Essays about: "sustainability in canada"

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  1. 1. Exploring the interrelations between sustainable and indigenous tourism : an analysis of two tourism organizations in Sweden and Canada through the lens of sustainability

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Moa Tingstedt; Elsa Strömbäck; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability; sustainable tourism; indigenous tourism; Indigenous Peoples; local context;

    Abstract : Sustainability in the tourism industry necessitates ongoing development. This thesis investigates the interrelations between indigenous and sustainable tourism in relation to sustainability definitions and specifically examines the contributions of indigenous values and knowledge to sustainability within the tourism industry. READ MORE

  3. 2. Symbolic coping in Canada’s coal phaseout : applying social representations dynamics to communities in transition

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Linda Varekamp; [2021]
    Keywords : just transition; resistance; transformation; social representations theory; structural approach; central core;

    Abstract : The Canadian federal government has introduced policy to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2030, as part of its climate change mitigation commitments under the Paris Agreement. The policy plan, positioned as a just transition, includes funding and measures to help workers and communities manage economic difficulties arising from the coal phaseout. READ MORE

  4. 3. Stuck in the tar? The implications of Canadian mainstream news media representations of a just [energy] transition from Alberta's bitumen sands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Alicia Gowan; [2021]
    Keywords : Alberta Oil Sands; climate communication; Just Transition; fossil fuel hegemony; sustainability science; Canada; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Alberta’s Tar Sands are one of the most environmentally and socially destructive fossil fuel projects on Earth. Socio-political resistance or acceptance will determine the Tar Sands’ future: whether production continues or whether it is phased out to ensure meaningful climate action in Canada. READ MORE

  5. 4. Framing Food Geographies : Framing analysis, food distancing, and the democratic imagination in rural and urban Ontario, Canada

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Sarah Ramsay; [2020]
    Keywords : framing analysis; democratic imagination; food distancing; food geographies; alternative food systems; virtual mapping.;

    Abstract : The current global food system is market-driven and depends on the exploitative commodification of our basic need to eat. It has been consistently condemned for its incapacity to account for justice, sustainability, welfare, and health. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sustaining the Salish Sea in uncertainty : a case study of sustainable transboundary water governance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Kyla Wilson; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; socio-ecological systems; adaptive governance; anticipatory governance; climate change; polycentricity; indigenous knowledge; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Water is essential to life. In many communities, social, cultural, and economic practices are closely linked to hydrologic flows and the ecosystems that depend on them, creating complex socio-ecological systems. READ MORE