Search for dissertations about: "ecological modernization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words ecological modernization.

2. 1. Power, Person, and Place : Tradition, Modernity, and Environment in the United Arab Emirates

   Author : Pernilla Ouis; Humanekologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ecological modernization; environmentalism; phenomenology; Bedouin identity; camel pastoralism; dependency; theories of value; unequal exchange; extractive economy; oil; pearls; social constructionism; Islam; modernization; United Arab Emirates; Human Ecology; glocalization; reflexivity.; Social geography; Socialgeografi;

   Abstract : The thesis investigates human-environmental relations in the rapidly modernizing United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven Arabian Gulf sheikhdoms. Since its establishment in 1971, the UAE has been transformed from a subsistence society based mainly on pastoralism and maritime activities (fishing, pearling, and trade) into an ultramodern society, with an economy based on the export of fossil fuels. READ MORE

4. 2. Managing Complex Environmental Risks for Sustainable Development

   Author : Mikael Karlsson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Sustainable development; risk assessment; risk management; complexity; trust; scientific uncertainty; hazardous chemicals; genetically modified organisms; reflexive modernization; ecological modernization; environmental policy; polluter pays principle; pr; Miljö- och energisystem; Environmental and Energy Systems;

   Abstract : The thesis is concerned with the problematic question on how to manage complex environmental risks in a way that promotes sustainable development. While there are some positive signs on progressive and successful environmental policy, environmental change resulting from human activities still causes severe problems and risks worldwide. READ MORE

5. 3. Three essays on our planetary future

   Author : Rasmus Karlsson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; intergenerational justice; Global change; sustainable development; innovation policy;

   Abstract : This thesis propounds a techno-environmentalist position. Seeking to combine the need for natural restoration with human development, the thesis explores to what extent more radical forms of ecological modernization can offer a basis for political compromise and open new paths to global long-term sustainability. READ MORE

6. 4. What Can Nature Withstand? : Science, Politics and Discourses in Transboundary Air Pollution Diplomacy

   Author : Karin Bäckstrand; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political and administrative sciences; discourse analysis; constructivism; science–policy interface; critical loads; international environmental politics; transboundary air pollution; Environmental law; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Miljörätt;

   Abstract : Long-range transboundary air pollution generates pressing environmental problems such as the acidification of lakes and soils, forest decline and loss of biodiversity as well as threats to human health across Europe. The overall aim of this study is to explore the role of scientific expertise in environmental diplomacy by analyzing recent international agreements in the transboundary air pollution (LRTAP) regime. READ MORE

7. 5. Maintenance, renovation and energy efficiency in the Swedish multi-family housing market

   Author : Abolfazl Sousanabadi Farahani; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; renovation; maintenance; multifamily buildings; energy efficiency;

   Abstract : Summary Residential buildings accounted for almost a quarter of the total energy use in Europe in 2013. Considering its significant share, energy efficiency in the residential sector has been a crucial part of the European Union plan in achieving the energy and climate objectives of 2050. READ MORE