Search for dissertations about: "Sustainability Transformations"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words Sustainability Transformations.

  2. 16. The Hammer and the Nail : Interdisciplinarity and Problem Solving in Sustainability Science

    Author : Henrik Thorén; Teoretisk filosofi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Interdisciplinarity; problem solving; scientific integration; pluralism; unification; sustainability science;

    Abstract : This is a thesis about interdisciplinarity, scientific integration, and problem solving in sustainability science. Sustainability science is an emerging and highly interdisciplinary field that seeks to integrate vastly differentiated bodies of knowledge in addressing the challenge of transitioning contemporary societies towards sustainability. READ MORE

  4. 17. Shorelines of adaptation and fields of innovation : Emerging sustainability transformations in sea-level rise planning and the food system

    Author : Jacob von Oelreich; Rebecka Milestad; Åsa Svenfelt; Madeleine Granvik; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : This licentiate thesis builds on the understanding that there is an urgent need for radical and systemic transformations towards sustainability in all parts of society, since current socio-ecological relations are highly unsustainable. The aim of the thesis is to explore emerging societal transformations towards strengthened sustainability through case studies within planning for sea-level rise and the food system, respectively. READ MORE

  5. 18. The sustainability of Food Tech in Sweden

    Author : Anne Charlotte Bunge; Stockholms universitet; []
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    Abstract : Food systems in the Anthropocene are unsustainable for both the planet and the people, in their current form. Large-scale transformations are therefore required to achieve sustainable, resilient and inclusive food systems. READ MORE

  6. 19. Industrial Symbiosis - A Tool for More Sustainable Regions?

    Author : Murat Mirata; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Technological sciences; Teknik; regional sustainability; distributed economies; Industrial ecology; Industrial symbiosis;

    Abstract : Today's industrial systems are regarded to have unsustainable characteristics. In order to acquire a more sustainable state, fundamental changes are needed in the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the resource flows associated with such systems. READ MORE

  7. 20. Advancing Resilience Practice : Bridging social-ecological resilience theory and sustainable development practice

    Author : My M. Sellberg; Garry D. Peterson; Albert V. Norström; Sara Borgström; Dirk Roux; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Complex adaptive systems; Local and regional planning; Resilience thinking; Social-ecological systems; Transdisciplinarity; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the application of resilience thinking in different real-world settings and research-practice interfaces, for example in the context of natural resource management, local government planning and food systems. The number of cases of resilience practice are growing, including resilience assessments, planning and action, but there are still few scientific studies and even less synthesis across cases. READ MORE