Sökning: "environmental organizations"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 143 avhandlingar innehållade orden environmental organizations.

  1. 16. The nitty gritty of life cycle management: Exploring the organization of LCM

    Författare :Hanna Lindén; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; sustainability; practice; life cycle thinking LCT ; organization; life cycle management LCM ; product chain LCM; translation; management; practitioners; corporate LCM;

    Sammanfattning : Climate change and environmental degradation threaten to cause serious effects on the planet and on society. Scientists thus advocate an urgent shift towards a more sustainable development. Herein, industry is said to play a vital role, as it could positively influence sustainable production and consumption. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Creating pathways for stakeholder participation in water management

    Författare :Frida Franzén; Berit Balfors; Monica Hammer; Marie Stenseke; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The role of stakeholder participation has been increasingly recognized as important in water management. The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), adopted in 2000 requires Member States to fulfill three levels of participation; information, consultation and active involvement. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Scaling sufficiency : Towards less material consumption

    Författare :Ola Persson; Karin Bradley; Mikael Klintman; Kersty Hobson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

    Sammanfattning : Various researchers have pointed out that avoiding further catastrophicconsequences related to the deteriorating ecological state of the planet,brought about by unsustainable production and consumption patterns,requires not only technological innovation and efficiency in productionprocesses, but also absolute reductions in energy and material use (i.e. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Reef Futures : Exploring the dynamics of transformative change in marine social-ecological systems

    Författare :Franciska von Heland; Per Olsson; Beatrice Crona; Marja Spierenburg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; transformative change; marine governance; multi-stakeholder collaboration; multi-level governance; institutional entrepreneurship; boundary work; narratives; Coral Triangle; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis explores issues relating to transformative change in the context of marine governance in the Coral Triangle, and the effects of such change processes on policy, stakeholder relations and management activities. Paper 1 studies how change-oriented actors (institutional entrepreneurs) operating at the international level can introduce and purposefully navigate large-scalechange processes. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Sustainability Risk Management in Product Development Companies - Motivating Change

    Författare :Jesko Schulte; Sophie Hallstedt; İdil Gaziulusoy; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; corporate sustainability; product innovation process; sustainability transition; sustainable design; sustainable product development;

    Sammanfattning : Both the ecological and social system are systematically degrading, resulting in decreasing capacities to support human civilization. Product development and manufacturing companies play a key role in driving society’s transition towards a sustainable path. LÄS MER