Essays about: "Sustainable Human Resources"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 257 essays containing the words Sustainable Human Resources.

1. 41. The Pursuit Towards Circular Business Models in the Real Estate Industry : Challenges and Enablers in Commercial Tenant Adaptations

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Sunny Simonian; Axel Lundbäck; [2022]
   Keywords : Circular economy; circular business models; commercial real estate; tenant adaptations; Cirkulär ekonomi; cirkulära affärsmodeller; kommersiella fastigheter; hyresgästanpassningar;

   Abstract : Today's society rests upon a mainly linear approach where the make-use-dispose model dominates. At this moment, it is undeniable that human activity and the use of virgin resources has led to major negative impacts on the environment, which makes today's linear approach unsustainable. READ MORE

3. 42. Closing the loop of human waste: can eco-innovation be the key? Findings from the case study of the LooPi urinal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Maricruz Vargas Esquivel; [2022]
   Keywords : eco-innovation; eco-toilet; wastewater reuse; circular economy; Vienna; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The Circular Economy (CE) primary goal is to be capable of "closing the loops" in processes by changing the idea of resources and waste. Eco-innovation ("the introduction of any new or significantly improved product (good or service), process, organizational change or marketing solution that reduces the use of natural resources (including materials, energy, water, and land)" could be a way to encourage industries to develop more solutions with "closed-loop" systems. READ MORE

4. 43. Mining and Indigenous Peoples' rights: an analysis of the Brazilian Amazon from an international human rights law perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Liliana Picchi Cappuccelli; [2022]
   Keywords : Mining; gold; Indigenous Peoples; Brazilian Amazon; Indigenous lands; sustainable development; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The present study seeks to understand the impacts of mining on Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the Brazilian Amazon. For this purpose, after an introduction of the context of mining historically, socially, and geographically in Brazil, a framework of Indigenous Peoples’ rights is described, and each right analyzed separately. READ MORE

5. 44. To create multifunctional riverscapes : the example of Älvkarleby in the Nedre Dalälven River, Sweden

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

   Author : Xuan Ye; [2022]
   Keywords : river space; municipal nature reserve; ecological restoration; landscape planning; fish migration passage; human recreation;

   Abstract : The natural environment and ecological services of rivers and the needs and expansion of human activities using rivers causes conflicting interests. Human survival is inseparable from the dependence on the natural environment, but at the same time, the continuous demand for natural resources has also caused an irreversible impact. READ MORE

6. 45. 1000 YEARS ARCHITECTURE

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Erik Odqvist; [2022]
   Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Today most architecture being built has a lifespan somewhere between 60 to 120 years. In some cases less, in a few cases more. Construction of buildings is a huge consumer of both energy and resources. In the architectural field environmental sustainability are keywords in the design process. READ MORE