Sökning: "Environmentalists"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 39 uppsatser innehållade ordet Environmentalists.

  1. 16. Unraveling diverse values of ecosystem services : A socio-cultural valuation using the Q-methodology in Messenia, Greece

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Författare :Sofia Maniatakou; [2019]
    Nyckelord :socio-cultural valuation; ecosystem services; values; perceptions; Q-methodology; Messenia;

    Sammanfattning : People perceive the importance of ecosystem services in different ways, depending on their values, beliefs and needs. This study provides a nuanced understanding of the multiple ways stakeholder groups perceive the benefits derived from hydrologic services in the surrounding area of the "Gialova" coastal wetland in Messenia, Greece. LÄS MER

  3. 17. The Galapagos Islands - a conflict of interests : a case study of how conservation, tourism and local interests meet, and howthat affect the islands and the residents

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Författare :Louise Arbin; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Conservation; tourism; governmentality; political ecology; Galapagos; Ecuador;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to examine how conservation, a growing tourism industry, and local interests meet at the Galapagos islands, Ecuador, and how that affects the islands and the people living or working there. This study is a result of a case study conducted at the Galapagos islands, mainly the island of Santa Cruz (which is the most populated island and the “economic capital”, as well as the island that has gone through the most rapid change in relation to growing tourism industry and development), done over the course of six weeks. LÄS MER

  4. 18. The Danger of Defending the Environment in Developing Countries : A structured focused comparison study of Honduras and El Salvador

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Författare :Denny Edvinsson; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Environmentalists; Developing Countries; Deadly Violence; Limited Access Orders; Structured Focused Comparision;

    Sammanfattning : The environment is taking a larger part of the debate resulting in the creation of UN declarations, domestic and regional laws, public pressure on companies and politicians to take responsibility, and a greater awareness on our increasingly exploited planet. However, the people who are affected the most, poor and often indigenous people, find themselves in an increasingly dangerous position when they try to defend the planet. LÄS MER

  5. 19. The Elite Choice : ’Unpacking the elite’ in Mukungule Chiefdom, Zambia

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Författare :Gilbert Mwale; [2019]
    Nyckelord :elite control; elite capture; community-based natural resources management CBNRM ; local democracy; decentralization;

    Sammanfattning : Community-based natural resource management has been advocated for by many scholar and environmentalists to improve natural resources management, equity, and justice for local people. However, its implementation on the ground does not always reach the intended goal. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Unity Among Environmentalists? A critical examination of Bryan Norton's Convergence Hypothesis

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Författare :Andreas Ott; [2018-04-12]
    Nyckelord :Environmental Ethics; Ethics; Convergence Hypothesis; Bryan G. Norton;

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