Essays about: "Vita"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 143 essays containing the word Vita.

  1. 21. Collective PV nano-grid for households in Linga Linga : A Minor Field Study in Mozambique

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Wilma Diaz Hjelm; Ellie Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Collective Energy System; Solar PV system; Electricity Accesses; off-grid; nano-grid; Rural Mozambique; Minor Field Study; Project Vita; Kollektivt Energisystem; Solcellssystem; Tillgång till Elektricitet; Nano-Nät; Moçambiques Landsbygd; Minor Field Study; Project Vita;

    Abstract : About a third of Mozambique’s population has access to electricity, and the same number in rural areas, where most of the population lives, is down to 5 %. Small-sized off-grid solutions are economical alternatives to increase the electricity access rate in rural areas, and solar power is a common energy source due to price and weather conditions. READ MORE

  3. 22. “It’s still a north to south relationship” - A critical discourse analysis on the power of evaluative research and representations of social change within Voluntary Sustainability Standards

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Julia Vita Helena Baumeister; [2022]
    Keywords : Voluntary Sustainability Standards; agricultural value chains; social change; development theories; power asymmetries; power and voice; agricultural producers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSSs) build on market-based governance mechanisms to create fairer and more equitable terms of trade within smallholder-dominated agricultural value chains. Various frameworks and theoretical approaches have arisen to assess social impacts generated through VSSs; however, the findings are scattered and inconsistent. READ MORE

  4. 23. Utopia Between Ciceronian Humanism and Imperialism

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Mohamad Almokhllati; [2021]
    Keywords : Imperialism; Humanism; Cicero; More; Utopia;

    Abstract : The premise of this thesis is to show how imperialism is an extension of Ciceronian humanism in More’s Utopia. Core Ciceronian premises, such as rhetoric and the vita activa in relation to imperialism are explored. READ MORE

  5. 24. The POTENTIAL OF MICROALGAE TECHNOLOGY AT THE CEMENT INDUSTRY ON GOTLAND

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Vita Xu; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; microalgae technology; algal biofuel; carbon capture; energy production;

    Abstract : Due to the increasing climate change concerns, biofuels have attracted more attention in the energy field as potential alternative energy sources. Particularly, microalgal biofuel has stood out because of its higher fuel yield potential and lower water and land demand than terrestrial biomass. READ MORE

  6. 25. Precision Court Sweeper

    University essay from KTH/Mekatronik

    Author : Jenny Alke; Maria Sandahl; [2021]
    Keywords : Mechatronics; Arduino Uno; DC-motor; Tennis court; Mekatronik; Arduino; DC-motor; Tennisbana;

    Abstract : Tennis is a popular sport and in summer it’s often played outside. When an outdoors tennis court has been used it needs to be brushed. First the whole court is brushed witha large brush and then the white lines with a smaller brush. The aim of this thesis was to design and build a working prototype of a robot who can do all of this by itself i. READ MORE