Essays about: "CONSUMER EDUCATION"

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1. 1. Waste or Want: Does processing have an effect on the desirability of upcycled food products? : a Swedish consumer acceptance study

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Joséphine Lefrancq Fröjd; [2024]
   Keywords : Upcycled foods; food processing; consumer acceptance; contingent valuation method; consumer behavior;

   Abstract : Food waste presents a significant obstacle to the food system’s transition to sustainability. With an ability to mitigate industrial food waste and its effects, the concept of upcycled food aims to safely adapt elements from the waste streams for human consumption by transforming them into ingredients to be used in novel ‘upcycled’ food products. READ MORE

3. 2. Fast Art – A Virtual Fashion Exhibition

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Eva Masiero; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Fashion; Virtual Reality; Art; Co-Design;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on research through the design process of building an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience concept resembling a digital art gallery. It covers the topics of sustainable fashion, changing people’s perspectives and behaviour, and new technologies like VR and Artificial Intelligence (AI). READ MORE

4. 3. The Ulleråker Hospitalum : A Case Study in the Wage Development of the Medical Sector 1890-1920

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel W Christensen; [2023]
   Keywords : Economic History; History of Medicine; Medical Sector; Asylum History; Ulleråker; Ulleråker Hospitalum;

   Abstract : This essay presents a case study about the development of income levels in the medical sector during Sweden´s period of modernization, 1890-1920, focusing specifically on the five wage groups which comprised the medical staff at Uppsala´s Ulleråker hospitalum (=mental asylum). This institution, though different in it´s stated mission from hospitals and the like, was similarily organized, and staffed with employees belonging to the same categories as regular hospital staff - they shared similar social backgrounds, education levels, work tasks and conditions. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Chinese Consumer’s Attitude Toward Second-Hand Consumption, Shame or Not ?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : YUAN HUANG; [2023]
   Keywords : Chinese Second-hand industry; Consumer Attitudes; Shame; Face Consciousness;

   Abstract : The burgeoning second-hand economy plays a crucial role in alleviating the environmental crisis exacerbated by over-consumption. In China, the second-hand market has witnessed rapid growth since local customer-to-customer trading platforms emerged in 2015. READ MORE

6. 5. Are expert judgments a reliable tool for predicting farmer and food consumer decisions? : experimental evidence from a forecasting survey

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Adam Warren Kirby; [2023]
   Keywords : Experimental economics; forecasting; food-chain actors; food choice; agricultural policy;

   Abstract : Often trusted to provide sound recommendations and advice, experts from academia and industry are often relied upon throughout industries around the globe, and the food and agriculture industry is no different. We therefore ask, how accurate are these experts, and are they able to accurately forecast behavior from varying food chain actors such as farmers and consumers? Do these experts have a preconceived bias to one side or the other? These questions become increasingly important when considering policy developments such as the EU Farm to Fork strategy, which seek to integrate the consumer-facing food industry and the producer-forward agriculture industry, two policy realms that have historically remained relatively independent of one another. READ MORE