Essays about: "DPSIR framework."

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  1. 1. Revitalizing Jute Farming: A Case Study of ICARE Scheme in West Bengal, India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Upasana Sen; [2023]
    Keywords : Jute farming; jute policy; Jute- ICARE; Social Learning Theory; System Thinking; DPSIR; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Jute-ICARE initiative by the Government of India aims to address climate change's impact and improve jute farmers' livelihoods. This study investigates the challenges and opportunities for jute farmers in adopting the scheme's technologies using the DPSIR framework and the social learning theory. READ MORE

  3. 2. QUICK ECONOMIC GAINS OR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY? NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF METAL MINING IN ARMENIA, CASE STUDY OF THE LORI REGION

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Anush Poghosyan; [2021]
    Keywords : mining and processing activities; environment; health; regulatory framework; DPSIR; EPH; Armenia; Lori; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives. Armenia demonstrates disastrous environmental and human health outcomes in mining-reliant regions with high indicators of environmental pollution, loss if biodiversity, and degraded human health caused by mining and processing activities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Assessing the causes and effects of food loss and food waste. A comparative analysis of Ghana and Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Mabel Addai; [2021]
    Keywords : Food loss and waste; Ghana; Sweden; DPSIR; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : About a third (1.3 billion tons per year) of global food production is lost or wasted from the initial stages of farm production down to final household consumption and this global challenge has undesirable environmental, economic, and social effects. READ MORE

  5. 4. Developing an Urban Circular Economy Framework Based on Urban Metabolism

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Saga Stugholm; [2020]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Urban Metabolism; Circular Economy Framework; Sustainable Cities; Cirkulär ekonomi; Urban metabolism; Ramverk för urban metabolism; Hållbara städer;

    Abstract : There is an urgent need to transition to more sustainable cities and to do so we must identify in what ways and where cities are unsustainable. Urban metabolism offers a way to provide insight into how to move from linear to more sustainable, circular flows of energy and material in the urban area. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sustainable phytoremediation potential of locally adapted plants in the Chinandega region, Nicaragua

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekoteknik- och hållbart byggande

    Author : förnamn:Ginnette Student 1 Flores Carmenate; [2019]
    Keywords : Chinandega; Nicaragua; soil phytoremediation; DPSIR; POPs;

    Abstract : In order to analyze the socio-economic and environmental system that is demanding soil remediation solutions in Chinandega region (Nicaragua), a DPSIR framework was used to model the system and to point out opportunities and limitations for phytoremediation applications in the region. An inventory of naturalized and autochthonous plant species was conducted while exploring their socioecological and economic co-benefits like potential candidates for sustainable phytoremediation strategies in Chinandega. READ MORE