Essays about: "Cooperative Diversity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words Cooperative Diversity.

  1. 1. Energy justice for members only? A study of German energy cooperatives’ contributions to energy justice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Juliane Marie Miller; [2022]
    Keywords : energy democracy; energy poverty; community energy; prosumption; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Energy cooperatives are seen as a way to achieve energy democracy in both academic and activist circles, with often an implicit expectation that they also contribute to energy justice. These assumptions are increasingly being questioned, often on the grounds of the limited diversity of energy cooperative membership. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cross cultural group projects in higher education and its effects on business school students : A mixed method study of students and young professionals in the business field

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Jacob Crow; Kim Jaeglin; [2020]
    Keywords : Cross-cultural; Cooperative learning; group-work; diversity;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to improve the understanding of challenges encountered by students when conducting groupwork and more specifically cross-cultural groupwork; which in turn helps with identifying structural flaws in the way cooperative learning is organized in student groups. More specifically, this study aims at identifying the challenges and opportunities inherent to student group work in order to develop a framework allowing schools and universities to improve the way their structure this exercise. READ MORE

  4. 3. Designing Multimodal Warning Signals for Cyclists of the Future

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Anton Nordmark; [2019]
    Keywords : industrial design engineering; human–computer interface; sound design; audiotactile design; crossmodal attention; bone conduction headphones; multimodal collision warnings; vulnerable road user VRU ; V2Cyclist; C-ITS; V2X; B2V; teknisk design; användargränssnitt; ljuddesign; taktildesign; korsmodal uppmärksamhet; benledande hörlurar; multimodala kollisionsvarningar; sårbara trafikanter; V2Cyclist; C-ITS; V2X; B2V;

    Abstract : Traffic is a complex environment in which many actors take part; several new technologies bring promises of reducing this complexity. However, cyclists—a particularly vulnerable road user group—have so far been somewhat put aside in these new developments, among them being Cooperative Intelligent Traffic Systems (C-ITS) and their aspects of human–computer interaction. READ MORE

  5. 4. Cooperative versus Adversarial Learning: Generating Political Text

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jacob Jonsson; [2018]
    Keywords : NLP; GAN; GANs; Genertive adversarial networks; CoT; Cooperative training; Generative models; Language models;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to evaluate the current state of the art for unconditional text generation and compare established models with novel approaches in the task of generating texts, after being trained on texts written by political parties from the Swedish Riksdag. First, the progression of language modeling from n-gram models and statistical models to neural network models is presented. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sustainable Forestry? : A Sustainability Analysis of the Swedish Forest Sector Applying 'Backcasting from Sustainability Principles' as the Methodology

    University essay from KTH/Miljöstrategisk analys (fms)

    Author : Victoria Ronge; [2017]
    Keywords : Framework for Strategic Sustainability; Sustainability Principles; Backcasting from principles; Backcasting from scenarios; Swedish Forest Sector; Clear-cutting; Continuous Cover Forestry; Environmental Objectives; UN Sustainable Development Goals; National Forest Program; Ramverket för strategisk hållbar utveckling; Hållbarhetsprinciper; Backcasting från principer; Backcasting från scenarier; Svenska skogssektorn; Kalhuggning; Trakthyggesbruk; Kontinuitetsskogsbruk; Hyggesfritt skogsbruk; Svenska miljömålen; FNs Hållbarhetsmål; Nationella skogsprogrammet;

    Abstract : Forests are key providers of terrestrial ecosystem services such as climate regulation, water purification, natural pest control, habitats for biodiversity, as well as different forms of wood based materials and food. Nevertheless forests are dangerously exposed to great pressures from various kinds of societal activities. READ MORE