Essays about: "Residual sustainability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Residual sustainability.

  1. 1. Forest fertilization does not cause any long-term effects on tree growth or vegetation composition

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Yixian Chen; [2023]
    Keywords : density; ground vegetation; height; stem radial growth; legacy nitrogen effect; soil total N and C N ratio; tree;

    Abstract : Forest fertilization is considered one of the most effective management options to improve forest productivity. In Fennoscandia, nitrogen (N) fertilization has been practiced for over 50 years and is normally added in the form of granules of NH4NO3 at least 15 years prior to the final harvest. READ MORE

  3. 2. Synthesis and characterization of a greener poly(vinyl acetate) adhesive

    University essay from KTH/Fiber- och polymerteknologi

    Author : Xiuting Zhang; [2023]
    Keywords : poly vinyl acetate -grafted-chitosan; chitosan; poly vinyl acetate ; ceric ammonium nitrate; green adhesive; poly vinyl acetat -ympad kitosan; poly vinyl acetat ; ceriumammoniumnitrat CAN ; grönt lim;

    Abstract : To produce a greener adhesive is always an issue of concern to the commercial market and global environment. The environmental request for producing greener and bio-based adhesives leads to an increased awareness of replacing fossil-based components in adhesives with bio-based alternatives. READ MORE

  4. 3. Enhancing Waste Management Practises : A Case Study of Viking Line’s Waste Management System

    University essay from KTH/Kemiteknik

    Author : Alicia Lidén; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable waste management; Waste management strategies; Circular economy; Waste reduction; Viking Line; Hållbar avfallshantering; Avfallshanteringsstrategier; Cirkulär ekonomi; Avfallsreducering; Viking Line;

    Abstract : Hantering och generering av avfall är stora bidragande faktorer till den moderna tidens globala klimatförändringar och det tydliggjorts att företag besitter en viktig roll i miljömässig hållbarhet. Syftet med detta examensarbete var att undersöka Viking Lines avfallshanteringssystem, samt att identifiera och kartlägga vätske- och restavfallsströmmar i samband med dagliga aktiviteter ombord. READ MORE

  5. 4. Fighting for Sustainability: A Case Study about Tenerife's Activism Movement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Felicitas Brodtrager; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable destination development; activism; tourism impacts; stakeholder involvement; sustainability; alternative tourism model; system thinking; doughnut economics;

    Abstract : This research explores the perspectives of the opinion leaders of the activism movement in Tenerife on tourism on the island and the solutions proposed by these stakeholders to the current sustainability problems related to tourism. These issues include tourist's misbehavior in natural protected areas, waste, submarine emissions of residual water sewage, water shortage, gentrification, overtourism, overpopulation, 14,6% of unemployment in 2022, decline of agricultural land, high population density, etc. READ MORE

  6. 5. Time Series Analysis and Binary Classification in a Car-Sharing Service : Application of data-driven methods for analysing trends, seasonality, residuals and prediction of user demand

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

    Author : Aksel Uhr; [2023]
    Keywords : Smart mobility; Car-sharing; Time series analysis; Demand prediction; Machine learning; Supervised learning; Binary classification; Random forest; Smart mobilitet; Bildelning; Tidsseriaanalys; Efterfrågansprediktering; Maskininlärning; Väglett lärande; Binär klassificering; Slumpmässiga skogar;

    Abstract : Researchers have estimated a 20-percentage point increase in the world’s population residing in urban areas between 2011 and 2050. The increase in denser cities results in opportunities and challenges. Two of the challenges concern sustainability and mobility. READ MORE