Essays about: "environmental policies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 780 essays containing the words environmental policies.

  1. 21. Opportunities for Agency in Offshore Wind Power in Skåne, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Alice Petersson; [2023]
    Keywords : offshore wind power; path development; Sweden; Scania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is a case study exploring opportunity spaces in path development for offshore wind power in Skåne, Sweden, from 2000 to March, 2023. By exploring interactions between policies and actors in the region, it contributes to path development literature with a more complex interpretation of agency in opportunity spaces for development. READ MORE

  3. 22. Exploring patterns in risk factors for bark beetle attack during outbreaks triggered by drought stress with harvester data on attacked trees: A case study in Southeastern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Nikolaos Kouskoulis; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Forest ecosystems; Bark beetle outbreak; Southeastern Sweden; Predisposing factors; Triggering factors; Drought stress; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Raising temperatures and climate variability have intensified extreme weather events worldwide. These extremes can enhance and trigger possible pest outbreaks. Bark beetle attacks have become a major concern in regions with extensive spruce forest areas. Southeastern Sweden has faced repeated outbreaks resulting in widespread tree loss. READ MORE

  4. 23. Design and development of EQMS - An easy-to-use entry-level Quality Management System

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Christian Håkansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Easy quality management system; EQMS; Entry-level qaulity framework; Quality control management; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: In today’s business climate, companies need to make sure they have efficient resource management and that the quality of product and services fulfills the customers constant changing expectations, potential regulations, and global environmental policies. Possible approaches for companies to address this is through more strategic purchasing and earlier involvement of purchasers in processes and development projects. READ MORE

  5. 24. Vulnerable Victims or Agents of Change? A qualitative content analysis on the representation of women in Nepal's National Adaptation Plan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alma Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : women; representation; climate adaptation policy; Nepal; feminist constructivism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Climate adaptation policies in Nepal have previously depicted women as vulnerable victims. Policy-makers have described women as a weak and voiceless group that needs “saving” in environmental politics. Several studies have emphasized that these simplistic representations perpetuate gender stereotypes and omit proactive roles in climate action. READ MORE

  6. 25. The effect of knowledge on farmers’ intercropping adoption decisions : the perspective of Swedish farmers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Frida Svensson; [2023]
    Keywords : Adoption; adoption intensity; double-hurdle model; knowledge; intercropping;

    Abstract : Intercropping is sustainable from both an economic and environmental point of view since it can increase yields, decrease input costs, make efficient use of available growth resources, increase crop biodiversity and natural biodiversity, suppress pests and diseases, and reduce land degradation. This makes the uptake of the practice important for future sustainable agricultural. READ MORE