Essays about: "Individual Behaviours"

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1. 1. Behaviours of older adults in urban outdoor environments during warm days

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Sandra Lujic; [2023-08-18]
   Keywords : Older adults; urban outdoor environments; behaviour; preferences; thermal comfort;

   Abstract : As a result of climate change, heat waves are expected to increase in frequency, duration, and severity, which is particularly threatening to the urban population. Vulnerable groups, including the older population, are more likely to be affected by adverse health effects due to heat exposure. READ MORE

3. 2. Stakeholder Behaviour and Management During the Course of a Project : A Case Study on Green Energy Project Operation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

   Author : Yuzhou Fang; [2023]
   Keywords : project management; stakeholder management; SM; engineering equipment procurement; stakeholder salience; stakeholder inclusion;

   Abstract : Project stakeholder management (SM) as one of the building blocks for project management theory has been studied by many scholars, and a lot of theoretical frameworks are developed to analyse relevant stakeholders based on different groups of attributes to formulate appropriate expectation managing strategies. Nevertheless, contemporary research rarely describes the dynamic change of stakeholder relationship during the course of a project and mainly focuses on public-private partnership projects where the relationships are complex and some external stakeholders can be threatening to project goals. READ MORE

4. 3. Environmental Testing of Large Components

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

   Author : Kenan Güler; Myriam Tenace; [2023]
   Keywords : battery packs; large electric components; random vibration; sine sweep; vibration testing.; batteripacken; random vibration; sinus sweep; stora elektriska komponenter; vibrationstestning.;

   Abstract : As the industry is being reshaped concentrically around sustainability, the consumption of fossil fuels is targeted to decrease day by day. As a consequence of that, a righteous rise of electricity as energy source prevails in different branches of industry. READ MORE

5. 4. Imagining and Enacting Desirable Futures : A Study of French Eco-Communities

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Hélène Clouet; [2023]
   Keywords : Eco-communities; imaginaries; transformative change; local change; desirable futures; Écolieux;

   Abstract : This thesis departs from the assumption that the current socio-ecological crises require new and alternative imaginaries as well as lifestyle changes. Following a qualitative research method, seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with eco-community members and analysed thematically to determine their motivations, values and beliefs, and search for a potential common imaginary. READ MORE

6. 5. Children’s education and parents’ mortality – Do parents with highly educated children live longer?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Pauline Bode; [2023]
   Keywords : Mortality inequalities; socioeconomic gradient in health; children’s education; socioeconomic status; SES; demography; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : While there exists a large literature on mortality inequalities by an individual’s level of education and other socioeconomic characteristics this thesis looks at the relationship between the children’s level of education and parents’ mortality, which has been relatively less studied. I use longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) for the years 2004-2017 and conduct Cox proportional hazard regressions to assess how children’s level of education affects parents’ mortality risks. READ MORE