Essays about: "Katalonien"

Found 5 essays containing the word Katalonien.

  1. 1. Catalonia - a New State in Europe? : Exploring the legal possibilities of creating an independent Catalan State

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Astrid Baldomero Warstrand; [2020]
    Keywords : Catalonia; Spain; self-determination; independence; secession; Katalonien; Spanien; självbestämmanderätt; självständighet;

    Abstract : Support for the creation of an independent Catalan state has increased significantly during the past two decades. In 2017, an estimated 40.2 percent of the total Catalan population supported the creation of an independent Catalonia. The road towards independence has shown to be filled with legal obstacles. READ MORE

  2. 2. A hybrid low - temperature heating system in geothermal retrofitting for public buildings in the Mediterranean climate

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Boumediene Bizimana; [2019]
    Keywords : Hybrid low-temperature floor heating; Energy performance; Thermal comfort; Indoor air quality; Lågtemperaturgolvvärme; Energiprestanda; Termisk komfort; Inomhusluftkvalitet;

    Abstract : More than 50 % of EU’s yearly energy demand is spent on heating and cooling systems with which most of its source is generated from non-renewable fossil fuel [1]. Furthermore, half of the EU buildings are heated with a non-efficient boiler of about 60% or less efficiency [1]. READ MORE

  3. 3. A hybrid low - temperature heating system in geothermal retrofitting for public buildings in the Mediterranean climate

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Boumediene Bizimana; [2019]
    Keywords : Hybrid low-temperature floor heating; Energy performance; Thermal comfort; Indoor air quality; Lågtemperaturgolvvärme; Energiprestanda; Termisk komfort; Inomhusluftkvalitet;

    Abstract : More than 50 % of EU’s yearly energy demand is spent on heating and cooling systems with which most of its source is generated from non-renewable fossil fuel [1]. Furthermore, half of the EU buildings are heated with a non-efficient boiler of about 60% or less efficiency [1]. READ MORE

  4. 4. 'I'm from Barcelona': Boundaries and Transformations Between Catalan and Spanish Identities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Liesl Drew; [2017]
    Keywords : identity; Catalonia; Spain; ethnic boundaries; minority language; nationalism; identitat; Catalunya; Espanya; fronteres ètniques; llengua minoritària; nacionalisme; identité; Catalogne; Espagne; frontières ethniques; langue minoritaire; nationalisme; identitet; Katalonien; Spanien; etniska gränser; minoritetsspråk; nationalism; identidad; Cataluña; España; fronteras étnicas; lengua minoritaria; nacionalismo;

    Abstract : In the last decade or so, the multiple political factions in Catalonia have adopted pro-independence initiatives in their platforms following the 2008 financial crisis. Catalonia’s position as representing a minority culture in the face of the centralized administration of Madrid presents a contentious history of fighting for the right ‘to be’, culminating in what today is viewed by many as an identity crisis. READ MORE

  5. 5. Assessing the relationship between certifications and farm sustainability : a study of short marketing channels and farmers’ perceptions in Catalonia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Miquel Saludas Cohi; [2016]
    Keywords : sustainability; SAFA; DSRP; participatory guarantee systems; agroecology; Catalonia;

    Abstract : The use of voluntary policies with the form of certifications or guarantee systems together with Short Marketing Channels seem a consolidated system aiming at ‘resocialize’ and ‘relocalize’ food chain actors which upon a sustainable food system must be built. In the organic food certifications two different approaches coexist in Catalonia, the European organic third-party certification (CCPAE) and a regional Participatory Guarantee System (PGS). READ MORE