Essays about: "local policy documents"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 130 essays containing the words local policy documents.

  1. 21. Spatial Justice and Large-Scale Land Transformation : A study of spatial justice for transhumant pastoralists in the case of the Great Green Wall

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Femke Spiegelenberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Great Green Wall; Sahel; Spatial Justice; Transhumant pastoralism;

    Abstract : Transhumant pastoralist are highly dependent on their landscape. Their economic, cultural and political systems are directly shaped by and shaping space. The nomadic nature of transhumant pastoralists have therefore created unique pastoral socio-spatial relations. READ MORE

  3. 22. Place branding stigmatised residential areas : A study of narratives in Swedish medium-sized municipalities.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Dirie Abukar; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Stigma has for a long time been an issue in residential areas that have social and economic impediments, which has a detrimental impact on the local population. The thesis examines how institutions such as the police, municipalities and real-estate companies has shaped the area image through their selected initiatives. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Promotion of Physical Activity in Strategic Spatial Planning. : From Policy to Practice in Katrineholm.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Ann-Magritt Holøs; [2022]
    Keywords : Physical activity; Policy implementation; SPlaMI-framework; Strategic spatial planning;

    Abstract : The connection between the built environment and physical activity has gained newfound attention. Plenty of research and several administrations highlight that how we plan our environments can nudge more people into active living. READ MORE

  5. 24. The role of Carsharing in the Sustainable Mobility Puzzle : An analysis of Stockholm’s carsharing policy coordination, coherence, and administrative management

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Alejandro Plata; [2022]
    Keywords : Carsharing; Stockholm; policy coordination; policy integration; policy coherence; administrative coordination; coordination mechanisms; coordination instruments; electric carsharing ;

    Abstract : Sustainability has consolidated as a global paradigm. Consequently, different sectors have adopted its principles to develop better practices for the environment and society. Within the transportation field, carsharing has emerged as a potential solution to reduce congestion and carbon emissions. READ MORE

  6. 25. A "giant furrow" or a "way to economic prosperity"? A conflict in the meaning of environmental sustainability - the case of Rail Baltica mega-project

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Maiken Ristmae; [2022]
    Keywords : environmental sustainability; scale; politics of scale; discourse; mega-project; planning process; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the conflict situation that has emerged around the environmental discourse in the planning process of a railway mega-project in Estonia. A discourse analysis is carried out on policy documents, publications, and interviews following Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory and methodological guidelines, to examine the ways that the concept of sustainability conflicts between stakeholders. READ MORE