Search Results - "Edvardsson, Karin"

Climate and environmental science denial: A review of the scientific literature published in 1990–2015 by Björnberg, Karin Edvardsson, Karlsson, Mikael, Gilek, Michael, Hansson, Sven Ove

“…Denial of scientific findings is neither a new nor an unexplored phenomenon. In the area of environmental science and policy though, the research on denial has…”
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Ethics and biodiversity offsetting by Karlsson, Mikael, Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin

“…Biodiversity offsetting is an increasingly applied tool aiming to compensate for environmental damage caused by exploitation projects. Critics, however, raise…”
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Faithful Stewards of God’s Creation? Swedish Evangelical Denominations and Climate Change by Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin, Karlsson, Mikael

“…Studies from the United States (U.S.) show that opposition to climate policy is strong among some Christian groups, especially White evangelical Protestants…”
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Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Scope and Definitions by Eriksson, Dennis, Custers, René, Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin, Hansson, Sven Ove, Purnhagen, Kai, Qaim, Matin, Romeis, Jörg, Schiemann, Joachim, Schleissing, Stephan, Tosun, Jale, Visser, Richard G.F.

“…We discuss options to reform the EU genetically modified organisms (GMO) regulatory framework, make risk assessment and decision-making more consistent with…”
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What, If Anything, Is Wrong with Offsetting Nature? by Björnberg, Karin Edvardsson

“…Biodiversity offsetting is an increasingly popular policy instrument used to compensate for losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services caused by development…”
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Equity and Social Justice considerations in road safety work: The case of Vision Zero in New York City by Abebe, Henok Girma, Belin, Matts-Åke, Björnberg, Karin Edvardsson

“…This paper analyses how Vision Zero (VZ) efforts in New York City (NYC) account for equity and social justice implications of road safety work. VZ policy…”
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Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Risk Governance by Eriksson, Dennis, Custers, René, Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin, Hansson, Sven Ove, Purnhagen, Kai, Qaim, Matin, Romeis, Jörg, Schiemann, Joachim, Schleissing, Stephan, Tosun, Jale, Visser, Richard G.F.

“…Here, we discuss options to reform the EU genetically modified organism (GMO) regulatory framework, to make risk assessment and decision-making more consistent…”
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Integrating social sustainability in engineering education at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology by Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin, Skogh, Inga-Britt, Strömberg, Emma

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate what are perceived to be the main challenges associated with the integration of social sustainability…”
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Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Post-authorization and Beyond by Eriksson, Dennis, Custers, René, Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin, Hansson, Sven Ove, Purnhagen, Kai, Qaim, Matin, Romeis, Jörg, Schiemann, Joachim, Schleissing, Stephan, Tosun, Jale, Visser, Richard G.F.

“…We discuss options to reform the EU genetically modified organism (GMO) regulatory framework, make risk assessment and decision-making more consistent with…”
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Gendering local climate adaptation by Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin, Hansson, Sven Ove

“…Empirical evidence suggests that climate change will hit women disproportionately hard. Lack of political power, small economic resources, gender-bound…”
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Rational climate mitigation goals by Bjornberg, Karin Edvardsson

“…The overall goal of the UNFCCC is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. In policy practice, this goal is mainly…”
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Envisioning carbon-free land use futures for Sweden: a scenario study on conflicts and synergies between environmental policy goals by van der Voorn, Tom, Svenfelt, Åsa, Björnberg, Karin Edvardsson, Fauré, Eléonore, Milestad, Rebecka

“…In climate change mitigation, backcasting scenarios are often used for exploring options for achieving a single environmental goal, albeit at the expense of…”
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Time horizons and discount rates in Swedish environmental policy: Who decides and on what grounds? by Hansson, Sven Ove, Lilieqvist, Kristin, Björnberg, Karin Edvardsson, Johansson, Maria Vredin

“…•We analyse the time horizons/discount rates used in Swedish environmental policy.•The time horizon is seldom longer than 40–50 years.•Discount rate for…”
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A novel model of adenine-induced tubulointerstitial nephropathy in mice by Jia, Ting, Olauson, Hannes, Lindberg, Karolina, Amin, Risul, Edvardsson, Karin, Lindholm, Bengt, Andersson, Göran, Wernerson, Annika, Sabbagh, Yves, Schiavi, Susan, Larsson, Tobias E

“…In vivo models of uremia are important tools to study numerous aspects of acute and chronic kidney disease. Mouse models are pivotal because most genetically…”
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Time for a New EU Regulatory Framework for GM Crops? by Zetterberg, Charlotta, Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin

“…In recent years, the EU legislation on genetically modified (GM) crops has come under severe criticism. Among the arguments are that the present legislation is…”
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Historic Injustices and the Moral Case for Cultural Repatriation by Bjornberg, Karin Edvardsson

“…It is commonly argued that cultural objects ought to be returned to their place of origin in order to remedy injustices committed in the past. In this paper,…”
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Self-Defeating Goals by Hansson, Sven Ove, Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin, Cantwell, John

“…The typical function of goals is to regulate action in a way that furthers goal achievement. Goals are typically set on the assumption that they will help…”
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Five Areas of Value Judgement in Local Adaptation to Climate Change by Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin, Hansson, Sven Ove

“…Climate change has generated several new theoretical and policy challenges, many of which concern how local communities ought to adapt to a warmer climate…”
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Scenarios and sustainability: tools for alleviating the gap between municipal means and responsibilities in adaptation planning by Baard, Patrik, Vredin Johansson, Maria, Carlsen, Henrik, Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin

“…Adaptation to climate change often involves long-time frames and uncertainties over the consequences of chosen adaptation measures. In this study, two tools…”
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Rational Goals for the Urban Environment: A Swedish Example by Bjornberg, Karin Edvardsson

“…In Sweden, the government's aim to create sustainable urban environments is expressed through the environmental quality objective "A good built environment"…”
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