Search for dissertations about: "socio-environmental change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words socio-environmental change.

  2. 1. Large-Scale Land Acquisitions as a Driver of Socio-Environmental Change : From the Pixel to the Globe

    Author : Emma Johansson; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Land system sience; socio-environmental change; telecoupling; scale; co-production of knowledge; participatory art project; network science; blue and green water; Africa; Land grabbing; Remote sensing;

    Abstract : A major challenge of our time is to sustainably produce food and other goods for a growing global population, without putting additional pressures on land and water resources and local people’s quality of life. Large-scale agriculture has brought many benefits to humanity in terms of food production but has also caused multiple sustainability challenges, including land and water degradation, deforestation, and biodiversity loss in areas of production. READ MORE

  4. 2. Caught Between Spaces : Socio-Environmental Vulnerability in Formal and Informal Peri-Urban Bogotá and Soacha, Colombia

    Author : Sandra Valencia; LUCSUS; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; peri-urban area; urban-rural interface; socio-environmental change; wellbeing; vulnerability; Colombia; Bogotá; Soacha; informality; formalization; political ecology; stadsnära; periurbana områden; periurbanisering; Colombia; formalisering; informell bosättning;

    Abstract : The world is rapidly urbanizing. To contribute to the understanding of the socio-environmental changes brought about by urban sprawl and densification, this thesis examines wellbeing and vulnerability in low-income peri-urban areas in and around Bogotá, Colombia. READ MORE

  5. 3. Resilient Landscapes: socio-environmental dynamics in the Shashi-Limpopo Basin, southern Zimbabwe c. AD 800 to the present

    Author : Munyaradze Manyanga; Paul Sinclair; Alinah Segobye; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Archaeology; Shashi-Limpopo Basin; landscapes; perceptions; floodplains; wetlands; drylands; ecology; socio-political complexity; local knowledge; climate change; seasonal variability; resilience; southern Africa; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : The general perception today is that the Shashi-Limpopo Basin in southern Africa is hot and dry and not conducive to human habitation. Today there is no doubt that the Shashi-Limpopo Basin has been home to many communities throughout the pre-historical period. READ MORE

  6. 4. The political economy of adaptation pathways to climate change : An historical institutional approach

    Author : Jorge Ernesto Rodríguez Morales; Lisa Dellmuth; Matilda Maraibar; Benedicte Bull; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adaptation pathways; agricultural sector; climate governance; historical institutionalism; Latin America; mining industry; International Relations; internationella relationer;

    Abstract : While there is a growing recognition of the need for societies to adapt to climate change, adaptation governance often falls short and can even worsen existing vulnerabilities. This problem is exacerbated by the deep connection between climate change and economic system governance. READ MORE

  7. 5. Biochar systems across scales in Sweden : An industrial ecology perspective

    Author : Elias Azzi; Cecilia Sundberg; Erik Karltun; Anders Strømman; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; biochar; bioenergy; agriculture; climate change; carbon dioxide removal; negative emission technology; industrial ecology; life cycle assessment; material flow analysis; environmental systems analysis; biochar; bioénergie; agriculture; changement climatique; capture de dioxyde de carbone; technologie à émissions négatives; écologie industrielle; analyse de cycle de vie; analyse de flux de matière; analyse de systèmes environnementaux; Pflanzenkohle; Bioenergie; Landwirtschaft; Klimawandel; Kohlendioxid-Entfernung; Negative-Emissions-Technologie; Industrieökologie; Lebenszyklusanalyse; Stoffstromanalyse; Umweltsystemanalyse; الفحم الحيوي، الطاقة الحيوية، الزراعة، تغيّر المناخ، إزالة ثاني اوكسيد الكربون، التكنولوجيا السلبية الانبعاثات، الايكولوجيا الصناعية، تقييم دورة الحياة، تحليل تدفق المواد، تحليل الأنظمة البيئية; biokol; bioenergi; jordbruk; klimatförändring; koldioxidlagring; negativa utsläpp; industriell ekologi; livscykelanalys; materialflödesanalys; miljösystemanalys; Industrial Ecology; Industriell ekologi;

    Abstract : Biochar – the carbon rich residue derived from biomass pyrolysis – is recognised as a potential solution to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while simultaneously delivering socio-environmental benefits through biochar use as a material. Perceived as a sustainable innovation, biochar has raised interest throughout the world. READ MORE