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Reconnecting to nature: The role of climate coaches
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Sustainability evolves from being defined in terms of efficiency and reduction of damage due to excessive resource use to learning to reconnect to nature. This process happens as part of a new wave of sustainability, referred to as regenerative sustainability. Climate coaches operate on the reconnection of people to nature.However, how climate coaches facilitate this transformative system change is understudied and needs to be better understood. The purpose of this study is to address this research gap. Furthermore, it discusses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to climate coaching in a classical SWOT model analysissetting. Methodologically, I rely on expert interviews with highly experienced climate change coaches. My main finding is that climate coaches contribute to the reconnection of people to nature by influencing deep leverage points for sustainability transformation. Against the background of these findings and the SWOT analysis results, I conclude the study with a discussion of its practical implications, future research directions, and limitations.

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2023.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-42648OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-42648DiVA, id: diva2:1778307
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Master in Sustainability Science – Environment and Decision Making
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Available from: 2023-07-04 Created: 2023-06-30 Last updated: 2023-08-21Bibliographically approved

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