Essays about: "Lithuania"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 140 essays containing the word Lithuania.

  1. 16. Occupational health and safety risks in the wood recycling industry of Lithuania

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT)

    Author : Eva Salomonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Recycling; Wood; Circularity; Lithuania; Occupational Health and safety; Återvinning; Trä; Cirkularitet; Litauen; Arbetsmiljö hälsa och säkerhet;

    Abstract : A good Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is needed to reach sustainability. OHS consists of three parts: 1) physical, 2) mental and 3) social.  The purpose of this study was to explore and foresee the main physical OHS risks when upscaling the recycling of wood in Lithuania, with the goal to prevent those risks. READ MORE

  3. 17. "We are increasingly western rather than Soviet" : A qualitative study on attitudes to English in Lithuania

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Eva Svenborn Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : English language; language attitudes; language ideologies; linguistic imperialism; Lithuania; Russification.;

    Abstract : The English language holds a status of a global Lingua Franca that is geographically and historically unique, and English dominance and the language ideologies surrounding it have been the subject of extensive research and discussions. Two contrasting viewpoints significant for these discussions are the idea of the global spread of English as a form of linguistic imperialism, and the idea of the global spread of English as a natural, and mostly positive, consequence of globalisation. READ MORE

  4. 18. WIND RESOURCE VARIATION BETWEEN MESOSCALE AND DOWNSCALED LINEAR WIND MODEL – COMPARISON OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND PROXIMITY TO BALTIC COAST

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jonas Deksnys; [2022]
    Keywords : Wind speed; mesoscale; microscale; WAsP; Lithuania;

    Abstract : This report analyses accuracy of wind speed predictions using wind atlases for the application of wind farm project development. The report aims to compare publicly available New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) mesoscale model data with the NEWA microscale model data. READ MORE

  5. 19. The missing links in Latvia’s hiking system : a case study of the Nature Park Talsu pauguraine in Latvia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Anna-Sara Reinisch; [2022]
    Keywords : hiking; trails; outdoor recreation; planning; management; Latvia; Talsu pauguraine;

    Abstract : Urban green spaces provide ecosystem services, have a positive influence on human’s mental and physical health, and give room to perform outdoor recreation. Research shows that outdoor recreation not only improves health but also benefits the economy, education, and integration. READ MORE

  6. 20. Where do we belong? : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Baltic and Nordic regional identities in speeches by the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Amanda Koverberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Baltics; Nordics; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Regional identity; European Studies; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to discover how Baltic and Nordic regional identities are discussed in 448 speeches by the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during 1991 – 2021, and how regional identities in these countries may have changed over time. The research is conducted as a critical discourse analysis, with an addition of elements of comparative analysis. READ MORE