Essays about: "Household strategies"

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1. 6. From Ocean to Table: Microplastic contamination in Nordic salts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

   Author : Anna Nyika; [2023]
   Keywords : Microplastic MP ; MP pollution; plastic pollution; sea salt; rock salt; Nordics; Iceland; Denmark; plastic waste management; human health; marine environment.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Large amounts of plastic in the oceans originate from mismanaged plastic waste, and microplastics (MPs) are the most common type of waste. They can be found in household products, such as sea salts. Therefore, monitoring pollution levels is essential to improve marine health and food safety. READ MORE

3. 7. Defossilise Väster – Testing a fossil free urbanity for the debate

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : August Grundtman; [2023]
   Keywords : urban design; public space; climate change; transport; walkability; neighbourhood; fossil free; proximity; car free; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Humanity is facing one of the greatest challenges ever. Climate change and global warming is a great risk and our consumption and dependency of fossil fuel are important causes of this accelerating issue. My thesis aims to design an entry for the professional debate about what urban areas in a fossil free future might be like. READ MORE

4. 8. Assessment of the food losses and waste along the tomato and carrot value chain in Sweden: A value chain analysis approach

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Valery Ndagijimana; [2023]
   Keywords : Carrot; food loss; food waste; sustainable development; tomato; vegetable value chain;

   Abstract : Assessing food losses and waste in the tomato and carrot value chain in Sweden is essential for achieving sustainable development.  This study uses a mixed method to analyze the extent of food loss and waste along the tomato and carrot value chain and related causing factors. READ MORE

5. 9. Child Labor as a Coping Mechanism: Children’s Time Use Responses to Community and Individual Shocks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Theresa Pieper; [2023]
   Keywords : Child Labor; Chores; Household Shocks; Community Shocks; Informal Coping Mechanisms; Time Use Allocation; Ethiopia; Fixed Effects; Matched Difference-in-Difference; Panel Data; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of community and individual shocks on children’s time use and aims to determine if and under what conditions households use child labor as a response to shocks. For this purpose, four survey rounds of a panel of Ethiopian children aged 5 to 15 are analysed. READ MORE

6. 10. The Drivers of Wealth Inequality: The Case of Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Erik Lindé; Ludvig Ljungberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Wealth inequality; Return heterogeneity; Type-dependency;

   Abstract : Wealth inequality is a defining feature of the global economy which gives rise to several societal issues. To investigate the driving factors behind wealth inequality in Sweden, a wealth model from Gabaix et al. (2016) is extended to include type dependency, differences in returns amongst individuals in the population. READ MORE