Essays about: "issues in urban education"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 54 essays containing the words issues in urban education.

  1. 16. Framing renewable energy

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

    Author : Dimitrios Mavromatis; [2017]
    Keywords : framing theory; renewable energy resources;

    Abstract : Media plays an important role in the education of the public opinion in relation to environmental issues. This empirical study examined how the online Greek media is framing renewable energy resources, the EU directive and the Greek action plan, during the period of 2015-2017. READ MORE

  3. 17. Only for the rich? Low-carbon energy transition in the Vauban (Freiburg, Germany)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Sophie Schwer; [2017]
    Keywords : Energy justice; Vauban; Freiburg; Energy Transition; Urban development; inequality; renewable energy; Science General;

    Abstract : This thesis examines a local low-carbon energy transition in an urban context with regard to energy justice. It takes the Vauban district in Freiburg (Germany) as a case study which has been described as a successful case of energy transition and a model for sustainable urban development. READ MORE

  4. 18. Klimatanpassning : landskapsarkitektens yrkesroll och kunskapsbehov

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

    Author : Frida Gissén; Siri Fogelberg; [2017]
    Keywords : design; forskare; förvaltning; gestaltning; klimatanpassning; kunskap; planering; resiliens; utbildning; yrkesroll;

    Abstract : I och med klimatförändringarna står vi inför stora globala utmaningar. Vad blir landskapsarkitekters del i arbetet för resiliens och hur kan de bäst arbeta med klimatanpassning? Klimatanpassning behövs inom alla skeden av samhällsbyggnad. READ MORE

  5. 19. Sustainable Food Consumption Practices : Case Studies and Contexts from Edmonton, Canada

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rachel Touchie; [2017]
    Keywords : consumption; food system; food waste; participant observation; social practice theory; social science; sustainable development;

    Abstract : The globalized food system poses many systemic challenges that have significant impacts on the environment and human health. In order to tackle these challenges, especially those relating to climate change, it is assumed that consumers need to be accountable for the role they play in these issues, requiring them to alter their harmful consumption habits. READ MORE

  6. 20. Vikten av genetisk variation inom stadsträdsbeståndet

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

    Author : Ida Mattsson; [2016]
    Keywords : genetisk variation; stadsträdsbestånd; sjukdomsresistens; klimatanpassning; estetiskt värde; landskapsarkitektur;

    Abstract : Träd är av stort värde för våra urbana miljöer. Utöver deras estetiska värden bidrar de med en mängd olika ekosystemtjänster. Därmed är det av stor vikt att stadsträdsbestånden bibehåller god hälsa och bevaras. READ MORE