Sökning: "Sustainability"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 1126 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Sustainability.

  1. 1. Building Sustainability : Studies on incentives in construction and management of real estate

    Författare :Lovisa Högberg; Hans Lind; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Marja Elsinga; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; sustainability; sustainable buildings; sustainable renovation; sustainable construction; sustainable management; housing; sustainable building certification; energy efficiency; incentives; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis summarizes the results from several studies with connection to sustainability in construction and management of real estate. Here, the concept sustainability includes environmental, social and economic dimensions and focus is on the actors with the best possibilities to impact real estate, namely the real estate owners and the developers. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Unravelling Sustainability : The complex dynamics of emergent environmental governance and management systems at multiple scales

    Författare :Lucas Dawson; Ingrid Stjernquist; Marine Elbakidze; Raimonds Ernsteins; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Integrated adaptive environmental governance and management; Social-ecological system dynamics; Complex systems; Sustainability transitions; Sustainability strategies; Multi-level governance; Causal loop diagrams; Green Infrastructure; Landscape restoration; Habitat restoration; Biodiversity conservation; Comprehensive planning; Stakeholder participation; System thinking; Water Framework Directive; Sustainable water governance; Collaborative learning; Communities of practice; Knowledge management; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis adopts a complex systems approach to investigate the dynamic emergence of sustainable environmental governance and management systems in multiple contexts in Europe. Accelerating rates of environmental degradation across the world have called the legitimacy of previous environmental governance and management arrangements into question. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Inter-firm relationships for sustainability : Incumbent firms and sustainability ventures

    Författare :Andra Riandita; Anders Broström; Raffaella Cagliano; Andreas Feldmann; Jonatan Pinkse; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; inter-firm partnership; sustainable entrepreneurship; incumbent firm; new venture; sustainability; partnership interaziendali; imprenditorialità sostenibile; imprese incumbent; nuova venture; sostenibilità; allianser; hållbarhetsorienterat företagande; entreprenörskap; hållbarhet; Industrial Economics and Management; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

    Sammanfattning : The magnitude of global environmental and social challenges puts business firms under constant scrutiny. To address such challenges, incumbent firms initiate and manage partnerships with external organizations. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Young People's "Sustainability Consciousness" : Effects of ESD Implementation in Swedish Schools

    Författare :Daniel Olsson; Niklas Gericke; Chang-Rundgren Shu-Nu; Anna Uitto; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; NATURVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Compulsory school; Adolescents; Education for sustainable development; Pupils’ perceptions; Sustainability attitudes; Sustainability behavior; Sustainability consciousness; Biology; Biologi;

    Sammanfattning : The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development is approaching its end and it is important to investigate the effects of the efforts to implement education for sustainable development (ESD) nationally, before decisions on forthcoming efforts are made. There are few investigations of the effect of ESD implementation that take a broad approach. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Conditions of ‘Sustainability’ : The Case of Climate Change Adaptation in Sweden

    Författare :David Olsson; Mikael Granberg; Line Säll; Stig Montin; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; climate change adaptation; resilience; vulnerability; sustainability; transformation; governing; policy analysis; Bacchi; WPR; discourse analysis; governmentality; political ecology; climate justice; phronesis; climate change; environmental politics; sustainable development; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    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