becoming increasingly popular as part of urban transitions towards sustainable cities. Many academic studies have shown that under certain conditions these projects do not address or even execrate existing socio-spatial inequalities. READ MORE

  4. 13. Offshore Wind Energy Permitting Processes in the European Union : An examination of Danish, German, Scottish and Swedish offshore permitting processes and case study of acoustic impact on marine mammals

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Truce Major Jack; [2022]
    Keywords : Permitting process; wind power; offshore wind power; acoustic impact; environmental impact assessment; marine mammals; physical planning; ecology; offshore; EIA; environmental management; juridiska förutsättningar; permit; tillstånd; tillståndsprocess; vindkraft; miljöledning; ekologi; energisystem; miljövetenskap; påverkan; bedömning; marin däggdjur;

    Abstract : The permitting process is an integral part of the successful expansion of offshore wind and renewable energy in the European Union. Many permit process studies, to date, have focused on limited methods and criteria and have been a comparison of two countries. READ MORE

  5. 14. Potential policy projects for decreasing fluoride concentrations in the groundwater of Aguascalientes, Mexico : a cost-benefit analysis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Elice Fällström; [2022]
    Keywords : aguascalientes; cost-benefit analysis; fluoride removal; centre pivot irrigation; sustainable development; environmental policy;

    Abstract : Reductions in groundwater quality due to aquifer depletion is a growing issue globally and will become more prominent with continued climate change and population growth. Dry regions are particularly vulnerable to this issue due to their reliance on groundwater for water supply. READ MORE

  6. 15. A "giant furrow" or a "way to economic prosperity"? A conflict in the meaning of environmental sustainability - the case of Rail Baltica mega-project

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

    Author : Maiken Ristmae; [2022]
    Keywords : environmental sustainability; scale; politics of scale; discourse; mega-project; planning process; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the conflict situation that has emerged around the environmental discourse in the planning process of a railway mega-project in Estonia. A discourse analysis is carried out on policy documents, publications, and interviews following Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory and methodological guidelines, to examine the ways that the concept of sustainability conflicts between stakeholders. READ MORE