Essays about: "environmental character"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 137 essays containing the words environmental character.

  1. 1. Integrating Local Knowledge into the Spatial Analysis of Wind Power: The case study of Northern Tzoumerka, Greece

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Athanasios Senteles; [2024]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; MCDA; wind energy; local knowledge; Greece; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Increasing demand for incorporating renewable energy projects into the national energy mix, is associated with international and European efforts to tackle the negative effects of climate change and strengthen energy resilience. Greece, as a member country of the European Union, has acknowledged that necessity, by implementing a national program aiming to significantly reduce Green House Gas Emissions and upscale Renewable Energy Sources (RES) project development in upcoming years. READ MORE

  3. 2. Kvillebäcken : analys och gestaltningsförslag - me[d]andra strukturer och processer

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

    Author : Louise Stigsson Rigné; Emil Vernersson; [2024]
    Keywords : Urbanekologi; landskapsarkitektur; hydrologi; vattendrag; naturbaserade lösningar; blågrön infrastruktur;

    Abstract : I byggandet av hållbara städer är utveckling av blågrön infrastruktur högaktuell, och inom detta faller stort fokus på utveckling av urbana vattendrags ekologi, vattenkvalitet, och förmåga att omhänderta konsekvenser av klimatförändringar. Få vattendrag uppnår miljökvalitetsnormerna, och platsspecifika utmaningar finns i varje vattendrag. READ MORE

  4. 3. Comparison of High ESG Portfolio Performance in Germany and Switzerland

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nino Shakulashvili; Saud Talic; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : ESG; Portfolio Performance; Fama French; Carhart; Risk Factors; Value; Size; Momentum; Germany; Switzerland;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the relationship between stock return performance and sustainability, the latter taking the form of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework. The paper provides a comparative setting in which stocks of companies headquartered in Germany and Switzerland are examined. READ MORE

  5. 4. Aesthetic Character of Landscape : A Cognitive Account

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Loki Anne Thompson; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental aesthetics; landscape; applied aesthetics;

    Abstract : In this paper, I present a cognitive account of aesthetic character of landscape. I develop this in response to Emily Brady, who coined the term to refer to the aesthetic individuality of a landscape, which she argues we ought to conserve. READ MORE

  6. 5. Let's get certified ? A qualitative case study on an organizational culture certification and employer branding

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jourike Nonkes; Freja Fabricius Ekenberg; [2023]
    Keywords : organizational culture; organizational culture certification; surveys; employer branding; culture washing; organizational ranking; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the meaning of an organizational culture certification. We are intending to create a deeper insight into the certification process, its outcomes and benefits in order to get an understanding of how the concept can be interpreted in a scientific manner. READ MORE