Search for dissertations about: "sustainable livelihoods"
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34 swedish dissertations containing the words sustainable livelihoods.
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Author : Maximilian S. T. Wanner; Daniel Nohrstedt; Charles F. Parker; Andreas Duit; Uppsala universitet; []
Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public policy; sustainable development; disaster risk reduction; adaptation; international environmental agreements; soft law; regime effectiveness; Hyogo Framework for Action; Fiji; Nepal; Statskunskap; Political Science;
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Human-induced climate change is projected to increase the frequency and magnitude of natural hazard events, posing a growing global threat to lives, livelihoods, and assets. Much past research on disaster risk reduction (DRR) has focused on failures of disaster management, while less attention has been devoted to how DRR has changed or improved over time. READ MORE
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Author : Daniel Ddiba; Göran Finnveden; Elisabeth Ekener; Sarah Dickin; Cecilia Lalander; KTH; []
Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Biowaste; governance capacity; resource recovery; sub-Saharan Africa; sustainable sanitation; sustainable urban development; circular economy; Strategier för hållbar utveckling; Strategies for sustainable development;
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Globally, there is increasing awareness of the importance of applying circular economy principles to the management of organic waste streams through resource recovery. In the urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa which are going to host a significant part of population growth over the next three decades, this is especially relevant. READ MORE
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Author : Caroline Schill; Therese Lindahl; Anne-Sophie Crépin; Johan Colding; Carl Folke; Juan Camilo Cárdenas; Stockholms universitet; []
Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Human behaviour; Common-pool resources; Ecological complexity; Collective action; Sustainable resource use; Regime shifts; Thresholds; Uncertainty; Communication; Knowledge-sharing; Economic experiments; Laboratory and field experiments; Agent-based modelling; Complex adaptive systems; Social-ecological systems; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;
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Progress towards sustainability requires changes in our individual and collective behaviour. Yet, our fundamental understanding of behaviour in relation to environmental change remains severely limited. READ MORE
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Author : Diana Garavito-Bermúdez; Camilla Thunborg; Cecilia Lundholm; Beatrice Crona; Alan Reid; Stockholms universitet; []
Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; small-scale fishers; informal learning; knowledge generation; systems thinking; ecological knowledge; ecosystem complexity; work practices; emotional bonds to place; sustainable fisheries management; environmental learning; Vättern; Blekinge; Baltic Sea.; pedagogik; Education;
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Small-scale fisheries are learning contexts of importance for generating, transferring, and updating ecological knowledge of natural environments through everyday work practices. The rich knowledge fishers have of local ecosystems is the result of the intimate relationship fishing communities have had with their natural environments across generations (see e. READ MORE
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Author : Daniel Ddiba; Elisabeth Ekener; Göran Finnveden; Sarah Dickin; Elizabeth Tilley; KTH; []
Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; biowaste; circular economy; decision support tools; environmental governance; faecal sludge management; governance capacity; resource recovery; sustainable sanitation; sustainable urban development; waste management; waste reuse; Takataka; uchumi mzunguko; zana za usaidizi wa maamuzi; utawala wa mazingira; udhabiti wa uchafu wa kinyesi; uwezo wa utawala; urejeshi wa rasilimali; usafi wa mazingira endelevu; maendeleo endelevu ya mijini; usimamizi wa taka; kutumia tena taka; organiskt avfall; cirkulär ekonomi; verktyg för beslutsstöd; miljöstyrning; slamhantering; förvaltningskapacitet; resursåtervinning; hållbar sanitet; hållbar stadsutveckling; avfallshantering; återanvändning av avfall; residuos orgánicos; economía circular; herramientas de apoyo a la toma de decisiones; gobernanza ambiental; manejo de lodos fecales; capacidad de gobernanza; recuperación de recursos; saneamiento sostenible; desarrollo urbano sostenible; gestión de residuos; reutilización de residuos; Strategier för hållbar utveckling; Strategies for sustainable development;
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Globally, there is increasing awareness of the importance of applying circular economy principles to the management of organic waste streams through resource recovery. This is especially relevant in urban areas of low- and middle-income countries which are going to host a significant part of population growth over the next few decades. READ MORE
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