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  1. PhD in Sustainable Development

    The PhD in Sustainable Development at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is a unique and innovative program that combines rigorous interdisciplinary training with practical application. This program provides a comprehensive education in both the social and natural sciences, preparing students to address complex sustainable development challenges.

  2. PhD thesis Ensuring Sustainable Development within a Changing Climate

    This dissertation is comprised of six subsequent sections; an Introduction chapter which lays out the thinking behind the design of the research topic, field research methods used, and general thematic analyses which emerge; which is followed by four thematic chapters, and ends with the General Concluding Discussion.

  3. PDF DISSERTATION ESSAYS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ...

    requirement for sustainable development by reducing damages from non-renewable resources (Destek and Aslan, 2017). Along with trends, the U.S. federal government spent $15.3 billion in 2013 and $6.7 billion in 2016 to enhance renewable energy generation, which are equivalent to 52% and 45% of total energy subsidies (EIA, 2018).

  4. PDF Master thesis in Sustainable Development ViktoriaHaarni

    Viktoria Haarni, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE- 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden. 1. Introduction. The concept of 'sustainable development' has been a permanent discourse in policy since the late 20th century resulting from the increasing knowledge and concern of the ecological crisis.

  5. Understanding and applying the concept of sustainable development to

    Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology, Management, and Policy Program, 2006. ... This research demonstrates that sustainable development is a multidimensional concept that should be approached in a transdisciplinary manner. Its objective has been to synthesize and integrate disparate ...

  6. PhD In Sustainable Development

    Director, PhD in Sustainable Development. Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and of International and Public Affairs. +1 212-854-0716. Program Coordinator. School of International & Public Affairs. 420 West 118 Street.

  7. Governance and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Exploring the

    Sustainable development is necessary for improving living conditions, providing food and water safety, to make clean energy, to ensure healthy ecosystem and all these objectives are possible to achieve if there is effective performance of governance indicators. On the other hand, good governance is vital to sustainable development to create ...

  8. PDF Essays in Environmental and Development Economics Allan Hsiao

    Fellowship, Jerry Hausman Graduate Dissertation Fellowship, George and Obie Shultz Fund, and Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics. Finally, I am grateful to my family. Their support has made all the di erence. 3

  9. PDF Addressing Climate Change at The Community Level: Opportunities for

    community level initiatives to addressing climate change and sustainable development, and the ways in which people may contribute to a project if one were to be established. My dissertation demonstrated that there is substantial potential for communities to address climate change and transition towards a sustainable future.

  10. The Impact of Good Governance and Stability on Sustainable Development

    The Impact of Good Governance and Stability on Sustainable ...

  11. PDF PhD in Sustainable Development

    The PhD in Sustainable Development is offered by the Centre for Sustainability Transitions, a leading international research centre located within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University. The CST brings together research on transdisciplinary, complexity theory, sustainability, and social-eco-logical and social ...

  12. PDF Sustainable Development Policy, Economics, and Governance

    The Sustainable Development Policy, Economics, and Governance (SDPEG) Ph.D. program offers a transdisciplinary doctoral education in the policies, practices and theories of sustainable development. By offering a core curriculum that includes applied policy and economic analysis, governance and process design, social science methods, and ...

  13. Sustainability

    Upon completion of the PhD in Sustainability, students will be able to: Conduct groundbreaking transdisciplinary research that cuts across systems thinking, sustainability studies, and social action. Design effective and successful project solutions that lead to inclusive, tenable results for the flourishing of human livelihoods and ecosystems ...

  14. PDF THESIS CLIMATE-CARBON-COMFORT Jan 20 Arsano

    A single zone geometry that is provided in the standard has a floor area of 48 m2 and windows in the south façade with a total of 12 m2. Based on this thermal model, a climabox is created in EnergyPlus information definition file (idf). Figure 5.1-1 Geometric definition of the climabox used for the validation study.

  15. PDF PhD in Sustainable Development

    The PhD in Sustainable Development at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is a unique and innovative program that combines rigorous interdisciplinary training with practical application. This program provides a comprehensive education in both the social and natural sciences, preparing students to address ...

  16. Ph.D. in Sustainable Development Policy, Economics and ...

    Students will advance to candidacy following completion of the core curriculum, passage of a written and oral comprehensive exam, passage of the written dissertation and oral dissertation defense exam, and acquisition of teaching experience in the field of sustainable development policy, economics and governance. A GPA of 3.0 must be maintained.

  17. PDF Doctoral Thesis No. 2023:27 • Change for sustainable ...

    Doctoral Thesis No. 2023:27. Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture. and Crop Production Science. Vera Sadovska. Change for sustainable agricultural. ... environmental principles of sustainable development in value creation logic. It builds on the open character of sustainable business models and recognises the .

  18. Global environmental change in the Anthropocene: challenges for

    The biosphere is experiencing an unprecedented loss of all life forms as a result of anthropogenic climate and land-use change. Biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation are now non-negotiable, strategic, and socially imperative investments. This thesis presents a series of studies combining extensive environmental and socio-economic datasets to address questions about the ...

  19. PDF UCLA Electronic Theses and Dissertations

    2.3.3 Deterministic Nature Of Education For Sustainable Development 2.3.4 Education For Sustainable Development Part Of Consumerist Agenda 2.3.5 Education Is Still New To Education For Sustainable Development 2.3.6 North - South Tension And Education For Sustainable Development 2.3.7 Need For New Type Of Economy And World Order

  20. Sustainable Development: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis of

    Dagold, Mandy, "Sustainable Development: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis of Strategies Utilized by the United States and China in Sub-Saharan Africa" (2021). Dissertations. 1863. Despite the assistance received from the 1960s to the 2010s, Africa is still the poorest continent on Earth. Why is Africa still struggling with development?

  21. PDF A thesis submitted in fulfilment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

    patience, time and inspiration during the course of my PhD study. Without their genuine guidance and suggestions, this thesis could have been very hard to accomplish. I owe the University of Stirling and the Accounting and Finance Division a debt of gratitude for financially supporting me over the first three years of the doctoral studies.

  22. Completed PhD theses

    Bringing the 4 abilities (themes) that include 9 sub-themes together the researcher proposed the industrial sustainability ability framework. The research has found 4 abilities: - Efficiency: ability to see environmental and social waste and creatively and systematically reduce them. - Internalisation: ability to see failed value exchanges and ...

  23. PDF PhD in Sustainable Development

    The PhD in Sustainable Development combines a traditional graduate education in the social sciences, particularly economics, with study in the natural sciences and engineering, to prepare scholars who are uniquely situated to undertake serious research and policy assessments in furthering the goal of sustainable development.

  24. Doctoral Theses in Urban and Regional Planning

    Thesis (Ph.D.)—University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2013. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library City Planning / Found in IDEALS. Boyer, Robert. Transitioning to Sustainable Urban Development: A Niche-Based Approach / by Robert Boyer. Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013.