Essays about: "Niche Innovations"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 essays containing the words Niche Innovations.
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6. Innovation for Climate Change Adaptation in Costa Rican Coffee Production: A comparative analysis of cooperatives in the coffee regions Guanacaste & Tarrazú
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Latin America is predicted to experience losses of almost 90% of land suitable for coffee production due to climate change by 2050. Simultaneously, worldwide coffee demand is increasing steadily and is expected to grow continuously due to new emerging niche markets. READ MORE
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7. The contribution of testbeds in sustainable innovation : a case study of aquaponics in Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Aquaponics has gained increasing popularity as it offers a more sustainable solution to farm fish and leafy greens sustainably and closer to urban centres. While generally seen as a real potential to improve sustainable food production, the commercialisation of aquaponics globally is though still at its beginnings. READ MORE
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8. Spinning a Budding Industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : The 2018 Farm Bill federally legalized industrial hemp in the United States following four years of state and tribal pilot programs. Industry actors have since been building a hemp industry from the ground up and have been met with many trials and tribulations that have been due to red tape policies, a lack of infrastructure, and broken supply chains. READ MORE
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9. Driving the transition: Intermediary actors in the grassroots e-carsharing niche of rural Germany.
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Rural Germany is massively dependent on fossil fuel driven cars. But in many villages, socio-technical innovations have emerged to tackle this dependency. Electric carsharing, often organised in grassroots-settings, is one of them. READ MORE
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10. Quantum Portfolio Optimization : a Multi-Level Perspective Study of the Swedish Fund Management Industry
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)Abstract : In recent years, quantum computers have achieved new levels of sophistication and are by some estimates only a few years from being used in production. A growing body of literature points toward their potential uses within various industries, with the finance industry identified as exceptionally full of prospective applications. READ MORE