Essays about: "The Natural Step Framework"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 28 essays containing the words The Natural Step Framework.

1. 16. Assessing the Potential of Embedding Vegetation Dynamics into a Fire Behaviour Model : LPJ-GUESS-FARSITE

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Efren Lopez Blanco; [2014]
   Keywords : mediterranean ecosystem; LPJ-GUESS-FARSITE; FARSITE; fire modelling; fire behaviour prediction; dynamic fuel model; geography; fire recurrence; fuel loading; LPJ-GUESS-SPITFIRE; fuel moisture; physical geography; GEM; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Disturbances such as wildfires are key players involved in the shape, structure and function of the ecosystems. Fire is rarely included in Dynamic global vegetation models due to their difficulty in implementing its processes and impacts associated. READ MORE

3. 17. Leverage Points for Broader Diffusion of the FSSD

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

   Author : Irena Efremovska; Sijme Geurts; Scott Perret; [2012]
   Keywords : Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development; FSSD; The Natural Step Framework; TNS; diffusion; dissemination;

   Abstract : The intrinsic characteristics of the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) make it useful in moving society towards sustainability. However, most of the change agents who work with the FSSD report that it is not diffused widely enough to have a systemic impact on society. READ MORE

4. 18. Chain of Custody on Timber Products in the Construction Industry- A Case Study at Skanska Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ann Sterner; Ellen Johansson; [2011]
   Keywords : Chain of Custody; timber; construction industry; Skanska; corporate social responsibility; environment; sustainability; decentralization; FSC; LEED; Social Responsible Purchasing; procurement; eco-certification; supply chain.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Chain of Custody on timber refers to the chronological documentation throughout the value chain, from forest to consumer. For a construction company, who engages within Social Responsible Purchasing, it is important to know where purchased material origins from. READ MORE

5. 19. The Role of Knowledge in Internationalization of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Siavash Ali Madadi Jani; [2011]
   Keywords : Internationalization; Knowledge-based view; SME; Technological Knowledge; Business Knowledge; Market-specific Knowledge; competitive advantage;

   Abstract : Internationalization is one of the most complicated elements in Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) expansion. Researchers seem to agree more and more that none of the theories in this field can solely explain the dynamics of the internationalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises particularly small knowledge- and service-intensive firms. READ MORE

6. 20. A case study of aided story telling : Comparing the Step-by-Step™ with the How Was School Today Prototype

   University essay from Logopedi

   Author : Jennifer Menjivar Dominguez; Karolina Yläneva; [2010]
   Keywords : How Was School Today prototype; Step-by-Step™; narrative ability; story telling; conversation analysis; complex communication needs; questions; gaze; How Was School Today-prototypen; Step-by-Step™; narrativ förmåga; berättande; samtalsanalys; komplexa kommunikativa behov; frågor; blickriktning;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this study was to compare how the Step-by-Step™ (S-b-S) and the newly developed How Was School Today (HWST) prototype can support participation in narrative activities for a 10-year-old boy with complex communication needs (CCN) when he interacts with two typically developed peers. The researchers wanted to find out how the use of the different communication aids affected interaction. READ MORE