Essays about: "Latvia"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 125 essays containing the word Latvia.

  1. 16. Phosphorus reduction in wastewater using microalgae with different phosphorus starvation periods

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Fredrika Murby; [2021]
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    Abstract : Anthropogenic induced nutrients in the Baltic Sea have led to 97% of it being eutrophic. Phosphorus is regarded the main regulating nutrient, and nearly 25% of the nutrients coming to the Baltic Sea originate from wastewater treatment plants. READ MORE

  2. 17. The portrayal of disability on the websites of the higher education institutions : A comparative critical discourse analysis on the web pages of disability services in Latvia and Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Zane Blumberga; [2021]
    Keywords : Persons with disabilities; disability content; web pages; higher education; Latvia; Sweden; critical discourse analysis; Michel Foucault; inequalities; models of disability;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to critically examine and compare the web pages that provide disability content and information of ten selected Latvian and Swedish higher education institutions’ websites. The theoretical framework of the research is built upon the critical discourse analysis and Michel Foucault’s ideas of discourse and power while the analytical framework incorporates elements of Mullet’s (2018) framework of critical discourse analysis, Pauwels (2012) multimodal framework for analysing websites and the snapshot click study by Gabel et al. READ MORE

  3. 18. Conservation or Tourism?: Open Air Museums and their Relevance to Archaeotourism.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Rachael Samantha Telinde; [2021]
    Keywords : Open Air Museums; Conservation; Authenticity; Archaeotourism; Tourism; Ethics; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Efforts of conservation create a conflict between the archaeological community and tourism industry. The following paper will discuss the tourism industry and the conflict between tourism goals and the conservation of archaeological material. READ MORE

  4. 19. NOT EVERYONE FITS THE MOLD : A study measuring monetary stress in the euro area

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Jessica Lidberg; [2021]
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    Abstract : The creation of the European Monetary Union implied that its member states were no longer responsible for their monetary policy and instead had to rely entirely on the “one-size-fits-all” monetary policy conducted by the European Central Bank. This study investigates the alignment between the interest rate set by the European Central Bank and the interest rate that may be considered “optimal” for certain member countries of the euro area using a Taylor rule as a model for optimal interest rate decisions. READ MORE

  5. 20. Interconnections between the CircularEconomy and the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs), asystematic study

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

    Author : Mélissandre Houbeaut; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development Goals SDGs ; Circular Economy CE ; Interconnection; Causality; Correlation; Interaction; Synergies and Trade-offs; Hållbar Utveckling SDGs ; Circulär Ekonomi CE ; Sammakoppling; Kausalitet; Korrelation; Koppling; Synergi; Avvägning;

    Abstract : 2015 is a turning point in the common history where the 2030 Agenda has set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to transform our world into a thriving and sustainable society in which humankind’s well-being is ensured while protecting the planet’s environmental boundaries. The same year, the European Commission adopted its first Circular Economy Action Plan with 54 actions to be implemented with a concise milestone: closing the loop. READ MORE