Essays about: "today modernization"

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  1. 6. A climate for metaphors : an inquiry into the cognitive and discursive power of climate change metaphors, supported by a diachronic critical metaphor analysis of opinion articles published in three US newspapers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Kenneth Ravn; [2020]
    Keywords : climate change; political ecology; media; cognition; metaphor; discourse; sustainable development; ecological modernization; Social Sciences; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The news media remains as one of the most important sources of societal uptake of climate change information. Its potential to covertly shape public perception and attitudes regarding climate change is therefore considerable but difficult to assess. READ MORE

  3. 7. Do international remittances contribute to achieving the first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG1) in development economies? Empirical evidence from Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimator.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Samuel Attafuah; Carl Ljungvall; [2019-07-11]
    Keywords : Remittance; Economic growth; Poverty; Sustainable Development; Autoregressive Distributed Lag ARDL model; Pooled Mean Group PMG estimator;

    Abstract : Eradicating extreme poverty is a fundamental objective and concern for every economy in today’s modernization epoch. Developed countries channel significant amount of financial support annually to poor economies with the core intention of improving their welfare and standard of living. READ MORE

  4. 8. ”Varför hamnar allting där nere?” : lokalinvånares syn på vattenkraftsetableringen i Lilla Lule älv

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

    Author : Izabel Nordlund; [2018]
    Keywords : vattenkraft; lokalinvånare; landsbygd; Lilla Lule älv; Letsi; industriell kolonisation;

    Abstract : Vattenkraften utgör en stor del av Sveriges elproduktion och det är en stabil elförsörjning. Stora delar av produktionen kommer från Luleälven som började byggas ut redan i början på 1900-talet. För att ta reda på hur lokalinvånare ser på vattenkraftetableringen har fyra informanter som levt kring älven intervjuats. READ MORE

  5. 9. Challenging Green Capitalism : An ideology Critique of Max Burgers' Environmental Strategies

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Robin Hedenqvist; Hannah Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Ecological modernization; Sustainable development; Ideology critique; Carbon offsetting; Efficiency; Max Burgers; Jevons Paradox; CO2lonialism; Hornborg;

    Abstract : Environmental strategies implemented today are strongly influenced by the ideologies capitalism, neoliberalism and ecomodernism. As such, they should promote global economic expansion while mitigating environmental impact. READ MORE

  6. 10. Home is where the Earth is : exploring the adoption of vernacular architecture in urban housing in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Neha Satheesan; [2017]
    Keywords : sustainable transition; social practice; urban housing; sustainability science; vernacular architecture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : India has yet to build 70% of the buildings that will exist in 2030. The housing industry in India has been growing rapidly in an effort to keep up with increasing urbanization, population growth and aspirational consumption. READ MORE