Essays about: "grassroots initiative"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words grassroots initiative.

  1. 1. Community Gardening Initiatives - Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Community Gardening Participation in Sydhavn

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

    Author : Sofia Thordin; Mihaela-Adriana Nițu; [2020]
    Keywords : community gardening; grassroots initiatives; community engagement; social capital;

    Abstract : The waterfront community of Sydhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark is architecturally praised, but also criticized for its lack of public green space. Residents in the area have self-organized a community gardening initiative to combat this lack of greenery. READ MORE

  3. 2. From Do It Yourself to Do It Together : Sociological analysis of knowledge sharing in Stockholm Makerspace

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Mayya Shmidt; [2019]
    Keywords : Sharing economy; knowledge sharing; commons-based peer production; DIY communities; ethnography;

    Abstract : The study examinesthe variety of interaction and motivation practices to participate in the sharing initiative as well as pinpointing key elements of member-driven organization functioning;in the case of Stockholm Makerspace– a community of non-professional makers.  The Current scholarship on sharing is mostly focused on the large-scale platform businesses in a North American context, thus evidence from grassroots small-scale initiatives is lacking. READ MORE

  4. 3. Transitioning towards Sustainability : What are we waiting for?

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Keigo Arai; Fernanda Pia; Kristopher La Ray Armstrong; [2018]
    Keywords : Transition Movement; small-scale community transitions; sustainability; FSSD.;

    Abstract : There is growing consensus that humanity is being confronted with a sustainability challenge of which the severity has never been known to modern man. This pressing situation is demanding solutions and alternatives to change the path of society. READ MORE

  5. 4. Building Happy and Resilient Communities in the North of the European Union : A case study on Transition Movement in Sweden and its relationship with the EU

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Vanessa Cardona Shokotko; [2017]
    Keywords : Transition Movement; peak oil; social movements; Sweden; EU; localisation; grassroots movements; climate change; omställningsrörelsen; EU; gräsrotsrörelse; civila organisationer; klimatförändring;

    Abstract : When the world becomes drowned in multiple global problems and citizens do not see any real progressive solutions from their governments, they take the initiative in their own hands and start changing the world on their own. The Transition Town movement was born this way. READ MORE

  6. 5. Practical approach towards degrowth transition : a case study of an emerging ecovillage in Kalmar, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sarah Costa; [2015]
    Keywords : organic Farm; Kalmar; sustainability science; grassroots initiative; degrowth; ecovillage; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Degrowth refers to an alternative human society which is simplistic, cooperative and opposite of current growth system which is based on overproduction and overconsumption. The current growth trend is indisputably unsustainable for the future being of the earth and its’ population. READ MORE