Essays about: "Knowledge Preservation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 86 essays containing the words Knowledge Preservation.

  1. 16. The assessment of ecosystem services provided by forest edge effects on fields in a fragmented Swedish agricultural landscape : a methodological framework

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Juliette Nguyen; [2022]
    Keywords : carbon sequestration; cropping systems; DSSAT; ecosystem services; edge effect; food production; landscape diversification; landscape fragmentation; soil heterogeneity; soil organic carbon; spatial variability; total nitrogen; yield;

    Abstract : Agricultural expansion, prompted by increasing global food demand, has fragmented, simplified, and homogenized the landscape in the last decades. The resilience and sustainability of croplands are at stake, resulting in a hight vulnerability to climate change, and having major impacts on environmental protection, biodiversity preservation and food security. READ MORE

  3. 17. Hur kan man öka den biologiska mångfalden i urbana grönområden?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Axel Linton; [2022]
    Keywords : Biologisk; mångfald; ekosystem; urban; städer;

    Abstract : Den biologiska mångfalden har minskat betydligt de senaste decennierna. Urbanisering är en av faktorerna. Samtidigt har det visat sig att städer besitter potential för hög biologisk mångfald beroende deras geografiska placering och unika habitat. READ MORE

  4. 18. A Foucauldian Approcach to Climate Change Discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Leia Onsmark; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate change; Foucauldian critical discourse analysis; power; knowledge; responsibility; Canada; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis sheds light on the complexities of climate change discourse by applying Foucauldian discourse analysis to the Canadian 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan. Through a six-step analysis process, the thesis intends to investigate the effects of discourse on the understanding of climate change and the consequences of constituting knowledge through discourse. READ MORE

  5. 19. Managing Acquisition Success in a Knowledge Intensive Industry : How key employee retention is managed in the event of a company acquisition

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonas Finnström; Robin Mao; [2022]
    Keywords : acquisition; absorption acquisition; preservation acquisition; integration; post-acquisition integration; reverse integration; employee retention; talent retention;

    Abstract : Mergers and acquisitions have become increasingly popular as a method for enabling growth, and in 2021, global M&A value hit an all-time high. However, as mergers and acquisitions are complex organizational events, an estimated 70-90% of acquisitions fail to deliver value and prove to be a significant waste of time and resources. READ MORE

  6. 20. Hållbar utemiljöförvaltning av stadens biologiska mångfald

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Johanna Ericsson; [2022]
    Keywords : hållbar stadsutveckling; hållbar förvaltning; biologisk mångfald; utemiljöförvaltning; grönyteskötsel; urban biologisk mångfald;

    Abstract : Utemiljöförvaltningar är en central del i arbetet med att främja en biologisk mångfald i våra städer. Klimatförändringar, invasiva arter, föroreningar och förtätningen av våra städer är direkta hot mot biologisk mångfald som bottnar i det lokala utemiljöförvaltningars arbete. READ MORE