Essays about: "sustainability in higher education"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 73 essays containing the words sustainability in higher education.

  1. 11. Low scores, high standards- a case study on Coop’s sustainability declaration

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Caroline Malthed; Tuva Wrenfelt; [2022]
    Keywords : Standard; retailer; Coop Sweden; small-scale producer; local food systems; supplier requirements; sustainable food products;

    Abstract : The earth's ecosystems are changing due to human activities, and it is urgent that we transform our way of living to avoid further negative effects on climate change. Food production has the single biggest impact on global environmental changes, since 21-37% of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions comes from the agricultural systems. READ MORE

  3. 12. Empowering Future Leaders to Advocate Sustainable Action : A comparative analysis between two university programmes focusing on leadership and sustainability in Sweden and Germany

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Frauke Hinz; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability; leadership; Sustainable Development Goals; Higher Education Institutions; leadership for sustainability; Sweden; Germany; change agents;

    Abstract : Sustainability must be integrated into our everyday world. To achieve that, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established. Some scholars agree that the SDGs are not enough. So, a new strategy is needed to conquer the challenges. READ MORE

  4. 13. Farm T(hr)o(ugh) School - The Role of place-based education in Short Food Supply Chains

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Pia Jahn; [2022]
    Keywords : short food supply chains; local food supply; place-based education; sustainability transitions; multi-level perspective; hybrid actors; social practice theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Present master thesis investigates the role of 4 chosen place-based educational initiatives in Austria which are actively engaged in local short food supply chains (SFSCs). Those supply chains are defined by close geographical and social relations between supply chain actors and a limited number of intermediaries. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Effect of Corruption on Higher Education : A case study of Russia

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Daria Priputneva; [2022]
    Keywords : Higher Education; Corruption; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : There are 2 terms - sustainability and corruption, one of them is widely familiar among people and the other sounds unfamiliar. Sustainability has many aspects and since 2015 The United Nations adopted The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in which the key 17 Sustainable Development Goals were created. READ MORE

  6. 15. Blommor, bin och bostadsgårdar : en studie om attityder, kommunikation och deltagande vid etablering av ängsmark i urban miljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Felix Naroskin Havermark; [2022]
    Keywords : biologisk mångfald; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; urban ängsmark; attityder; deltagande; kommunikation; bostadsgårdar; äng; gräsmatta;

    Abstract : Den ökande urbaniseringen kräver en mer hållbar stadsutveckling. Idag växer sig städerna större och kräver mer mark i anspråk, vilket utgör ett hot mot den biologiska mångfalden. READ MORE