Sökning: "Sustainability Science"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 252 avhandlingar innehållade orden Sustainability Science.
1. Governing towards sustainability : environmental governance and policy change in Swedish forestry and transport
Sammanfattning : Faced with environmental problems such as climate change and biodiversity loss, the dominant political response has been sustainable development, balancing environmental protection against economic prosperity and social justice. While political action is increasingly being called for, the role and capacity of the state is questioned – as captured neatly in the story from government to governance that implies a relocation of authority and power between policy levels and in public-private relations, as well as a radical restructuring within public administration. LÄS MER
2. Conditions of ‘Sustainability’ : The Case of Climate Change Adaptation in Sweden
Sammanfattning : By describing climate change as one of the greatest challenges of our time, the Swedish government has expressed a commitment to climate change adaptation as an integral part of the country’s sustainable development efforts. Sweden has also been portrayed as a frontrunner of climate policy and sustainable development. LÄS MER
3. Environmental policy integration in bioenergy : policy learning across sectors and levels?
Sammanfattning : A central principle within UN and EU policy is environmental policyintegration (EPI), aiming at integrating environmental aspirations, targetsand requirements into sector policy in order to promote sustainabledevelopment. The focus of this study is EPI in bioenergy policy. LÄS MER
4. Meaning and Action in Sustainability Science : Interpretive approaches for social-ecological systems research
Sammanfattning : Social-ecological systems research is interventionist by nature. As a subset of sustainability science, social-ecological systems research aims to generate knowledge and introduce concepts that will bring about transformation. Yet scientific concepts diverge in innumerable ways when they are put to work in the world. LÄS MER
5. Glokal institutionalisering : mötet mellan globala och lokala idéer i kommunal näringspolitik för hållbar utveckling
Sammanfattning : This thesis treats the globalisation of processes for sustainable development. It focuses, by means of both empirical and theoretical arguments, on the ways in which the United Nations’ thoughts on sustainability have been circulated, adopted and implemented in the economic policies of a Swedish municipality. LÄS MER
