Essays about: "Compensation and benefits"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 72 essays containing the words Compensation and benefits.

  1. 26. Ecological compensation and mineral extraction : a rocky path

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Annie Burman; [2020]
    Keywords : No-Net-Loss; License to trash; Sustainable development; Sustainability science; Conservation; Mining; Biodiversity offsets; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ecological compensation builds on the idea of substitutability, meaning that destroyed values can be replaced or substituted with new values that are equal to the ones lost. Through this equivalence between “lost” and “gained” values compensation is meant to allow dynamic economic development without causing irreversible biodiversity loss. READ MORE

  3. 27. Promoting a sharing economy in a small town : An empirical study assessing future potential and challenges in the town of Norrtälje

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Lisa Lundström; [2020]
    Keywords : sharing economy; collaborative consumption; sustainable consumption; sharing; consumption; small town; reuse; empirical; mixed method; delningsekonomi; delning; småstad;

    Abstract : The concept sharing economy (collaborative economy or collaborative consumption) has recently gained attention in several cities over the world, with its promotion offering a prospective new path to sustainable development. In current research, most scholars cover global initiatives or initiatives in larger cities, but very few to none of them seem to have investigated the situation and potential in smaller cities. READ MORE

  4. 28. What’s the point of the collection point? - A case study in Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Viktor Albihn; Pierre Larsson; [2019-07-02]
    Keywords : CDP; ; Point Allocation; City Logistics; Parcel delivery; collection and delivery point; ; Last-mile delivery;

    Abstract : It not uncommon to read things such as “New record for E-commerce this year, again” in headlines of newspapers. In the case of Sweden, collection and delivery points, CDP's, are the most common way of delivering parcels. READ MORE

  5. 29. A Novel, Wave-based Control Architecture for Collaborative Haptic Virtual Environments

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

    Author : Nils Jörgensen; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Haptic feedback, the introduction of sense-of-touch into virtual environments, has been shown to have many benefits in practical applications. One such area of interest, is the increased performance of tasks that require collaboration. READ MORE

  6. 30. A cost benefit analysis of climate compensation through different types of forestry in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Ulrika Aschan; Emma Pettersson; [2019]
    Keywords : carbon sequestration; climate compensation; agroforestry; cost benefit analysis;

    Abstract : Global warming is becoming an increasing issue on the agenda for the world’s policy makers. One way of solving the issues is to reduce the emissions; another is to compensate for them through equally climate positive projects, such as planting trees to sequester carbon. READ MORE