Essays about: "participation and local knowledge"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 125 essays containing the words participation and local knowledge.

1. 1. Local History Awareness : And its Influence on Young People in a Post-Communist Region

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Marwan M. Hassan; [2024]
   Keywords : local history; place attachment; regional affiliation; regional pride; civic engagement; social trust; regional identity; mobile learning; mobile website; post-communist communities; retrospective qualitative interviews; Eberswalde; East Germany;

   Abstract : This project explores the impact of a mobile website (MWS) designed to enhance knowledge and interest in local history among residents of Eberswalde as a sample for an Eastern German post-communist city. It aims to strengthen the sense of regional identity and attachment, potentially affecting their decision to remain in or leave the region. READ MORE

3. 2. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
   Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

4. 3. Sustainability benefits of industrial symbiosis: Building value from stakeholders

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Laura Elizabeth Redmond; [2023]
   Keywords : Industrial symbiosis; stakeholder engagement; sustainable business models; circularity; sustainability benefits; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The circular economy (CE) brings a shift in business operations that could increase societal well-being and reduce environmental costs, making regionalization and circular supply chains crucial to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is a strategy to enhance the circularity of industry by exchanging resources and knowledge sharing between different actors in an industrial system. READ MORE

5. 4. Empowering Wind Power Development Through Tiering : Investigating the Role of Regional Governance in Värmland

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Patrick Lundmarck; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Wind power planning; Collaboration; Participation; Tiering; Regional governance; Sweden; Hållbar utveckling; Vindkraftsplanering; Samverkan; Delaktighet; Tiering; Regional styrning; Sverige;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. Towards co-production of knowledge? : Natural scientists’ perspectives on collaboration with local communities in the Brazilian Amazon

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Roksana Rotter; [2023]
   Keywords : Collaborative Research; Community Based Participatory Research; Indigenous People; Indigenous and Local Knowledge; Transdisciplinary Research;

   Abstract : Solving complex sustainability problems requires diverse perspectives from different academic disciplines and non-academic actors. However, no generally accepted guidelines exist on how to apply transdisciplinarity or other collaborative approaches in a research process. READ MORE