Essays about: "environmental deterioration"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 48 essays containing the words environmental deterioration.
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6. Historical ecology of the Greater Burgan oilfield : economy, technology, politics, and workers
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis examines the current state of crude oil extraction and production in the Greater Burgan oilfield, Kuwait's largest and oldest oilfield. This thesis is based on interviews with oilfield workers, analyses of official documents from the Kuwaiti government and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), and my own experience as an oilfield worker in Kuwait. READ MORE
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7. Attitudes in Consuming Green Products: Exploring Chinese Consumers in the Beauty Industry
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Background: China's rapidly growing beauty consumer market has led to environmental deterioration and Chinese citizens are aware of this important issue, however, despite positive pro-environmental attitudes, consumers are reluctant to buy green products. This issue is known as the attitude-behavior gap, and existing research lacks information on how this gap operates in the Chinese beauty market. READ MORE
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8. Just Sustainability Transitions in the Blue Economy: Towards Blue Justice in Small-Scale Artisanal Fisheries in the Pacific of Costa Rica
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The blue economy emerged as sustainable, inclusive and equitable alternative to traditional oceans economy. However, the current paradigm of oceans as development spaces has led to an acceleration of competing uses of marine resources causing ecosystem deterioration and human rights abuses that disproportionately affect vulnerable small-scale fisheries. READ MORE
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9. Costs of reducing phosphorus runoff from horse pastures in Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Eutrophication is an environmental issue that causes deterioration of inland waters and oceans. It is induced by leaching of nutrients from different sources. One such source that has been getting attention lately is the leaching of nutrients from horse pastures. READ MORE
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10. Reliability evaluation of power distribution systems considering electric vehicles and distributed generation
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : As human society develops, there is an increasing demand for electricity. However, the reserves of fossil fuels on earth are limited and may run out in the foreseeable future. READ MORE