Essays about: "greening measures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words greening measures.

  1. 1. Climate Change Litigation Based on Human Rights : challenges and possbilities in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isabella Parling; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate Litigation; International Human Rights Law; Positive Obligations; European Convention on Human Rights; Climate Change; Paris Agreement; Jus Cogens;

    Abstract : Climate change litigation is expanding at fast speed throughout various jurisdictions around the world. Citizens are taking states’ lack of climate mitigation measures to courts, demanding that more has to be done on the climate crisis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Förgröning på Åkerslätts förskola : ett gestaltningsförslag med vegetation för hälsofrämjande förskolegårdar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Rebecca Semb; [2021]
    Keywords : vegetation; etablering; förskolegård; slitage; kompaktering;

    Abstract : Det finns i dagsläget både forskning och allmänna råd som beskriver att vegetation spelar en viktig roll i en hälsosam utemiljö för barn. Det verkar däremot inte finnas vetenskaplig litteratur som beskriver vilken typ av vegetation eller vilka arter som skulle kunna vara lämpade för de utmanande förutsättningarna på förskolegårdar, ofta med problematik som omfattande slitage och markkompaktering. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring the potential of Green Infrastructure to enhance urban resilience as part of the 2040 Development Plan La Paz, Bolivia

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Maritza Carlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Risks in La Paz; Urban Parks; Urban Forest; Urban Nature-Based Solutions; Gender in Planning;

    Abstract : Cities continue to grow, and the rapid population growth, and overcrowding are increasing the pressure on local governments to provide basic services (e.g., housing, clean water, sanitation, basic health services, and education) and green space planning. READ MORE

  5. 4. An oasis for students : investigating the potential co-benefits of schoolyard redesign for climate adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Alice Aimée Schneider; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainability science; urban heat island; schoolyard greening; education; youth participation; children; health; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, urban areas face increasing heat stress, a change that has severe consequences on human health. While the need for climate adaptation is pressing, the impact of climate adaptation projects on other sectors also needs to be carefully examined. READ MORE

  6. 5. Reaching for recognition and greening for growth : perceptions of justice with regard to Sámi reindeer husbandry and wind energy in Norway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Niklas Kaapke; [2018]
    Keywords : Sámi; reindeer husbandry; wind energy; environmental justice; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the face of climate change wind energy plays an increasing role in Norway. The construction of new wind farms causes opposition and conflicts with, among others, Sámi reindeer herders who are concerned about losing their pastures. READ MORE