Search for dissertations about: "Environmental norms"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 79 swedish dissertations containing the words Environmental norms.
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6. Attitudes towards environmental policy measures: The role of value systems and norms
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7. Managing Complex Environmental Risks for Sustainable Development
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
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8. In what way is it sustainable? : Developing a multi-criteria method for sustainability assessment of socio-technical systems
Abstract : Due to increasing environmental degradation, decreasing resource stocks, and growing inequality there is an urgent need for sustainable development. Many of these societal challenges are interlinked and interconnected and sustainable development represents a multi-dimensional and integrative concept to overcome them. READ MORE
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9. Geographic Information Systems as a tool to support monitoring and assessment of landscape and regional sustainability
Abstract : New policies in Sweden about intensive forestry and functional green infrastructure require involvement of different sectors for planning of landscapes and regions. However, Sweden has no territorial land-use planning at these spatial scales. READ MORE
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10. On the psychology of environmental policy and the influence of social norms
Abstract : Current environmental challenges, such as greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution, are large-scale problems that will be difficult to solve without the intervention of governments or the coordinated cooperation of a large number of people. While governments can steer citizen behavior in a pro-environmental direction by the use of environmental policies, the implementation of such policies is often hindered by negative public opinion. READ MORE