Essays about: "Sustainability Transitions"
Showing result 26 - 30 of 141 essays containing the words Sustainability Transitions.
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26. The emergence of green hydrogen in Costa Rica A case study examining the impediments and opportunities to decarbonize the energy and transport sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Tropicalizing a technology entail adapting it to a tropical climate. This paper analyzes how an innovative solution for decarbonization – the green hydrogen - is introduced to Costa Rica. This research examines a niche trying to enter a sector under construction, contributing to the growing literature about this emerging sector. READ MORE
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27. An essay on the discursive state of Sustainable Food Transitions : A discourse analysis of an experimental food company’s marketing material, the “Liberation of Protein Production”
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknikAbstract : The thesis' purpose is to investigate the discursive state of sustainable food transitions by examining how Industry, as exemplified by an experimental food company namely Solar Foods at the forefront of the field, communicate and add to this discourse, as observed in their marketing video series Liberators of Protein Production, as well as how it reflects hegemonic discourses, chiefly seen to the amalgamated actors Government and Populace. Discourse theory is used and established as an admittedly austere methodological apparatus as well as analytical framework to collect data and map the discursive landscape, meaning what discourses are communicated and their relations to each other as well as said hegemonic discourses. READ MORE
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28. 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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29. Too Hot to Handle? : Performance of large-scale infrastructure projects in a Swedish district heating company
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Large-scale infrastructure projects are risky ventures, often subjected to poor performance. Time and cost are often escalating beyond estimation while quality and benefits remain unchanged. READ MORE
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30. Farm T(hr)o(ugh) School - The Role of place-based education in Short Food Supply Chains
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Present master thesis investigates the role of 4 chosen place-based educational initiatives in Austria which are actively engaged in local short food supply chains (SFSCs). Those supply chains are defined by close geographical and social relations between supply chain actors and a limited number of intermediaries. READ MORE
