Essays about: "Sustainable development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 4723 essays containing the words Sustainable development.

  1. 1. Reducing the environmental impact of new neighbourhoods during early planning stages using life cycle analysis (LCA) : Towards effective decision support tools for settlements projects

    University essay from KTH/Byggvetenskap

    Author : Pierrick Francois Gervasi; [2022]
    Keywords : district LCA; residential neighbourhood; EPD; Urban Print; urban; modelling; normalization; weighing; planet boundaries.;

    Abstract : Since the first warnings on the limits of planet Earth, 50 years ago, policies havenot been sufficient and fast enough to create a more sustainable world, which is todayillustrated by climate change, an increase in resource scarcity, and tremendousbiodiversity loss. Cities have been playing an important role in those environmentalconsequences, today accounting for 60% of greenhouse gases. READ MORE

  3. 2. Factors for Sustainable Services : Managing Service Sustainability for Municipal Companies within the Swedish Energy Sector

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Isak Norberg; Joel Persson; [2022]
    Keywords : Services; Sustainability; Sustainability Performance; Business Development; Tjänster; Hållbarhet; Hållbarhetsprestanda; Affärsutveckling;

    Abstract : The energy sector faces massive challenges regarding climate change. Simultaneously, the energy sector is amid a servitization process oftransitioning and creating new value-offerings to meet customer demand. READ MORE

  4. 3. DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL TRADING MARKETS USING BLOCKCHAINS

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Informationssystem

    Author : Sulakshi Hetti Mudiyanselage; [2022]
    Keywords : Blockchains; Sustainability; Affordances; Financial trading markets;

    Abstract : With the invention of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in 2009, the world's first blockchain application was developed. While academic research gradually investigates blockchain more closely and attempts to understand its functioning in the financial sector, the technology is rapidly evolving, and eco-systems grow exponentially. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nervous System Informed Facilitation for Strategic Sustainable Development: Integrating Polyvagal Theory in the ABCD-Process

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Jonas Baumgart; Cora Niemeier; Felix Bruns; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Polyvagal Theory; FSSD; Facilitation; Multi-Stakeholder Process; Nervous System;

    Abstract : The activities of modern society create an unsustainable trajectory for life on planetearth. The issues related to that, as summed up in the sustainability challenge, are interdependentand complex, thus effective solutions must be systemic and involve diverse stakeholders. READ MORE

  6. 5. Grönytefaktorns roll i Malmö 2022 : verktygets utveckling i förhållande till stadsplaneringen i Malmö med särskilt fokus på täthet

    University essay from SLU/Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Erica Karlsson; Ida Hultman; [2022]
    Keywords : grönytefaktor; förtätning; urbanisering; grönstruktur; ekosystemtjänster; hållbarhet; stadsplanering;

    Abstract : Urbaniseringen i Sverige har pågått i över 200 år och idag bor ca 85% av befolkningen i landets tätorter. Som en följd av denna befolkningstillväxt har det under 2000-talet byggts allt tätare urbana miljöer. READ MORE