Essays about: "Household Behaviour"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 67 essays containing the words Household Behaviour.

  1. 6. Meeting electricity demand during a crisis : Assessing the feasibility of battery storage as a path for municipalities to increase electricity resilience

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Maria Lindström; Malou Sjöberg; Filip Sjöö; Hanna Åkermark; [2023]
    Keywords : Battery storage; Electricity demand; Crisis preparedness; Socio-technical analysis; Electricity resilience; Household responsibility; Municipal responsibility; Knivsta kommun;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis aims to investigate household electricity supply and demand during a crisis. Both quantitative and qualitative aspects of crisis preparedness and household electricity demand are considered. READ MORE

  3. 7. Factors Influencing The Application Of Consumers’ Prior Ecolabel Knowledge In Their Green Consumption  

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Christianah Aliu-Odeyemi; Ploychanok Ngernkitti; Nadeeka Erandathi Rathnayake Berglund; [2022]
    Keywords : Ecolabel knowledge; Environmental awareness; Green product attributes; purchase behaviour; green consumption;

    Abstract : Abstract Purpose The study investigates factors influencing consumers' application of prior ecolabel knowledge in their green consumption, focusing on the primary grocery shopper of each household in Sweden.   Design/methodology/approach The authors used a qualitative research method with an inductive approach. READ MORE

  4. 8. Evaluation of mini-grid versus stand-alone projects: a tool for decision-making on household connections in last-mile rural electrification projects

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

    Author : Irene Noguera Alonso; [2022]
    Keywords : Last-mile rural electrification; isolated from the network; polygeneration; modelling; network design; costs; mini-grid; stand-alone system; investment costs; Sista milen elektrifiering p˚a landsbygden; isolerad fr˚an n¨atverket; polygeneration; modellering; n¨atverksdesign; kostar; minin¨at; frist˚aende system; investeringskostnade;

    Abstract : Electrification of isolated rural areas in developing countries is a key action for the total eradication of energy poverty. A growing number of authors argue that this electrification should be done with distributed energy systems that combine different renewable energy sources, rather than trying to reach these communities with grid extensions. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Effect of Changing Gender Roles on Fertility-An analysis of two European country groups

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Bode; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender equality; fertility; housework division; Gender revolution; gender egalitarian attitudes; demography; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to test the effect of changing gender roles on fertility. Previous literature has suggested that moving towards gender equality in the household sphere can increase fertility. I test whether a more equal division of housework or gender-egalitarian attitudes affect fertility. READ MORE

  6. 10. Gendered differences in the factors influencing adolescent academic outcomes : An analysis of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) using decision trees, a supervised machine learning method

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Tannya Kumar; [2022]
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    Abstract : School outcomes play a crucial role in the life of adolescents since they affect them throughout their life course. It is well-known that girls outperform boys academically during adolescence across most OECD countries. READ MORE