Search for dissertations about: "Sustainability transitions"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 72 swedish dissertations containing the words Sustainability transitions.

  2. 16. Steering sustainability transitions? Modular participatory backcasting for strategic planning in the heating and cooling sector

    Author : Kateryna Pereverza; Maria Malmström; Olga Kordas; David Lazarevic; Karel Mulder; Lars Coenen; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Sustainability transitions; strategic planning; participatory backcasting; scenarios; modularity; participatory modelling; transdisciplinarity; organisational changes; heating and cooling sector; Omställningsprocesser; strategisk planering; deltagande backcasting; modularitet; deltagandemodellering; tvärvetenskap; organisationsförändringar; uppvärmning och kylning; Industrial Ecology; Industriell ekologi;

    Abstract : Fostering sustainability transitions in the heating and cooling sector is a necessary and urgent issue. Steering mechanisms can enable coordination of actions by different actors towards common sustainability goals. READ MORE

  4. 17. Inside out: Individuals’ sustainability engagement in energy system transition

    Author : Niklas Fernqvist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Energy system transitions; Sustainability engagement; Individuals;

    Abstract : Sustainability transitions research has been criticised for being mostly on the system level. To the extent individuals have been recognised, they have mostly been acting in so called niche initiatives, as entrepreneurs, grassroot innovators or users. READ MORE

  5. 18. The Story of Sustainable Mobility - the Role of Myths in Sustainable Mobility Transitions

    Author : Maja Essebo; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; myth; mobility; transition; sustainability; growth;

    Abstract : This compilation licentiate contains a kappa followed by two papers with the common purpose of introducing the conceptual framework of myth theory to the study of sustainable mobility transitions. Myth is presented here as story that reflects ideology, alleviates anxiety and rationalises everyday practices. READ MORE

  6. 19. In search of seeds: Exploring and classifying sustainability-oriented labs in real-world contexts

    Author : Gavin McCrory; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; reflexive governance; Sustainability transitions; systematic review; laboratories; learning; transdisciplinarity;

    Abstract : In 2015, the necessity of fundamental change was outlined in the universal, transnational agreement, Agenda 2030, under the headline of “transforming our world”. Underlying transformation, integration, and universality, Agenda 2030 calls for guided ethical and moral action in addition to earnest scientific and technological change. READ MORE

  7. 20. The transition to a bio-based economy : Toward an integrated understanding

    Author : Therese Bennich; Salim Belyazid; Pål Börjesson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Bio-based economy; bio-economy; sustainability transitions; 2030 Agenda; Sustainable Development Goals; integrated sustainability assessment; systems analysis; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Abstract : The bio-based economy has gained increasing attention in societal and academic debates over the past two decades, and is argued to hold solutions to several pressing sustainability challenges. However, it is not yet clear if the high-reaching aspirations of the bio-based economy can be realized. READ MORE