Essays about: "meaning of local study in thesis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 53 essays containing the words meaning of local study in thesis.

1. 16. Behavioral demand response : A technology to support the smart grids of the future

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Usama Shahid Siddiqui; [2020]
   Keywords : Social network; energy awareness; electricity savings; behavioral change; consumer engagement; effect of Covid-19; community life; Nvivo;

   Abstract : Residential buildings are one of the main stakeholders to electricity consumption. As there is fast-paced technological advancement in electricity conservation, the residential buildings infrastructure has become very electricity-efficient in Sweden. READ MORE

3. 17. Exploring the attributes relevant to accidents between vehicles and unprotected road users, taking Stockholm as an example

   University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

   Author : Xutong Ouyang; [2020]
   Keywords : traffic accidents; unprotected road users; traffic flows; spatial analysis; Global Moran’s Index; hot spot analysis;

   Abstract : Traffic accidents is one of the major causes of fatalities and economic loss around the world. Thus, there is an urgent need for a better understanding about the factors that contribute to accidents so that the accidents can be prevented in the future. READ MORE

4. 18. Welcoming Strangers : a study about digitalized hospitality visuals of Airbnb and Couchsurfing dwellings

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Anna Puzanova; [2020]
   Keywords : tourism; hospitality; Airbnb; Couchsurfing; digital media; visual analysis; visual culture of hospitality; privacy; metaphors; viewer’s gaze; work of imagination; aestheticization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : We live in a digitalized world where visuals are as essential to us as they have never been. Tourism and hospitality are not an exception here but rather examples of huge dependence on visual culture. READ MORE

5. 19. Starting from the ground - the transformative potential of grassroots movements towards sustainability : Imagining and practicing permaculture at Kosters Trädgårdar, Sweden

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Sue Schmit; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable Development Goals; green societal transformations; grassroots movements; citizen-led transformations; permaculture; Kosters Trädgårdar; Permakultur; Kosters Trädgårdar; hållbar utveckling; Sydkoster;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the transformative potential of grassroots movements for sustainability and thus asks how citizen-led initiatives can contribute the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda. In focus is the permaculture movement and its efforts to promote small-scale farming in balance with ecological systems and principles. READ MORE

6. 20. "Igniting courage and hope" - A study of leadership in the declining newspaper industry

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Matilda Molander; Axel Gustavsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Newspaper; Editor-in-chief; Leadership; Declining industry; Sensemaking;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how editors-in-chief of Swedish local and regional daily newspapers construct and communicate their reality in terms of threats and solutions. The purpose is to shed light on how editors understand and cope with the turbulent environment and continuous decline of the newspaper industry. READ MORE