Essays about: "policy design"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 596 essays containing the words policy design.

  1. 21. Understanding User Behaviour in a Circular Transport System : From personal choices to societal patterns

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Luja von Köckritz; [2023]
    Keywords : circular economy; agent-based modelling; user behaviour; behavioural decision-making; affordance theory;

    Abstract : The Circular Economy is a growing research field and policy agenda. Yet, integrating the social dimensions of sustainability into the Circular Economy remains a challenge. The significance of reactions to an implemented Circular Economy is poorly understood. READ MORE

  3. 22. Sustainable and affordable housing in Nairobi, Kenya : An analysis of challenges and opportunities from the perspective of key actors

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Toyah Eglin; [2023]
    Keywords : affordable housing; sustainable buildings; local implementations; bioclimatic adaptations;

    Abstract : The global urban population is projected to grow rapidly in the coming years, leading to an increase in housing demand that is not always met with adequate supply of quality housing. In the low-and middle-income context of Kenya, this gap has led to the proliferation of sub-standard housing implementations, with significant social and environmental impacts. READ MORE

  4. 23. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
    Keywords : Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE

  5. 24. The radical policy changes in the labour market integration in Sweden and Germany after the 2015 refugee crisis.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Myriam Husell; [2023]
    Keywords : Refugee crisis 2015; Migration and Asylum Policy; Dublin regulation; Common European asylum system; European asylum support office; Germany; Sweden.;

    Abstract : This study offers a comprehensive comparative analysis of labour market integration policies for refugees in Sweden and Germany following the 2015 refugee crisis. Adapting an institutional approach that includes new historical institutionalism, rational choice institutionalism and sociological institutionalism, this study analyses the policy changes in both countries. READ MORE

  6. 25. Who is the Research for? : Exploring a Funder’s Approach to Development Research Communication

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Kristin Colenbrander; [2023]
    Keywords : Development research; communication; research uptake; decolonisation; critical discourse analysis; research funder; research to policy;

    Abstract : Recent debates about decolonising research suggest that researchers should reframe how they think of research participants in the Global South: not as data points, but as partners who are involved from research design to dissemination. However, the findings of development research are rarely shared with participants or other non-decision-maker audiences in the Global South. READ MORE