Essays about: "sectors of economy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 273 essays containing the words sectors of economy.

1. 16. Outlook of EV battery pack design trends : Assessment of trend impact from a recycling perspective

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Arvid Johannisson; [2023]
   Keywords : Electric vehicle; Battery pack design trends; Battery pack disassembly; Recyclability; Circular economy; Elfordon; Batteri-pack-design-trender; Batteri-pack-demontering; Återvinningsbarhet; Cirkulär ekonomi;

   Abstract : Electrification is essential to decarbonise the transport sector, which accounts for the highest share of greenhouse gas emissions by all sectors. The transition requires a large amount of batteries which bring challenges, not least when it comes to raw material supply and sustainability issues during the mineral mining. READ MORE

3. 17. More Fish, more Mahasoa? A Quantitative Analysis of Food Security & Poverty Reduction in Rural Small-scale Aquaculture in Madagascar

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Gianna Laura Angermayr; [2023]
   Keywords : Madagascar; Small-scale Aquaculture; Pond Aquaculture; Integrated Rice-Fish Farming; Community Well- being; Poverty Reduction; Food Security.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The role of food-producing sectors such as agriculture and aquaculture in the development process is debated and while some consider industrial production to be the answer, others suggest that small-scale production can also make contributions to poverty reduction and food security. This thesis aims to shed light on these relationships by performing quantitative analyses of the small-scale freshwater aquaculture sector in six regions of Madagascar. READ MORE

4. 18. The circular economy transition in Sweden: A study of institutional constraints

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Javiera Ortega Zepeda; [2023]
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   Abstract : The degradation of natural ecosystems, through biodiversity loss and resource depletion, has led to the emergence of circular economy (CE), a novel production model focused on circular flows of materials. Sweden, known for its progressive environmental policies, has since 2016 developed a circular economy policy in accordance with the European Union’s (EU) policies and its own initiative. READ MORE

5. 19. The effect of the short-time work allowance on the Swedish labor market : A study on the Swedish private sectors during the years of the Covid-19 pandemic

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Karin Zimmerman; [2023]
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   Abstract : Short-time work is a policy tool which aims to reduce the welfare loss in an economy due to economic shocks affecting the labor market. This allows employees to reduce their working time temporarily. Prior to the pandemic, the policy was mainly used during the financial crisis in 2008-2009. READ MORE

6. 20. The Power of Hydrogen: The emergent eco-social relations of the capitalist hydrogen economy

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

   Author : Dominique Félix Arsenault; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The production, use and trade of hydrogen fuels as an energy medium across different sectors – the hydrogen economy – is being articulated as a vision of the future by various global energy actors. Hydrogen’s spatio-temporal profile makes it suitable to integrate into the fossil fuel landscape and reproducing the economic power embedded within it. READ MORE