Essays about: "Natural resource dependency"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Natural resource dependency.

1. 1. Incorporation of Environmental Features into Peacebuilding Initiatives at Three Actor Leadership Levels : A Case Study of Liberia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Mathilda Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Environmental Peacebuilding; Conflict; Natural resources; Forest resources; Forest resource management; Human needs; Actors in peacebuilding; Community forestry; Liberia;

   Abstract : Environmental change and degradation, and increasing intrastate armed conflict are two pressing challenges of our time. Regions with highest rates of intrastate armed conflict have shown to overlap with regions of highest dependency on natural resources for livelihood provision and survival, where research of interrelatedness between conflict and environmental degradation, the environment-conflict nexus, increased during the 1990s. READ MORE

3. 2. Kostigen mellan Bryssel och Jämtland : en undersökning av implementeringen och effekterna av EU:s gemensamma jordbrukspolitik i en svensk kontext

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

   Author : Lovisa Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : kompensationsstödet; nationella stödet; Jämtland; CAP; policy; rådgivare; jordbrukspolitik;

   Abstract : Denna uppsats undersöker implementeringen av EU:s gemensamma jordbrukspolitik, Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) i en svensk kontext. Syftet är att utröna vilka effekter EU-finansierade jordbruksstöd har på jordbruket och huruvida det skapas några motsättningar mellan svensk jordbrukspolicy och CAP. READ MORE

4. 3. Task-agnostic knowledge distillation of mBERT to Swedish

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Added Kina; [2022]
   Keywords : Natural Language Processing; Transformers; Knowledge Distillation; BERT; Multilingual Models; Cross-Lingual Transfer; Naturlig bearbetning av språk; Transformatorer; Kunskapsdestillation; BERT; Flerspråkiga modeller; Tvärspråklig inlärningsöverföring;

   Abstract : Large transformer models have shown great performance in multiple natural language processing tasks. However, slow inference, strong dependency on powerful hardware, and large energy consumption limit their availability. READ MORE

5. 4. Strategic targets and KPIs for improved value chain circularity and sustainability performance : A case study of a large manufacturing enterprise within the energy sector

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Jonas Jansson; Herman Holmberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Circular Economy; Circular Economy business; Key Performance indicator; Circular indicators; Sustainable value chain; sustainable business models. sustainability; circular business model; resource efficiency; Environmental strategy; sustainability strategy; energy efficiency; Circularity; Circular business; KPI; Sustainability KPI; Renewable Energy; Circular targets; sustainability target; Circular transformation; Industrial manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; Cirkulär ekonomi; hållbar utveckling; Mätetal; Hållbarhetsstrategi;

   Abstract : Global consumption levels currently extend far beyond what planet Earth in terms of natural resources can regenerate in a sustainable manor and will by 2050 reach levels corresponding to what it would require three Earths to sustain. This overexploitation and unsustainable management of the Earth’s resources in combination with the necessity of mitigating climate change and reaching net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 require action across all sectors, not least the manufacturing industry. READ MORE

6. 5. Socializing Children to be Killers : How child soldiering affects violence against civilians where civilian support is low: Sierra Leone, Algeria, and Myanmar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Olga Krakhmaleva; [2022]
   Keywords : One sided violence; violence against civilians; child soldiers; socialization; armed groups;

   Abstract : The issue of child soldiering continues to be a significant part of armed conflicts. The research on children in conflict has not fully been able to understand how children not only experience but also actively participate in war. READ MORE