Essays about: "greening environment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words greening environment.

  1. 1. "Greening the European Convention on Human Rights   A Study on the Intersection of Climate Change and Human Rights in the European Court of Human Rights"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Olsson; [2024-02-16]
    Keywords : Climate change; European Court of Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; Human Rights; Greenhouse gas emissions; Climate litigation;

    Abstract : The surge in human rights-based climate litigation in recent years underscores the intricate relationship between the environment and human rights. In the European context, despite the pioneering role of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), it has never ruled on a case primarily related to climate change and greenhouse emissions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Coliving - Transition towards sustainability : A comparable case study of coliving and single-living

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Jonathan Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Lifestyles; Coliving; Practice theory; Clan control theory; Institutional theory; Sharing economy;

    Abstract : Background Modern capitalist societies have consumption at the core of their social and economic activities. This is one of the underlying problems that sustainability is facing. READ MORE

  4. 3. Planning Green Infrastructure and Nature-based Solutions in Stockholm County : An Analysis of Comprehensive Plans since 2010 of 26 Municipalities

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Yuxin Pu; [2022]
    Keywords : green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; municipal comprehensive plan; Stockholm County; Sweden;

    Abstract : Bringing nature back to cities to counteract the negative impacts of rapid urbanization has resulted in a series of greening terms coined by multidisciplinary scholars to emphasize the importance of natural areas and green environment in developing cities. Green infrastructure and nature-based solutions are popular scientific terms that are used to describe planning interventions for naturalization cities, but most of their studies still focus on academic literature, lacking attention to municipal plans. READ MORE

  5. 4. Data centers and Indigenous sovereignty : Data center materialities, representation and power in Sápmi/northern Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Satenik Sargsyan; [2022]
    Keywords : data center; Indigenous; Sámi; Sami; contrapuntal; digital infrastructure; Sápmi; Sapmi; Sweden;

    Abstract : From “disguised and concealed” (Parks and Starosielski 2015) in nature to more recent, select attempts at “visible, accessible, environmentally friendly” (Holt and Vonderau 2015), data centers are the backbone of the digital infrastructure. Studies of data centers continuously help develop media and communications studies in understanding the role of media infrastructure, representations of imaginaries of the cloud; social, political and economic realities embedded in data, and issues of power, agency and resistance against the backdrop of increased global concerns for the environment and greening practices, built into the discourse of tech companies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Greening practices in Swedish municipal planning : A comprehensive analysis of Upplands Väsby’s Detailed Development Plans

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Mariana Laterrade; [2022]
    Keywords : Planning; Ecosystem services; Green infrastructure; Nature-based solutions Green and blue elements and structures; Stockholm County; Detailed Development Plans; Upplands Väsby; Planering; Ekosystemtjänster; Grön infrastruktur; Naturbaserade lösningar Gröna och blå element och strukturer; Stockholms län; Detaljplaner; Upplands Väsby;

    Abstract : Increasing urbanization is pressing and degrading our ecosystems and compromising future generations. This scenario is expected to worsen unless significant action is scaled up. At the same time, the urban areas have the opportunity to be part of the solution, leading to a more resilient and sustainable future. READ MORE