Essays about: "Natural Resource Dependence"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words Natural Resource Dependence.

  1. 6. The Effect of Natural Resource Dependence on Education in Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jasmin Bina; [2019]
    Keywords : Natural Resource Dependence; Resource Curse; Human Capital; Indonesia; Southeast Asia; Pooled Mean Group Estimator; Fixed Effects; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Empirical evidence on the effect of natural resource dependence on education so far has revealed mixed results. As a result of the ongoing controversy, this examination offers the opportunity to extend knowledge about the relationship between natural resource dependence and education. READ MORE

  3. 7. Alternative energy concepts for Swedish wastewater treatment plants to meet demands of a sustainable society

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Carl Brundin; [2018]
    Keywords : Wastewater treatment; Paris agreement; Energy-land nexus; Land-use intensity; Wind power photovoltaics; High-temperature heat pumps; Synthetic inertia; Energy storages; Modular chemical plants; Haber-Bosch; Electrochemical ammonia synthesis; Fischer-Tropsch; Methanol synthesis; BioCat biological methanation; Electrofuels; Blue crude; Synthetic diesel; Synthetic gasoline; Synthetic natural gas; Synthetic Ammonia; Methane cracking; Combined cycle gas turbines; Fuel cells electrolysers; Reversible Solid Oxide Cells; Battolysers; Smart grids; Electrification; Fuel cell mobility; Hydrothermal carbonization; Ultra-high temperature hydrolysis;

    Abstract : This report travels through multiple disciplines to seek innovative and sustainable energy solutions for wastewater treatment plants. The first subject is a report about increased global temperatures and an over-exploitation of natural resources that threatens ecosystems worldwide. READ MORE

  4. 8. Overcoming the Challenges of Energy Scarcity in Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Natassjha Antunes Venhammar; [2017]
    Keywords : import dependence; energy; fossil fuel; Japan; energy scarcity; fossil fuel import; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Dependence on imported fossil fuels is a major issue in contemporary Japan, as this creates economic vulnerabilities and contributes to climate change. The reliance on imports has been increasing, despite efforts to diversify and conserve energy, and today imports supply over 90 percent of energy consumed in Japan. READ MORE

  5. 9. From Natural Resource Windfalls to Curse? The Resource Curse Paradox and Economic Diversification in Kazakhstan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Akmaral Kamaliyeva; [2017]
    Keywords : natural resources; resource curse; Kazakhstan; rentier state; Soviet legacy; economic diversification; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The evidence pointing to a fundamental link between abundance in natural resources and unsustainable development processes in developing countries has caught attention lately, one aspect of this being the „resource curse‟. This paper aims to demonstrate the extent to which the resource abundance can explain the unsustainable economic development process of Kazakhstan. READ MORE

  6. 10. In the surge of healing- the case of Indus basin

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Rabail Gull; Rabail Gul; [2017]
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    Abstract : Water being a vital resource and an inevitable ingredient for the existence and sustenance of life drew the attention of human settlements from the beginning. Nearly all human activities i.e. commerce, sanitation and transportation get influenced by water in one way or the other. READ MORE