Essays about: "define social life-cycle"
Found 5 essays containing the words define social life-cycle.
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1. Dressing up the environmental potential for product-service systems: A comparative life cycle assessment on consumption in rental clothing vs. linear business models
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Alternative business models such as product-service systems (PSSs) have been cited as a solution for the impacts from consumption and fast fashion, but there is a lack of evidence supporting the environmental claims of such business models for clothing. The research aimed to understand if rental clothing business models such as PSSs have the environmental benefits often purported by identifying ways to define the function of rental clothing, and quantifying the environmental impacts of rental clothing in a life cycle assessment (LCA). READ MORE
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2. Urban form and sustainability : Comparison between low-rise “garden cities” and high-rise “compact cities” of suburban areas
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Urbanization and climate change are two of the most important issues of our days. Many attempts have been made to define the most sustainable way to organise cities in order to cope with the increased population, while simultaneously being climate friendly, socially acceptable and economically viable. READ MORE
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3. Ecolabelling. Criteria development for rechargeable batteries in ICT products
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : This research puts together two massive areas: voluntary certification programmes, specifically Type I ecolabelling (ISO 14024), aimed to incentivise and assist in providing customers with sustainable in all meanings products; and rechargeable batteries – inalienable element of portable electronic products. Moreover, the importance of batteries lifts up to an absolutely new level – with a rapid development of electric vehicles and energy storage systems, often used to accumulate energy from renewable energy sources. READ MORE
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4. Hållbar konsumtion av nötkött och mjölk
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Sustainable beef and milk consumption. The consumption of beef and dairy products in Sweden is high. A lot of greenhouse gases are emitted from the production of these products. The production of beef in Sweden has decreased but the import has increased. READ MORE
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5. Management and Sustainable Architecture
University essay from Institutionen för naturvetenskap, NVAbstract : Sustainable architecture is about meeting the environmental, cultural, social and economical needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to fulfill their own needs. This is quite a complex and challenging task because the architect must consider the impact of these needs through the whole life cycle of the building. READ MORE
