Sökning: "Environmental discourses"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 58 avhandlingar innehållade orden Environmental discourses.
1. Om miljöproblemen hänger på mig : Individer förhandlar sitt ansvar för miljön
Sammanfattning : När den svenska klimatdebatten intensifierades under 2000-talets första decennium tilldelades allmänheten en särskild roll. I den mediala och politiska debatten verkade lösningen på miljöproblemen intimt förknippad med individers livsstilar. LÄS MER
2. A QUEST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SOVEREIGNTY : Chicana/o Literary Experiences of Water (Mis)Management and Environmental Degradation in the US Southwest
Sammanfattning : The U.S. Southwest is a semi-arid region affected by numerous environmental problems. Chicana/o communities have been directly affected by such problems, especially ever since the region was annexed from Mexico by the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. LÄS MER
3. Searching for sustainable aquaculture governance : A focus on ambitions and experience
Sammanfattning : Aquaculture is one of the most diverse food-producing industries and is suggested as a key solution to a growing global food demand. It has been argued that aquaculture has the potential to expand sustainably in most parts of the world, especially in the EU where consumption far out weighs production. LÄS MER
4. From removal of organic micropollutants to municipal wastewater reuse - technological and social perspectives
Sammanfattning : In this thesis, wastewater reuse was investigated from technological and social perspectives, based onwhich the thesis was divided into two parts. In the first part, the removal of chemical and microbialcontaminants by full-scale and pilot-scale granular activated carbon (GAC) filters, in different processcombinations, was examined. LÄS MER
5. Seeking sustainability in the construction sector: opportunities within impact assessment and sustainable public procurement
Sammanfattning : Growing concerns regarding sustainability have led the construction sector to adopt various policy instruments for reducing the impacts caused by construction activities. One such policy instrument includes impact assessment, which enables the construction sector to evaluate the environmental consequences of proposed developments at project (environmental impact assessment) and strategic (strategic environmental assessment) level. LÄS MER