Essays about: "municipal governance"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 110 essays containing the words municipal governance.
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1. ”There is a need for people who can provide a transition”: A case study of how educational activities empower actors to engage in a local transition of the waste system on Bornholm, Denmark
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Sustainable waste management is a complex task within environmental governance, and municipalities play a key role in governing a transition of the waste system toward prevention and reuse. This calls for an enhanced understanding of local capacities for change, and therefore this thesis adopts a socio-institutional perspective on the power of actors to influence local transitions. READ MORE
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2. Space for Trauma in Integration Provisions? : The Swedish Municipal Implementation of Integration Provisions for Refugee Women Exposed to Gender-Based Violence
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This thesis will explore how the municipal governments integration provision provides mental health aid towards refugee women that has been exposed to gender-based violence within Östergörland region in Sweden. This will be achieved by using a thematic analysis application on the gathered data that was conducted through semi-structured interviews with three municipal governments in Östergötland region and two external actors, one regional refugee medical center and the other actor is a non-profit organization in Sweden. READ MORE
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3. Local Governance Structure and the Level of Implementation of Climate Adaptation Measures in 653 Cities Globally
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Abstract: Due to limited data availability, previous studies assessing the status of climate adaptation at the municipal level are mostly limited to planned actions, which can at times be symbolic rather than substantive in nature. As a result, the true level of implementation of climate adaptation in cities has been difficult to estimate. READ MORE
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4. Empowering Wind Power Development Through Tiering : Investigating the Role of Regional Governance in Värmland
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : In the light of the on-going climate emergency and energy crisis, wind power has been described as a rapid pathway towards increasing the share of renewable energy as well as electricity production. However, time consuming and complex permitting processes has been a central obstacle for the transition to take place. READ MORE
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5. Intensifying Building Use: How the Cities of Amsterdam and Malmö Enable the Sharing of Spaces
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : In the building industry, circular economy has gained much attention in recent years, yet thus far, little research has been conducted on the topic of intensified building use, despite the great potential this strategy offers in terms of emission reduction. One way of intensifying building use can be through the sharing of spaces among different users at different times. READ MORE