Essays about: "municipal policies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 108 essays containing the words municipal policies.
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1. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE; A CASE OF PUBLIC SECTOR AT ILALA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, TANZANIA
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Over the past few years, sexual harassment has received major attention as a social issue. One notable setting where this type of behavior frequently occurs is the workplace, where there are innumerable instances of individuals who have been taken advantage of by coworkers. READ MORE
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2. The Stakeholder Perspectives on Solid Waste Management in Beirut, Lebanon
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The city of Beirut needs solutions for a problem that is plaguing the entire country ofLebanon: waste. Statistics from the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon shows that2,700,000 tonnes/ year of municipal solid waste is generated with 44% ending up in landfillsand 36% in dumpsites. READ MORE
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3. Lessons for municipalities to steer the sustainable development of alternative housing : A case study of two co-housing projects in Helsingborg and Hamburg
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändringAbstract : Decades of globalisation and urbanisation are posing intersecting social, economic, and environmental pressures on urban housing markets, that are pushing conventional housing provision to its limits. Accelerated by the covid-19 pandemic, alternative approaches to housing are coming to the fore. READ MORE
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4. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE
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5. Assessing the Transformative Potential of a Sociocracy-Informed Climate Change Adaptation Lab in Lund, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid power dynamics, even in spaces that purport to be transformationally participatory. READ MORE