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1. 1. CARRY ON WITH CARRION? A wildlife road infrastructure study regarding the effects of ethical justification on policy acceptance

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lauren L. Yehle; [2023-08-31]
   Keywords : policy acceptance; environmental ethics; intrinsic value; ecosystem services; conservation;

   Abstract : Policy acceptance is an important aspect of compliance and government effectiveness. Political science and psychology researchers have attempted to understand policy acceptance through individual and contextual factors but still cannot explain all attitudinal differences. READ MORE

3. 2. Health or Wealth during a global pandemic? : An interpretivist analysis of the World Bank Group’s COVID-19 strategy on health.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Mia Jacobsen; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : As health transcends all borders so does the power of dominant global actors on health issues. The COVID-19 strategy of the World Bank Group will in this thesis be analyzed to demonstrate the dependency relations constructed through the World Bank Group’s health approach and its relation to Nigeria in particular. READ MORE

4. 3. Collaborations between public and private actors in promoting sustainable transitions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Maja von Beckerath; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable transitions; Public-Private Partnerships; Ethiopia; Infrastructure Development; Interdisciplinarity;

   Abstract : There is a lack of academic knowledge concerning mechanisms through which sustainable transitions are promoted. Sustainable transitions in the infrastructure system are key to achieve multiple other SDGs, and the infrastructure development gap is particularly critical in developing countries. READ MORE

5. 4. Natural disasters : What are the economic consequences of natural disasters for households?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Adélie Cleenewerck; [2021]
   Keywords : Natural disasters; households; coping mechanisms;

   Abstract : Climate change is an important subject nowadays and climate change leads to more natural disasters. This essay is a large literature study on Asian, American, European, Oceanian and African countries about the economic consequences for households as a result of natural disasters and the coping mechanisms used by households, as well as governments and institutions. READ MORE

6. 5. Multifaceted municipal pop-up planning : A case-study analysis of Vancouver, Canada and Stockholm, Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Britta Josephson; Sarah Ochitwa; [2021]
   Keywords : pop-up planning; temporary urbanism; governance; municipal planning; democracy; social justice; Vancouver; Stockholm; strategic planning; public space; pop-up planering; temporär urbanism; governance; kommunal planering; demokrati; social rättvisa; Vancouver; Stockholm; strategisk planering; offentliga platser;

   Abstract : This thesis is born out of a desire to better understand the intentions and implications behind a contemporary planning approach we term ‘pop-up planning’. This approach can be viewed as legitimized planning institutions borrowing aesthetic and practice from citizen-led, do-it-yourself urban initiatives which act to improve public space through often tactical or temporary means. READ MORE