Essays about: "environmental planning policy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 128 essays containing the words environmental planning policy.

  1. 21. Microgrids for increasing resilience and sustainability in island nations - An explorative case study of scenarios in Puerto Rico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Angelica Rivera Diaz; [2021]
    Keywords : microgrids; resilience; microgrid business models; scenarios; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Microgrids and distributed renewable energy have the potential to facilitate management and adaptation for climate change. While research on microgrids has been developing for the past decades, further studies are necessary to expand on business models and scenarios which lead to their successful commercialization and implementation. READ MORE

  3. 22. Integration of allotment garden in public green space for the social wellbeing of urban residents : a study of Ekebydalen allotment garden, Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Semhal Mehari Hadgu; [2021]
    Keywords : integration; urban agriculture; gardening; allotment garden; urban park; cultivation park; social wellbeing;

    Abstract : Background: Agriculture is among the relevant factors for the formation of cities and it has been an integral part of city life throughout history. Despite the increase in population growth, urban agriculture can offer a unique opportunity for improving the livelihood of individuals through the practice of growing food in urban green spaces. READ MORE

  4. 23. Exploring metropolitan governance in the Öresund Region

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Roger Barres; [2021]
    Keywords : metropolitan area; city-region; metropolitan governance; urban politics; cross-border metropolitan region; democratic governance; Öresund region;

    Abstract : For the first time in history, more people in the world live in urban areas than in rural areas. Almost half of this world urban population now live in metropolitan areas, which are becoming central spaces of world economic and social activity, and where major global challenges happen and should be tackled. READ MORE

  5. 24. 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

  6. 25. The social pillar of urban sustainable development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alice Herrström; [2021]
    Keywords : urban sustainable development; social sustainability; ecological sustainability; policy analysis; Malmö; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Sustainable development is a prominent perspective within local planning and policy and the three pillars of sustainability (ecological, economic and social) can both synergize and conflict. In this essay social sustainability is analyzed in relation to ecological sustainability to explore their interplay and relationship. READ MORE