Essays about: "Jungle"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the word Jungle.

1. 1. Economic development in a biodiversity hotspot: what is the jungle worth? : A case study of local understandings of forest use in North Sumatra

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sydney Laewen; [2023]
   Keywords : Minor Field Study; Sustainable development; Economic development; Natural resource use; Biodiversity; Conservation; Discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Sustainable development as our joint global goal is consensus in the mainstream international arena, in the name of long-term well-being for all living creatures. However economic constraints often limit the choices available to local communities, forcing them to make trade-offs between immediate socioeconomic gains and the long-term sustainability of natural resources. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring Environmentally Sustainable Last-Mile Deliveries in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Emelie Ehrensvärd; Clara Wilhelmsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Last-mile delivery; E-retailer; Sustainable last-mile delivery; Environmentally sustainable last-mile delivery; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Last-mile delivery is the part of the e-commerce supply chain that is the least efficient in terms of cost, time, and environmental impact. As e-commerce is expected to keep growing, this puts pressure on last-mile deliveries to reduce their environmental impact if Sweden is to reach its environmental goals for 2045. READ MORE

4. 3. Welcome to the (Entrepreneurial Ecosystem) Jungle - Navigating the Stockholm Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Amanda Sanderfelt; Elin Bratt; [2023]
   Keywords : Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Ecosystem; Stockholm;

   Abstract : In recent years, the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem literature has gained traction in Entrepreneurship circles, however, it has been argued that the phenomenon lacks proper empirical research. Consequently, this thesis aims to contribute to the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem field by conducting an empirical qualitative study examining Stockholm using the EE literature adapted by Wadichar et al. READ MORE

5. 4. The Jungelian Knowledge in the Garden of Europe: “The Other” and their representation in the European Studies Program at Malmö University

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Mostafa Mohamed; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : European Studies as a mainstream field needs evaluation of how its structured, and what ontological, epistemological, and methodological approaches it takes. Through a theoretical framework consolidated mainly by Spivak and Said with a post-colonial lens on the European Studies Program, where it uses positional superiority, Subject-Constitution and Object-Formation concepts, theorizing “The Other” using anthropological writings and psychoanalysis, and use destructive representation to investigate the positionality of “The Other” or its effective absence, this dissertation investigate and analyze four core courses of European Studies Program at Malmö University to address the knowledge about, and the representation of, “The Other” within the program’s curriculum. READ MORE

6. 5. Navigating in the ESG score jungle- A cross-sectional approach to determine the ESG risk factor

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gustav Pettersson; Mattias Öhrn; [2022-06-29]
   Keywords : Asset Pricing; ESG Investing; ESG Risk Score; Factor Models; Fama-MacBeth Regressions; Time-Series Regressions;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between ESG scores and yearly excess return between 2010 and 2020 on the S&P 500 Index. With a solid theoretical background regarding investor preferences, we ask whether investors accept lower returns for holding greener assets. READ MORE