Essays about: "Human Activities that damage the earth"

Found 3 essays containing the words Human Activities that damage the earth.

  1. 1. Strategic Sustainable Trigger Questions: How Strategic Sustainable Development might be introduced in the Lean Startup through the Business Model Canvas

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Thomas Van der Molen; Anastasia Bagrianski; [2016]
    Keywords : Strategic Sustainable Trigger Questions; Lean Startup; Business Model Canvas; Value Proposition Canvas; Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development FSSD ; Sustainability.;

    Abstract : We are living in the “Anthropocene” the era in which human activities are responsible for severe damage to the resilience of the ecological and social systems, undermining the Earth’s autopoetic mechanism, integrity and ability to function as a healthy complex adaptive systems. The prevailing societal paradigm for business practices has yet to realise the reality of our current global unsustainable state – and the shift necessary to move us forward collectively. READ MORE

  3. 2. Den globala uppvärmningen : vad kommer att hända med morgondagens värld?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Herman Nilsson; [2010]
    Keywords : global uppvärmning; växthuseffekt; klimat; klimatförändring; klimateffekter; fossila bränslen; utsläpp;

    Abstract : Mankind faces a serious threat. Its activities, for example the burning of fossil fuels, have led to an enhancement of the greenhouse effect - something that has given rise to a global warming. The climate is becoming warmer, a change that has important effects on the nature as well as for humans and their society. READ MORE

  4. 3. Coastal Erosion at Hai Hau Beach in the Red River Delta, Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Martin Häglund; Pär Svensson; [2002]
    Keywords : pollution control; Environmental technology; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; soil mechanics; Red River Delta; Vietnam; coastal erosion; sediment transport; wave prediction; Technological sciences; Teknik; Civil engineering; offshore technology; hydraulic engineering; Miljöteknik; kontroll av utsläpp; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Many coastal areas in Vietnam suffer from erosion. One of the worst affected areas is the Hai Hau beach, located in the Red River delta in northern Vietnam. Over the last hundred years, vast parts of the beach have eroded at an average rate of approximately 25 m per year. READ MORE