Search for dissertations about: "land conflict"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 68 swedish dissertations containing the words land conflict.

  2. 11. Extractive Violence on Indigenous Country : sami and Aboriginal Views on Conflicts and Power Relations with Extractive Industries

    Author : Kristina Sehlin MacNeil; Marianne Liliequist; Per Axelsson; Florian Stammler; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aboriginal; Adnyamathanha; Australia; conflict; cultural violence; extractive industries; extractive violence; Indigenous peoples; Laevas cearru; LKAB; nuclear waste repository; Sami; structural violence; Sweden; Aboriginer; Adnyamathanha; Australien; konflikt; kulturellt våld; kärnavfallsdepå; Laevas cearru; LKAB; samer; strukturellt våld; Sverige; utvinningsindustrier; urfolk; Ethnology; etnologi;

    Abstract : Asymmetrical conflicts and power relations between extractive industries and Indigenous groups often have devastating consequences for Indigenous peoples. Many Indigenous groups are struggling to maintain their lands as Indigenous perspectives on connection to Country are frequently undervalued or dismissed in favour of extractivist ideologies. READ MORE

  4. 12. Energy and Security: Exploring Renewable and Efficient Energy Systems

    Author : André Månsson; Miljö- och energisystem; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Climate change mitigation; Conflict; Decarbonisation; Energy security; Policy; Security of supply; Transition; Climate change mitigation; Conflict; Decarbonisation; Energy security; Policy; Security of supply; Transition;

    Abstract : Mitigating climate change will affect energy systems and have consequences that reach beyond environmental policies. The studies presented in this thesis analyse how reducing emissions of greenhouse gases affect (energy) security. The focus is on strategies which improve energy efficiency or increase the share of renewable energy. READ MORE

  5. 13. Public Land Development for Sustainability-Profiled Districts : A value co-creation perspective

    Author : Melissa Candel; Jenny Paulsson; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Ellen van Bueren; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Public land development; sustainable urban development; value cocreation; public value; municipal landownership; land allocation; sustainability requirements; housing; property developers; Fastigheter och byggande; Real Estate and Construction Management;

    Abstract : Swedish municipalities are developing sustainability-profiled districts incollaboration with private actors to achieve their public sustainability objectives.These districts are comparable to developments found in many other Europeancountries and the wider world. READ MORE

  6. 14. Decision Analysis in Situations with Conflicting Interests

    Author : Tobias Fasth; Aron Larsson; Love Ekenberg; Lisa Brouwers; Valentina Ferretti; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis; Portfolio Decision Analysis; Conflict Analysis; Decision Tools; Land Use Planning; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : Decision problems in participatory decision making involve multiple stakeholders, who often have conflicting preferences concerning the actions under consideration. Decision problems such as these can be structured as multi-criteria problems, which enables the actions to be evaluated in terms of more than one single criterion. READ MORE

  7. 15. Frame Analysis in Environmental Conflicts : The case of ethanol production in Brazil

    Author : Ester Galli; Ronald Wennersten; Tom Dwyer; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Brazil; biodiversity; biofuel; CO2 emissions; environmental conflict; ethanol; frame; frame analysis; land use change; sugarcane; sugarcane cutters; sustainable energy;

    Abstract : Governments and policy-makers are currently dealing with some key issues as energy security in countries dependent on oil imports; global economic development, including increased food production; and controlling global climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. The perception that biofuel could solve these challenges simultaneously has led to the implementation of policy and regulatory mechanisms on the mandatory use of biofuels, resulting in a sharp increase in biofuel production and consumption. READ MORE