Essays about: "Hazardous Elements"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words Hazardous Elements.

  1. 11. Proactive integration of environmental con-cerns in business operations and organiza-tional structure: ECD&M and EMS : Case studies: Volvo Buses, Trelleborg AB, Kinnarps AB

    University essay from JIBS Entrepreneurship Centre; IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

    Author : Anna Gazhilieva; Andrea Pino Avila; [2010]
    Keywords : ECD M; EMS; environmental; manufacturing;

    Abstract : Over the last decades, industrial development has brought prosperity and wealth together with triggering unintended ecological degradation. Therefore, a modern society has increasingly demanded companies to take responsibilities for the effects of those business activities that have a negative impact on the environment. READ MORE

  3. 12. ICT Design Unsustainability & the Path toward Environmentally Sustainable Technologies

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

    Author : Mohamed Bibri; [2009]
    Keywords : ICT; ICT design; Sustainable design; Environmental and corporate sustainability; Environmental impact; Dematerialization; De-carbonization; Recyclability; Resource depletion; Energy consumption; GHG emissions; Climate change; Toxic waste; Hazardous chemicals; Product lifecycle; Planned obsolescence; and Data centers.;

    Abstract : This study endeavors to investigate the negative environmental impacts of the prevailing ICT design approaches and to explore some potential remedies for ICT design unsustainability from environmental and corporate sustainability perspectives. More specifically, it aims to spotlight key environmental issues related to ICT design, including resource depletion; GHG emissions resulting from energy-intensive consumption; toxic waste disposal; and hazardous chemicals use; and also to shed light on how alternative design solutions can be devised based on environmental sustainability principles to achieve the goals of sustainable technologies. READ MORE

  4. 13. Machine Tool Utilisation Phase : Costs and Environmental Impacts with a Life Cycle View

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Alaitz Gonzalez; [2007]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The main objective of this project is to investigate the costs and environmental impacts generated at the use phase of the machine tools. Machine tools are essential elements for the manufacturing sector. Cost estimation model has been developed based on previous studies. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Development of Environmental Regimes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Evgenia Pavlovskaia; [2006]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay contains a comparison of the development of environmental regimes. Three regimes have been chosen for the investigation - the hazardous waste regime, the global biodiversity regime, and the climate change regime. READ MORE

  6. 15. Sociable Space in a City of Life : the Case of Hanoi

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Mikael Bäckman; Maria Rundqvist; [2005]
    Keywords : sociable space; public space; urban planning; urban environment; social life; people-friendly; city-scape; high-rise buildings; density; traffic; public transports; Hanoi; New Urban Area; urbanism; urbanity; development; refurbishment; sociala rum; offentliga rum; trafik; kollektivtrafik; täthet; bebyggelse; utveckling; stadsplanering; gaturum; platser; planering; höghus; MFS;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT This study, Sociable Space in a City of Life ¬ the Case of Hanoi, is a diploma work by Mr. Mikael Bäckman and Ms. Maria Rundqvist, for the Master’s Programme in Spatial Planning presented at the Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden. READ MORE