Search for dissertations about: "environmental public participation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 swedish dissertations containing the words environmental public participation.

  2. 1. Participation and Legitimacy : Actor Involvement for Nature Conservation

    Author : Linn Rabe; Magnus Boström; Fred Saunders; Svein Jentoft; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Participation; legitimacy; multi-level; governance; actor involvement; marine protected areas; coastal management; public consultation; locals; nature resource conflict; public-private relations; HELCOM; Baltic Sea; Sweden; Deltagande; samråd; naturvård; miljöskydd; samhällsstyrning; länsstyrelse; naturreservat; marin förvaltning; Environmental Studies; Miljövetenskapliga studier; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : This PhD thesis in environmental science aims to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of the relation between participation and legitimacy in multi-level environmental governance.It is widely assumed that actor involvement has great potential to improve the legitimacy of nature conservation through long-term acceptance and target achievement. READ MORE

  4. 2. Environmental conflicts and deliberative solutions? : A case study of public participation in EIA in Sweden

    Author : Linda Soneryd; Rolf Lidskog; Kerstin Jacobsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public participation; public involvement; EIA; Environmental Impact Assessment; environmental conflict; deliberative democracy; airport noise; airport development; planning; risk; sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyse a case of public involvement in environmental decision-making. The thesis asks what mechanisms can include or exclude the public, in the sense of giving or denying opportunities to express views and to influence the process. READ MORE

  5. 3. Fostering Participation and Dialogue Using Strategic Environmental Assessment

    Author : Juan Azcarate; Berit Balfors; Linda Soneryd; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; deliberative democracy; collaborative communictive planning; strategic environmental assessment; participation; networks; decision making;

    Abstract : Various international conventions and several theories and approaches from the planning and environment fields of study have focused on enhancing the public’s access to information and its participation in strategic decision making. However, it seems that it is challenging to encourage a meaningful public participation in decision making processes, since it is difficult to engage civil society in strategic discussions, it is complex to institutionalise participative processes, and it is demanding to include traditionally marginalised groups in current debates on development. READ MORE

  6. 4. Arguments for Access to Justice : Supra-individual Environmental Claims Before Administrative Courts

    Author : Agnes Hellner; Jan Darpö; Chris Backes; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Environmental law; administrative procedural law; EU law; comparative law; Aarhus Convention; multi-lateral environmental agreement; mixed agreement; legal standing; locus standi; environmental organisations; NGOs; collective action; judicial protection; environmental protection; public interest litigation; Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee; permit procedures; enforcement; Court of Justice; Conseil d État; subjective public law rights; environmental rights; procedural rights; Miljörätt; Environmental Law;

    Abstract : In the early 19th century, in the wake of industrialisation, complaints from people affected by pollution were considered a threat to industrial expansion and economic growth. Today, the right of access to justice is increasingly considered a legal vehicle for enhancing environmental protection. READ MORE

  7. 5. Role of planners and public participation in planning for biodiversity

    Author : Malgorzata Blicharska; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : The European Union (EU) is committed to conserving biodiversity, both in terms of natural and cultural legacies, and also to limiting biodiversity loss. Relevant policies have underlined the importance of considering ecological and social issues, as well as the complex relations between the two spheres in conservation of biodiversity. READ MORE