Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "Rau, Henrike"
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Curbing The Consumption of Distance? A practice-theoretical investigation of an employer-based mobility management initiative to promote more sustainable commuting
Heisserer, Barbara (2013-01-15)A central feature of modern life is the desire and the need to be mobile. The increasing availability of cars during the twentieth century facilitated the rise in individualised, motorised travel in many countries, including ... -
Mobility Matters: Technology, Telework, and the (Un)sustainable Consumption of Distance
Hynes, Michael (2013-11-01)Anthropogenic climate change and its environmental and social consequences are of increasing concern worldwide. Approaches that advocate a 'greening' of current economic and social systems through technological innovation ... -
Public food consumption and sustainable food systems: Exploring the role of large organisations
Goggins, Gary (2016-11-10)Sustainable food is increasingly recognised for its potential to contribute to the development of resilient and healthy global urban and rural communities. The prominence of sustainable food on political agendas worldwide ... -
(Re)connecting children with nature? A sociological study of environmental education in Ireland.
O'Malley, Sarah (2014-11-01)The outcome of environmental education to solve the ecological crises by producing an environmentally sustainable society is uncertain. The marginalisation of environmental education in mainstream education, its precarious ... -
Society, Power and Climate Change: A social critique of public climate change receptivity in Ireland
Fox, Emmet (2014-09-10)This project examines public receptivity to climate change in Ireland and how this receptivity is connected to the structure of Irish society and the translation of 'climate change' into that society. It provides a ...