Essays about: "System-thinking"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the word System-thinking.

1. 11. Consumer Technology for Sustainable Food Practices : the impact of mobile applications on consumer food behaviour

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Nathan Pflaum; [2022]
   Keywords : Consumer Technology; Behavioural Economics; Decision Making; Sustainable Food Systems;

   Abstract : A food system is a long chain of activities comprised and contributed by multiple industry inputs and processes where a consumer in the food system is typically represented at the end of the value chain. A sustainable food system recognises the various influencing factors throughout the value chain and considers social, economic, and environmental impacts along all steps. READ MORE

3. 12. Embedding food system education into Swedish public schools – teachers’ perspectives

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Hanna Weiss; [2022]
   Keywords : Food system education; System thinking; Experienced-based learning; Swedish school curriculum; Food education; Food literacy; Pedagogical approaches with children;

   Abstract : Modern, human driven food systems are putting pressure on the earth’s resources, exploiting societies and degrading land. Food security is at risk, while a progressing anthropogenic climate change will presumably reinforce these incidents. Children will be highly threatened by the consequences derived from unsustainable farming practices. READ MORE

4. 13. Game-based approaches to climate change education: a lever for change? The case of Climate Fresk-Sverige

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Milène Spyckerelle; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Climate Change Education; Game-based approaches; Formative evaluation;

   Abstract : In face of the climate crisis, educational responses aim at raising awareness, fostering knowledge, and encouraging theengagement of the general public. Climate change education plays an important role in the necessary individual andsocietal transformations. Playful and game-based educational approaches are increasingly used. READ MORE

5. 14. Let Them Know You’re Green: How to Become Competitive by Being Sustainable - a single embedded case study on the chemical industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sofia Emanuelsson; Hanna Idmark; [2021-06-28]
   Keywords : Chemical Industry; Communication; Competitive Advantage; Green Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain; Sustainability; System Thinking;

   Abstract : During the last decades, all industries have experienced increased pressure from their stakeholders towards acting more sustainable, and much research has been done to understand what can be gained from listening to those stakeholders. Yet, the chemical industry is underrepresented in business research in terms of possible advantages from sustainability positioning. READ MORE

6. 15. Towards Regenerative (Agri)Cultures. An ethnographic case study of integrated socio-ecological restoration at the Hof Lebensberg community farm, Germany

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Cina Tanzarella; [2021]
   Keywords : Socio-Ecological Systems; System Thinking; Regenerative Agriculture; Agroecology; Ecosystem Restoration; Sustainability Transformations; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Agriculture is today the human activity most vulnerable to Climate Change, and one of its leading causes. Regenerative Agriculture offers powerful tools to restore ecosystems, without sacrificing abundant food production; nevertheless, a systematic adoption of such practices is incompatible with the existing economic structures and calls for a radical societal change. READ MORE