Sökning: "local Agenda 21"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade orden local Agenda 21.

  1. 1. Lokal Agenda 21 för hållbar utveckling : en studie av miljöfrågan i tillväxtsamhället

    Författare :Björn Forsberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sustainable development; economic growth; Local Agenda 21; economism; ecological modernisation; social ecology; dialectic; ecological compromises;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to analyse sustainable development as a political challenge at the local level of governance. It explores how local organisation for sustainable development (LA21, a short form of local Agenda 21) is influenced by economic conditions in contemporary society, as well as the specific conditions in the local context. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The use of standardised environmental management systems in Swedish local authorities

    Författare :Sara Gustafsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Environmental Management Systems; EMS; ISO 14001; EMAS; local authorities; Local Agenda 21; Local Investment Programme LIP ; mapping;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on one of many tools that can be used for enhancing  environmental management in local authorities; standardised environmental management systems (EMSs). EMS is a strategic environmental management tool that originally was designed for and mainly used by industrial organisations. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Local environmental governance: Assessing proactive initiatives in building energy efficiency

    Författare :Nora Smedby; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; local governance; policy evaluation; building energy efficiency; sustainability transitions; polycentric governance;

    Sammanfattning : Local governments are increasingly taking the initiative in environmental governance. But can they make any difference in addressing current environmental challenges, which are becoming more and more global in scope? This PhD thesis explores and analyses the outcomes of proactive initiatives in the field of building energy efficiency, and the governance approaches taken. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Towards sustainable development : Indicators as a tool of local governance

    Författare :Eva Mineur; Katarina Eckerberg; Neil Carter; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability indicators; policy discourse; sustainable development; public participation; institutional arrangements; indicator design; local governance; Swedish environmental politics; implementation; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Beginning in the 1990s, sustainability indicators have rapidly been developed in different political contexts to measure progress towards reaching sustainable development. Previous research has largely focused on developing models and criteria for defining indicators in order to identify scientifically sound systems. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Attitudes towards Sustainable Development. Priorities, Responsibility, Empowerment

    Författare :Marianne Lindström; Marianne Henningsson; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable development; responsibilities; priorities; personality; feelings; empowerment; Agenda 21; control; Psychology; Psykologi; Miljövetenskap; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : The UN conference in Rio on Environment and Development in 1992 was the starting point for the local Agenda 21 work and several Swedish municipalities began their local Agenda 21 processes in 1993. This thesis aims at investigating how people perceive sustainable development in four Swedish municipalities. LÄS MER