Sökning: "urban governance culture"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 uppsatser innehållade orden urban governance culture.
1. Exploring culture as a driver for urban sustainability
Magister-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Sammanfattning : Many scholars and practitioners consider culture an essential ingredient of sustainability that is often underrepresented in the mainstream discourse on sustainability. However, in the last decade, the idea of culture as an agent of transformation capable of driving urban sustainability has gained momentum. LÄS MER
2. Going towards a ‘perfect’ life : A qualitative study on urban middle-class young married women’s experiences and prospects on marriage life in China
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierSammanfattning : The self-evident contradictory governance ideology of the Chinese Communist Party leads to urban-born young middle-class Chinese women struggling between seeking one’s own path with the discourse of ‘individualism’ under the neoliberal market economy and conforming to the traditional role in the family of patriarchal culture. This is reflected in the increasing prominent phenomena of getting married later (after age 25). LÄS MER
3. The extractive industries transparency initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the E.I.T.I objectives prevent to reachthe UNs sustainable goals
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : This study looks at the adaptation and implementation of the E.I.T.I principles in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and assesses whether governance through transparency and accountability practices in its extractive sector have improved. LÄS MER
4. How do cities work with transformative change? Malmö’s and Copenhagen’s approach to energy efficiency in buildings
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetSammanfattning : Global inefficient energy use poses a significant risk to climate change and air quality worldwide; therefore, there is an urgent need to transform today's energy system into one that is rooted in efficiency. The building sector represents an opportunity to reduce energy use and has the potential to unlock additional co-benefits. LÄS MER
5. Assessing the governance capacity to implement resource-oriented sanitation and waste management systems in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean : a case study of the town of Chía, Colombia
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : Sustainable approaches for waste management and sanitation are key to deal with the environmental and health challenges that growing urbanization is creating around the world. Implementing systems that allow to reuse resources contained in the organic waste streams (OWS) is an approach that can bring many benefits, especially in low-medium income areas as the Latin American and Caribbean region, where excreta, wastewater, and waste are not properly managed. LÄS MER
