Essays about: "knowledge-exchange"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 82 essays containing the word knowledge-exchange.

1. 1. The Plight of the Pangolin: Key patterns enabling the illegal wildlife trade of pangolins in Namibia - A multi-perspective case study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Sophie Berstermann; Carina Martens; [2023]
   Keywords : pangolin; illegal wildlife trade; wildlife trafficking; conservation; Namibia; poaching; communities; power; political ecology; social-ecological system; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The pangolin is the most trafficked mammal on earth and is believed to be on the brink of extinction. However, in many affected countries including Namibia, research and conservation efforts do not match their endangered status. READ MORE

3. 2. The Silent University at Tensta konsthall : From educational platform to community building activities

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Katinka Saarnak; [2023]
   Keywords : Tensta konsthall; The Silent University; Tensta Museum; socially engaged art; pedagogic projects; solidarity; knowledge-exchange; community-building; Tensta.;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes the decade-long collaboration between The Silent University and Tensta konsthall, investigating its role as a lasting, solidarity driven, educational, socially engaged art project within an art institution. Utilizing qualitative methods and institutional ethnography, the study examines the relationship between The Silent University within Tensta konsthall. READ MORE

4. 3. We shape our buildings, but do they shape us? Exploring the influence of green urban design on pro-environmental behaviour: a case study of Schoonschip in Amsterdam, NL.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Borea Malnoury; [2023]
   Keywords : Pro-environmental behaviour; green urban design; nudging; behaviour change; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In the context of escalating environmental consciousness, this thesis scrutinizes urban sustainability, with a specific focus on Amsterdam's Schoonschip sustainable housing project. The investigation delves into the nuanced realm of green design, probing its potential and constraints in steering residents towards sustainable practices. READ MORE

5. 4. Landsbygdsföretagen och den gröna omställningen : en studie om företagsutveckling på landsbygden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Erik Haggarsson Lewis; Manne Rosén; [2023]
   Keywords : Entreprenörskap; landsbygdsentreprenörskap; kontext; inbäddning; landsbygdsutveckling; företagsutveckling; Entrepreneurship; rural entrepreneurship; context; embeddedness; rural development; corporate development;

   Abstract : I Piteå står företagare inför stora förändringar. I samband med de omfattande investeringar som görs inom ramen av den gröna omställningen förändras de kontextuella faktorer som är avgörande för ruralt entreprenörskap, med andra ord företag som härstammar från platsen och anammar platsens unika resurser och som inte kan flyttas någon annanstans. READ MORE

6. 5. Sustainable Infrastructure – The case of road culvert replacements in Northern Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Sophia Andrew-Nielsen; [2023]
   Keywords : Agenda 2030; Infrastructure; Road Culverts; Shared Understanding; Sustainability; Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Sweden is often identified as one of the countries where implementation of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development goals (SDGs) is high. There is still, however, considerable room for improvements, especially considering the mitigation of climate change, and in addition, the reinterpretation of Agenda 2030 and the SDGs have been proven challenging in Swedish sustainability governance. READ MORE