Essays about: "awareness interest action"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words awareness interest action.

  1. 1. The grass is always tastier on the fruitful side : exploring the potentials, opportunities and challenges of urban food production: a case study of Uppsala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sanaz Kalantari; Rana Toprak; [2023]
    Keywords : Urbanization; grass lawns; urban agriculture; food production; Uppsala; Ultuna Permakultur; municipal sector; planning; establishing; management; ecosystems; human-nature connectedness; extinction of experience; top-down; bottom-up; landscape architecture;

    Abstract : Urbanization has globally led to economic and infrastructural growth but has also resulted in environmental degradation, decreased access to fertile agricultural land, increased food demand, and fragmentation of essential ecosystems. These challenges are prevalent in Swedish cities, including Uppsala, where green spaces are predominantly covered by lawns. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding men’s clothing consumption : a contribution to further research on sustainable clothing consumption

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Adam Fast; [2023]
    Keywords : Clothing consumption; men’s consumption; sustainable consumption; consumer behaviour; consumption habits; fast fashion; slow fashion;

    Abstract : The growing environmental problem of the clothing industry has resulted in trillions of litres of wastewater and nearly a tenth of the world’s carbon emissions every year. The Western world's demand for cheap clothes occurs at the expense of the environment and bad working conditions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluating Environmental Consciousness Amongst Users of a Video Creation Service

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Lisa Håkansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Eco-Feedback Technology; Environmental Consciousness; Value-Action Gap; Video Creation and Rendering; Eco-Feedback Teknologi; Miljömedvetenhet; Value-Action Gap; Videoskapande och rendering;

    Abstract : The increasing levels of comfort have caused an increased electricity consumption over the last couple of years, leading to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions. At the same time, the interest and awareness regarding sustainability and climate change is growing, imposing a pressure on companies to incorporate sustainable businessmodels in their business. READ MORE

  5. 4. Adpocalypse : The new privacy legislations’ impact on digital advertisement in Sweden

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Rebecca Hansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Media Planning; Digital Ads; Third-party tracking; Data mining; Internet Privacy Concerns and Regulations;

    Abstract : 2020 and 2021 were shocking years for advertising and digital marketing since both Apple and Google announced that they would limit third-party tracking. Google and Apple’s news created turmoil in the marketing business sector since advertisers no longer will be able to target and track the success of their digital ads as efficiently and effectively. READ MORE

  6. 5. When Hybrid Autocratic Regimes Abuse the “Constitutional State of Emergency” : Repression Towards Social Movements

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Afaf Doleeb; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Movement; Constitutional State of Emergency “CSoE”; hybrid regime; Political Collective Action “PCA”; threat; repression; coercive repression; channeling repression; and process tracing;

    Abstract : Global awareness of governments’ abuse of the Constitutional State of Emergency “CSoE” took place after the COVID-19 pandemic, although it is not a new phenomenon and is widely used, especially by hybrid autocratic regimes. However, few studies have studied its impact on social movements’ Political Collective Action “PCA” and were limited to the analysis of single deviant cases. READ MORE