Essays about: "TSPD"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word TSPD.

1. 1. Contributing to a Transition towards a Sustainable Society : Education Matters

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

   Author : Kim Davis; Changkun Shen; Aymeric Maratea; [2013]
   Keywords : Education; Fundamental Human Needs; Strategic Sustainable Development; Template for Sustainable Product Service Development; TSPD; Creativity; Open Values; Knowledge Making; CKMOV.;

   Abstract : This research aims to shed insights and produce supportive tools to help stimulate the design of education programs. First a characterization of opportunities and challenges for education programs is given from a global sustainability standpoint. READ MORE

3. 2. How to Apply the Templates for Sustainable Product Development : Support for Sustainability Practitioners

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

   Author : Rachael Gould; Sara Regio Candeias; Anton Valkov; [2012]
   Keywords : Templates for Sustainable Product Development; TSPD; Participatory; Facilitation; Product Development; Sustainability;

   Abstract : The Templates for Sustainable Product Development (TSPD) is a tool for sustainability practitioners to assist product development teams with bringing sustainability considerations to the early phases of product development in a strategic, quick and resource-efficient way. This thesis project builds on the earlier TSPD work by investigating the ways in which sustainability practitioners could apply the TSPD in order to improve the outcomes. READ MORE

4. 3. Sustainability Opportunities and Challenges of Bioplastics

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

   Author : Eri Matsuura; Yan ye; Xiaoxuan He; [2008]
   Keywords : Bioplastics; PLA; LCA; FSSD;

   Abstract : Bioplastics (BPs) can be defined as plastics made of biomass such as corn and sugarcane. These substances have been increasingly spotlighted as means to saving fossil fuels, reducing CO2 emission and plastic wastes. READ MORE

5. 4. Introducing Strategic Sustainable Development in a business incubator

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

   Author : Heidi Blankenship; Viktor Kulhavý; Jonas Lagneryd; [2007]
   Keywords : sustainability; entrepreneurship; business incubator; TSPD; strategic sustainable development;

   Abstract : This qualitative action research explores integration of Strategic Sustainable Development (SSD) at Inova business incubator (Karlstad, Sweden). Researchers and incubator agreed that planning with sustainability in mind at a very early stage of company development may have important impacts on future business success and societal welfare. READ MORE

6. 5. Sustainability Opportunities and Challenges of the Biofuels Industry

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

   Author : Cesar L. França; Kate Maddigan; Kyle White; [2005]
   Keywords : biofuels; bioethanol; biodiesel; life cycle analysis; strategic sustainable development;

   Abstract : Liquid biofuels are being produced to displace fossil fuels for transportation, with bioethanol and biodiesel being the primary biofuels produced for this purpose in the world today. While there is consensus on the need for a sustainable biofuels industry, there is little consensus on how to proceed to avoid environmental and social degradation with global biofuel production. READ MORE