Essays about: "Value Sensitive Design"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 49 essays containing the words Value Sensitive Design.

1. 21. The impact of subsidies in the Swedish solar energy market

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Tobias Ekblom; Larsson Larsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Subsidies; Renewable energy; Market maturity; Price elasticity; Solar cells;

   Abstract : Problem In the light of a world in transition towards sustainability, there is an urge for evaluation of the effect of governmental interference on renewable energy markets. The complexity of doing this, calls for further investigation. This was conducted by examining the Swedish solar cell market. READ MORE

3. 22. Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) as a climate adaptation strategy

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Andrea Fumero; [2020]
   Keywords : Water Sensitive Urban Design; Flooding; Resilience; Climate adaptation; Rotterdam; Copenhagen; Malmö; PHVision;

   Abstract : “Global floods and extreme rainfall events have surged by more than 50% in the past decade and recent studies show that they are occurring four times higher than in 1980” (Neslen, 2018). At the same time, the urban population is rising. READ MORE

4. 23. Transmission of Vibrations in Precast Concrete Slabs

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

   Author : Adam Oskarsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Vibration; Concrete; Transmission; Precast;

   Abstract : Dynamic loads have historically not been a troubled area for concrete floors, foremostbecause of the high self-weight compared to the dynamic load. With new technical andcalculation achievements during the last decades concrete floors have become longerand more slender. READ MORE

5. 24. Environmental issues from sugarcane plantations in Brazil and how to handle them with market-based instruments

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Freja Milton; [2019]
   Keywords : Market-based instruments; environmental offsets; Payments for ecosystem services; PES; Brazil; bioplastic; biopolymer; sugarcane; certification; environmental impacts from sugarcane cultivations.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This study is a literature review of three market-based instruments used for land management; environmental offsets, payments for ecosystem services (PES) and certification, and how they could be used to mitigate environmental impacts from sugarcane cultivation in Brazil when purchasing biopolymers. The study showed that certification is the most common market-based instrument in Brazil. READ MORE

6. 25. The Environmental Impact of an Automotive Plastic Component : A lifecycle approach of a deco panel scenario analysis of two different plastics

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

   Author : Paula Ackerstierna; [2019]
   Keywords : LCA; car; instrument panel;

   Abstract : The transport sector is a major end-user of energy. As consumers are becoming aware and conscious of their environmental footprint making the enviromental footprint of automobile components one of the requirements in new product design development. The purpose of the study is to identify environmental impacts of a plastic panel. READ MORE