Search Results - "rhetoric"

Ramsar Convention and the wise use of wetlands: rethinking inclusion by Joshi, Deepa, Gallant, Bryce, Hakhu, Arunima, de Silva, Sanjiv, McDougall, C., Dubois, Mark, Arulingam, Indika

“…We welcome the call for a “reformulation” of a socio-ecological approach to managing and governing wetlands, but caution that unless wetlands governance structures and processes are re-politicized, changes in policies and approaches will likely remain rhetorical.…”
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Racism in environmental communication about plastic pollution by Elander, Angelina

“…This thesis contributes to the knowledge formation of how environmental racism is covertly transformed in environmental communication about plastic pollution and how that affects socioecological relations in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Through analysis rhetorical and narrative strategies of the communication by the NGO Durbanites Against Plastic Pollution and by observing the Durbanites it has been revealed how aversive racism is transformed within the context of plastic pollution. …”
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Rethinking the participatory paradigm in plant breeding: A nombreeder's perspective by Upreti, Bishnu Raj

“…The notion of participation is not only highly debated but also heavily misused and abused in research and development discourses. Rhetorically, almost all documents Of government, research organizations, NGOs, and NGOs impressively use such terms as beneficiaries' Participation, participatory approach, use of indigenous knowledge, bottom-up planning, etc. …”
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Världen vill bedragas : arkitekturtävlingar och presentationsteknik som retoriskt knep by Eckerberg, Andreas

Sustaining adaptive collaborative management processes: Challenges and opportunities from Mafungautsi State Forest, Gokwe, Zimbabwe by Witness, K., Nyirenda, R., Mutimukuru-Maravanyika, T., Matose, F., Ngwenya, M., Sibanda, L.

“…Forestry Commission (FC) management still considers ACM a policy option, albeit in largely rhetorical terms. We conclude that ACM can contribute to dealing with the complex situations faced in this forest and elsewhere.…”
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Locally led adaptation and climate-smart agriculture: A review of two conceptual framings of responses to climate change in LMICs by Habermann, Birgit

“…The review of 29 studies showed that the most frequently addressed themes in LLA literature are power and agency, governance, and motivations for change, whether driven by donors, place, or local needs. Despite strong rhetorical support for LLA, implementation often falls short, with many interventions still reflecting top-down, externally driven processes that contradict LLA principles. …”
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Obscuring complexity and performing progress: unpacking SDG indicator 6.5.1 and the implementation of IWRM by Mdee, A., Ofori, A. D., Cohen, J., Kjellén, M., Rooney, E., Singhal, S., Amezaga, J., Ankush, Figueroa-Benítez, A., Gupta, S., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Haileslassie, A., Kongo, V., Kumar, A., Noguera, S. A. M., Nagheeby, M., Noor, Z. Z., Polaine, X., Singh, N., Sylvester, R., Wan Ahmad Tajuddin, W. A. N., Yusop, Z. B., Zúñiga-Barragán, J.

“…At a rhetorical level, the SDGs provide a unified global agenda, and their targets and indicators are believed to drive action for social and environmental transformation. …”
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Assessment of postharvest loss for perishable produces from wholesalers to consumers by Sebeko, Tesfaye

“…Unless deliberations on the potentials for reducing worldwide food loss will remains mostly rhetorical.…”
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Arkitekturpolicy i Markaryds kommun by Rydmark, Ella

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Hållbar stadsutveckling som kunskapsprocess : att arbeta med hållbarhetsperspektiv i praktiken by Kjellsdotter, Boel

3D stödd stadsplanering : en studie i hur samtida digital 3D baserad modelleringsteknik påverkar by Nystrand, Werner

Barn och ungas rätt till stadsrummet by Hedman, Sofie, Pettersson, Hanna

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Implementering av regional utveckling : Uppsala läns ambition att skapa ekonomisk tillväxt by Bruylandt, Jim