Essays about: "urban political ecology"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 38 essays containing the words urban political ecology.

  1. 6. Regenerative agriculture : a contested open moment

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

    Author : Rickard Hedling; [2022]
    Keywords : regenerative agriculture; alternative food networks; food sovereignty; political ecology; discourse food systems;

    Abstract : Agriculture is both heavily impacted by climate change and responsible for greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. Transitioning towards more sustainable agricultural practices is therefore imperative and requires new ways of thinking about agricultural knowledge and technologies. READ MORE

  3. 7. The paradox of community seed systems : a case of Lumezi and Chasefu districts

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

    Author : Clement Raphael Banda; [2022]
    Keywords : community-based seed systems; seed; seed sovereignty; Zambia;

    Abstract : Availability of quality seeds is very key to production in agrarian societies such as Zambia. However, the focus on cereals like maize, a staple, has negatively affected the availability of quality seed for other crops like legumes which are equally important. This has been one of the reasons the community seed initiatives have been necessitated. READ MORE

  4. 8. Alternative and Indigenous knowledges in Quito’s resilience strategy: A discursive analysis of power relations

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

    Author : Maeve Hofer; [2021]
    Keywords : urban resilience governance; power relations; Indigenous peoples; knowledges; Quito; 100RC; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Resilience has become a recent buzzword among urban planners who intent to increase a city’s capaci- ty to function despite disasters. Yet, scholars have raised concerns about the impact of resilience strat- egies on marginalized groups which are unproportionally exposed to and affected by environmental harm. READ MORE

  5. 9. Drivers and barriers for a sustainability transition of the current food and agriculture system of the city of Malmö : A case study of the sustainable urban farm and meeting place Botildenborg

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

    Author : Coline Scharfenberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Botildenborg; local sustainability; multi-level perspective; sustainable urban development; urban agriculture; urban political ecology;

    Abstract : Humanity is facing massive sustainability challenges, such as climate change and the associated loss of biodiversity, water scarcity and food insecurity. Capitalist urbanisation drives furthermore profound transformations in rural and urban areas and thus in the agriculture and food systems, presenting both challenges and opportunities. READ MORE

  6. 10. ‘Ghetto’ Ecologies in the Neoliberal City: From Citizen Power to Ritualised Resistance in Danish Non-Profit Housing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Johanne Bagger Kaufmanas; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban Political Ecology; urban governance; housing; Danish non-profit housing; Denmark; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis demonstrates how neoliberal urbanism has unrolled in the context of the Danish non-profit housing sector, using the case of Copenhagen neighbourhood Tingbjerg as a case study. Arguing that this process has significantly altered the relations of power within the neighbourhood, it further investigates the mode of resistance emerging locally as a response. READ MORE