Essays about: "example of related local study"

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  1. 1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

  3. 2. Relationship between waste management in student accommodation and students' knowledge of waste management in relation to energy transition

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Yong Lin; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Energy Transition; Waste Management; Waste Sorting; Pearson’s correlation coefficient; Student Accommodation;

    Abstract : In the context of the current energy transition and sustainable development, the promotion of waste separation and waste management is a good means of promoting the energy transition. Waste, when recycled, can contribute to the energy transition in many ways, for example by generating electricity, heating, recycling into raw materials for reuse and producing biofuels. READ MORE

  4. 3. Public Participation in Sustainable Urban Development Strategies - A Tool for Improving Strategy Making or a Symbolic Means of Establishing Legitimacy?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ekaterina Faldina; [2023]
    Keywords : Community engagement; local authorities; Arnstein’s ladder; stakeholders; public participation; sustainable urban strategy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse the relationships between key stakeholders in the process of developing and implementing an urban strategy using the example of the Sustainable Urban Development Strategy of the City of Saint Petersburg. This thesis is based on theories related to involving public participation in the planning and implementation of the city strategy and the options and perspectives of participation strategies for involving stakeholders. READ MORE

  5. 4. David vs. Coal-iath: Coalition-building in the anti-coal protests in Lützerath, Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Michael Reck; [2022]
    Keywords : social movements; coalition building; anti-coal; protest; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : For social movements to create social change they need to mobilize resources, seize political opportunities, and foster favourable discourses. To do so, they engage in coalition building processes to streamline their action and resources with related groups. READ MORE

  6. 5. Three-step approach for visualizing climate adaptation strategies at municipal level in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Matilda Lundström; [2022]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; climate change; climate adaptation; sea level rise; climate communication; visualization; GIS; SCALGO; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The ongoing climate change has caused an increase in the global mean sea level, and this sea level rise is predicted to continue during the 21st century. The importance of including climate change in decision making is becoming more and more recognized and increasingly important for decisions yielding consequences on longer time scales. READ MORE