Sökning: "social and environmental change"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 1185 uppsatser innehållade orden social and environmental change.

  1. 1. SOCIAL HERITAGE AS LEVERAGE: Recognising the Social Dimension of Heritage in Sustainable Urban Development

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Kajsa Lilja; [2024-01-26]
    Nyckelord :Sustainable cities; urban re development; social sustainability; social heritage; sense of place; public participation; power dynamics;

    Sammanfattning : In 2015, numerous countries committed to supporting the United Nations' Agenda 2030, which aims to address global challenges such as urban growth and climate change through the Sustainable Cities and Communities goal (SDG11). During this time, experts in heritage and urban development began emphasizing the significant role that cultural heritage plays in sustainable urban development. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Klimatoro och ekosociala interventioner : En kvantitativ studie av studenters attityder och miljövänliga beteenden

    Kandidat-uppsats, Örebro universitet/Institutionen för beteende-, social- och rättsvetenskap

    Författare :Javier Flores; Alex Granlöf; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Eco-anxiety; Green social work; Ecosocial interventions; Cognitive dissonance; Pro-environmental behaviors; attitudes; Environmental Locus of Control; Klimatoro; Grönt socialt arbete; Ekosociala interventioner; Kognitiv dissonans; Miljövänliga beteenden; attityder; Environmental Locus of Control;

    Sammanfattning : Syftet med studien är att med hjälp av en internationellt tillämpad enkät och med utgångspunkt i studenters attityder till klimatförändringar (vid Örebro universitet) undersöka deras klimatoro, inställning till regeringens klimatåtgärder, miljömedvetna handlingar, samt inställning till ekosociala interventioner. Det empiriska material som studien bygger på samlades in genom en webbenkät som undersökte respondenternas tankar och känslor i relation till klimatförändringarna, samt deras inställning till vissa miljömedvetna handlingar och ekosociala interventioner. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Unpacking the Agenda 2030 Puzzle : A Critical Discourse Analysis on SDGs 8 and 10 through the lens of the Post-Development approach

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

    Författare :Moa Bergsten; Saga Messering; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Development Discourse; Critical Discourse Analysis; Post-Development Theory; Agenda 2030;

    Sammanfattning : Agenda 2030 has reached its half-way mark, making it a highly relevant topic to examine. A critical discourse analysis (CDA) is applied through this research to identify the underlying norms and values of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 8 (decent work and economic growth) and 10 (reduced inequalities). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Overpopulation and Authoritarian Regime : The Villains in an Anthropocene Era

    Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Författare :Kajsa Gingborn; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Anthropocene; Authoriterian; Overpopulation; John Lanchester; Sam J. Miller; Blackfish City; The Wall; Rebellion; Social Justice; Climate Change; Anthropocene Fiction;

    Sammanfattning : This essay explores the dynamic landscape of Anthropocene fiction, using novels such as John Lanchester’s The Wall and Sam J. Miller’s Blackfish City as lenses through which to explore the aftermath of climate change. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Breaking the Status Quo? - An Analysis of Sustainability Managers' Change Efforts

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Lucas Rennkamp; Alicia Schmidt; [2023-06-29]
    Nyckelord :Sustainability Managers; Institutional Entrepreneurship; Sustainability Logic; Sustainable Business Development; Institutional Theory; Institutional Logic; Qualitative Research;

    Sammanfattning : Societal expectations towards corporations to include social, environmental and ethical considerations have grown in importance, and corporations largely depend on so-called sustainability managers to help them meet these expectations. This thesis provides one of the first studies into how sustainability managers work and asks: how do sustainability managers work to change their organisation for a more sustainable future? Through interviews with 18 senior sustainability managers and an analysis of the empirical findings through institutional entrepreneurship and institutional logics theory, this study identifies sustainability managers as individual actors who adopt strategic approaches and work practices similar to institutional entrepreneurs and shows their efforts to institutionalise sustainability by hybridising it with the perceived dominant market logic and by establishing legitimacy. LÄS MER