Essays about: "social-ecological justice"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words social-ecological justice.

  1. 6. Anti-Oppression and Academia: Applying critical methodologies to study identity and student experiences in university settings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Lena Weber; Anna Hermanson; [2015]
    Keywords : Identity; Anti-Oppression; Student Experience; Critical Race Theory; Feminist Theory; Queer Methodologies; Participatory Action Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With increasing frequency we hear calls from activists and academics alike to tackle the structural roots of the current global social-ecological crisis. For those of us situated within academia, this provides an opportunity to critically examine how underlying processes related to the roots of this crisis manifest in and are perpetuated by our own institutions, and how to make academic programs within the ‘pipeline’ into environmental work more attractive and accessible to diverse voices. READ MORE

  3. 7. Public Green Space in Paris : Sustainable Development Discourses in the Objective of Le Grand Paris

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Malin Romo; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Urban planning; Urban green space; Paris; Le Grand Paris; Biophilia.;

    Abstract : Sustainable Development challenges will increasingly concentrate in cities as the urbanization in Europe and the rest of the world continues and governments must implement policies to ensure benefits of urban growths are shared sustainably. When more people move into the cities, the intimate contact with nature is lost since nature has not always been a priority in the history of urban planning. READ MORE

  4. 8. Securing resilience to climate change impacts in coastal communities through an environmental justice perspective: A case study of Mangunharjo, Semarang, Indonesia

    University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms)

    Author : Robin Hansson; Elena Mokeeva; [2015]
    Keywords : resilience; environmental justice; social-ecological system; climate change impacts; coastal community;

    Abstract : Climate change impacts have been shown to increase the social, economic and ecological vulnerabilities of poor groups in coastal communities of Asian countries. Mangunharjo village in Semarang city, Indonesia, has been identified as vulnerable to sea level rise, coastal erosion, tidal inundation and flooding, and the well-being of residents is threatened due to loss of livelihoods. READ MORE

  5. 9. Resilience and Social Justice as the Basis for Urban Food System Reform - A Case Study of Bristol, U.K.

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Mark Wilson; [2014]
    Keywords : Urban Agriculture; Urban Food Policy; Social-Ecological Resilience; Social Justice; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : This paper considers the contribution of urban agriculture to the local food system and the role of the city council in this system. Using an interdisciplinary mixed method approach, the study explores local stakeholders’ perspectives of these aspects in the city of Bristol, UK. READ MORE