Essays about: "socio-economic and environmental degradation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words socio-economic and environmental degradation.

  1. 6. Disaggregating economic inequality from space

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Neija Maegaard Elvekjær; [2019]
    Keywords : Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite VIIRS ; night-time lights; Gross Domestic Product GDP ; economic inequality; regional inequality; spatial inequality; Gini coefficient; spatial scale; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Reducing inequality is number 10 of the United Nations sustainable development goals. Inequality in society affect economic growth, development and poverty reduction, and through these indirectly affect environmental degradation, food security and other major problems facing society today. READ MORE

  3. 7. Corruption, global environmental degradation and multinational corporations – Is there a correlation?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Ophelia Wigström; [2018]
    Keywords : corruption; environment; international environmental law; international law; multinational corporations; social contract; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The findings of this thesis suggest that there appears to be a bad spiral. In countries with a lot of natural resources and poorly developed socio-economic structures, there is a present tendency to lower environmental protection laws in order to attract foreign investors by creating market oriented regulations. READ MORE

  4. 8. Linkages between land degradation and economic inequality in global drylands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Neija Maegaard Elvekjær; [2017]
    Keywords : global drylands; Gini coefficient; income inequality; NDVI; Mann Kendall trend analysis; inequality index; restrend; land degradation; socio-economic inequality; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Land degradation has a negative effect on agriculture, food security and ecosystems. It severely impacts the livelihood of the many people directly depending on agriculture around the world. Drylands are some of the most vulnerable areas around the world. READ MORE

  5. 9. When money grows on trees-The case of beyond-compliance companies sourcing from the Amazon Rainforest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Maximilian Engel; [2016]
    Keywords : Amazon Rainforest; sustainable business; beyond-compliance companies; Performance Framework; Balanced Scorecard; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Amazon Rainforest is in grave danger of disappearing for good, due to a number of harmful economic activities, including land conversion for cattle ranching and monoculture, as well as unsustainable and illegal timber production. It has been shown, however, that the private sector has a crucial role in redressing socio-economic problems, causing deforestation and degradation. READ MORE

  6. 10. Social sustainability in Swedish urban development - what does it mean? : A casestudy of three Citylab Action pilot projects

    University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms)

    Author : Pontus Liljefors; [2016]
    Keywords : Social sustainability; certification system; sustainable urban development; Citylab Action; social justice; Social hållbarhet; certifieringssystem; hållbar stadsutveckling; Citylab Action; social rättvisa;

    Abstract : Cities around the world are facing challenges of rapid population growth, social inequality, environmental degradation and climate change. Within the realm of planning and policy, one answer to these issues has been the invention of certification systems to support the transition to a sustainable urban development. READ MORE