Essays about: "the significant role of small scale business"
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1. Orchestrating Industry Transition: A case study of value chain collaboration strategies to enable urban mining in the Danish building industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Production of building materials is connected to a great deal of environmental degradation, and demand for materials is expected to increase. Currently, the construction industry is responsible for 23 % of the global GHG emissions, 40 % of the raw materials consumed globally, and 32 % of the waste generated in Europe. READ MORE
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2. Restaurant wholesalers’ role and participation in a local food network : A comparative case study of two Swedish restaurant wholesalers
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The implications of globalisation of food systems have led to a reconciliation of local food systems in modern times. As the local food systems have started to increase, it can still be seen that the conventional food supply chain is dominating the market. READ MORE
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3. The role of innovation-driven SMEs in upscaling niche innovations within a regional context: An investigation of SMEs developing new mobility solutions in Västra Götaland County
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The issue of sustainability transitions of socio-technical systems (STS), despite being thoroughly discussed in literature, still has a lot of work to be further investigated, specifically from multi-level actor-based perspective. This study has a general aim to empirically investigate sustainability transition of mobility system of Västra Götaland County, by adopting theory of system innovations, put by Frank W. READ MORE
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4. Private Company Adaptation to Climate Change
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Despite climate risks posing a serious threat to business and business continuity, empirical research has shown little active involvement of the private sector in climate change adaptation (CCA). National plans of governments, as well as global agreements and reports, highlight the need for collaborative climate action on a global scale, placing special emphasis on private sector involvement as critical to the adaptation progress. READ MORE
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5. Can urban agriculture become a planning strategy to address social-ecological justice?
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Last century witnessed an unprecedented growth of cities which has led to the consolidation of an eminently urbanised world population. Meanwhile, agriculture has adopted industrial methods of production in the shape of large-scale, chemical-laden crops in the countryside, which, together with the liberalisation of global trade, have undermined the livelihood of small-scale peasants throughout the world, forcing many of them out of business. READ MORE