Essays about: "Environmental Degradation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 469 essays containing the words Environmental Degradation.

1. 6. A European Material Kuznets Curve

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Pyry Järvinen; Emil Fernström; [2023]
   Keywords : Material Kuznets Curve; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Economic Growth; Economics Development; Material Footprint; Emissions; Sustainable Growth; Decoupling; Europe;

   Abstract : This bachelor thesis investigates the correlation between 28 European countries’material footprints (MF), as proxied by their Raw Material Consumption (RMC)per capita, and the environmental impact indicated by their carbon dioxide (CO2)emissions per capita, respectively, with their economic development, measured bytheir purchase power parity adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) per capita,during the period of 2008 to 2019. Specifically, through the theoretical frameworkof the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and by utilizing Fixed EffectsOrdinary Least Squares regression models as well as Pooled Mean Groupestimation, the thesis asks whether or not evidence can be found for the possibleexistence of an EKC, an inverted-U shaped relationship between environmentaldegradation and economic development, within this European context. READ MORE

3. 7. Farming without animals? The outlook for Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture as an alternative approach to food production in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Kevin Edberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability Science; Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture; Multi-level Perspective; Sustainable transitions; Agri-food system; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Conventional agriculture and animal husbandry are leading causes of greenhouse gas emissions,environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss. Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture (BVA) is an approach that aims to address the concerns of modern agriculture and provide a sustainable and ethical alternative. READ MORE

4. 8. Identification and evaluation of solutions for long-haul electric road freight.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Logistik- och kvalitetsutveckling

   Author : Amanda Lundström; Gustav Lindén; [2023]
   Keywords : Electric road freight; long-haul; TCO; Tripple bottom line;

   Abstract : Road freight transportation is important for the development of the global economy and, at the same time, one of the most destructive businesses when it comes to the environment and human health. As societies evolve, the need for freight transportation increases and the transport demand cannot in a sustainable way be fulfilled with the use of diesel trucks as it is done today. READ MORE

5. 9. Risk assessment of non-intentionally added substances in polyester yarn made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

   Author : Kristina Arnqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : r-PET; polyester yarn; NIAS; risk assessment;

   Abstract : Polyester is a synthetic material made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is synthesised from fossil raw materials. Many clothing manufacturers are using polyester in their clothing, which, from an environmental perspective, creates a non-sustainable cycle. READ MORE

6. 10. Incorporation of Environmental Features into Peacebuilding Initiatives at Three Actor Leadership Levels : A Case Study of Liberia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Mathilda Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Environmental Peacebuilding; Conflict; Natural resources; Forest resources; Forest resource management; Human needs; Actors in peacebuilding; Community forestry; Liberia;

   Abstract : Environmental change and degradation, and increasing intrastate armed conflict are two pressing challenges of our time. Regions with highest rates of intrastate armed conflict have shown to overlap with regions of highest dependency on natural resources for livelihood provision and survival, where research of interrelatedness between conflict and environmental degradation, the environment-conflict nexus, increased during the 1990s. READ MORE