Sökning: "Mattias Hjerpe"
Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Mattias Hjerpe.
1. Sustainable Development and Urban Water Management : Linking Theory and Practice of Economic Criteria
Sammanfattning : The interest in using criteria and indicators for assessing activities in relation to sustainable development is increasing. This dissertation analyses the potential for using economic criteria for assessment of urban water management in relation to sustainable development. The analysis consists of three parts. LÄS MER
2. Climate change frames and frame formation : An analysis of climate change communication in the Swedish agricultural sector
Sammanfattning : While previous research into understandings of climate change has usually examined general public perceptions and mainstream media representations, this thesis offers an audience-specific departure point by analysing climate change frames and frame formation in Swedish agriculture. The empirical material consists of Swedish farm magazines’ reporting on climate change, as well as eight focus group discussions among Swedish farmers on the topic of climate change and climate change information. LÄS MER
3. Historical responsibility : Assessing the past in international climate negotiations
Sammanfattning : Assessments of the past are essential to the struggle over the right to define the normative position of history under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Despite this importance, attempts to analyze the use of history in this context are rare. LÄS MER
4. Shapers, Brokers and Doers : The Dynamic Roles of Non-State Actors in Global Climate Change Governance
Sammanfattning : Non-state actors, such as international environmental organisations, business associations and indigenous peoples organisations, increasingly take on governance functions that can influence the delivery of global public goods. This thesis examines the roles of these actors in the field of global climate change governance. LÄS MER
5. Decision Support for Emergency Response to Multiple Natural Hazards : CHALLENGES AND NEEDS
Sammanfattning : Global warming exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will very likely lead to unavoidable increases of several climate hazards in the coming decades. Climate change phenomena can increase the risk of several extreme weather events, leading to risks of what is commonly considered as natural hazards, for instance landslides and forest fires. LÄS MER