Essays about: "Causes of environmental issue"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words Causes of environmental issue.

  1. 1. Analys av lösningsmetoder för stranderosion : fokus på Ystad kommun

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Sandra Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : stranderosion; erosion; erosionsskydd; Ystad kommun; strandfodring; växtbaserade lösningar; stenskoning; vågbrytare; hövdingar;

    Abstract : Stranderosion är ett världsomspännande problem som drabbar kuster och strandsträckor som är betydelsefulla för människan och naturen. Detta i kombination med havsnivåhöjningar, som bidrar till större konsekvenser av erosion, gör det viktigt att kunna hitta inte bara den bästa lösningen på stranderosion utan också den mest miljövänliga. READ MORE

  3. 2. Risk Factors of Food Loss and Waste, and Life Cycle Assessment of waste management strategies in the Brazilian Leafy Vegetable Supply Chain

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Nathalie Garavito; [2023]
    Keywords : Behavioural causes; carbon footprint; causal mapping; mitigation strategies; prevention; root-cause analysis; take-back agreements;

    Abstract : Food loss and waste (FLW) occurring early in the food supply chain (FSC) leads to increased resource wastage, including land, water, fertilisers, pesticides, fuel, packaging, energy, and labour. Targeting FLW prevention benefits various aspects such as food security, productivity, economic growth, climate change mitigation, resource conservation, and food waste management. READ MORE

  4. 3. Design of high performance buildings : Vulnerability of buildings to climate change from an energy perspective

    University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

    Author : Robin Gobert; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate Change; High Performance Buildings; Dynamic Thermal Simulations; Thermal Regulation; Environmental Regulation; Cooling Needs; Heating Needs; Representative Data; Big Data; Clustering;

    Abstract : The challenge of climate change is twofold: to mitigate (prevent) the causes of climate change and to prepare (adapt) to the inevitable effects and consequences. Building and construction are key sectors for decarbonisation (mitigation). READ MORE

  5. 4. Prediction of Air Quality Index Using Supervised Machine Learning

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Vamsi Sri Naga Manikanta Murukonda; Avan Chowdary Gogineni; [2022]
    Keywords : Air Quality Index; Air Quality Monitoring; Machine Learning; Regression;

    Abstract : Background: Air pollution has become a serious environmental issue. It is responsible for hundreds of fatalities each year and it poses a serious threat to human health and environment. It leads to global warming, greenhouse effect and it also causes respiratory problems like asthma, lung cancer etc. READ MORE

  6. 5. Food losses and Waste at Bakeries, Retail and Household Levels –A Case of Sweden : a Case of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Balasooriya Mudiyanselage Indrachapa Dhananjani Balasooriya; [2022]
    Keywords : Bread value chain; Food loss; bread waste; causes of bread waste;

    Abstract : Reducing food waste is necessary to assure food security and overcome environmental issues. This study was aimed to assess food losses and waste (FLW) along bakery, retail, food service and household stages of bread value chain in Sweden, causes and identify potential measures to reduce losses and waste. READ MORE