Essays about: "Water Market"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 360 essays containing the words Water Market.

  1. 1. Closing hte loop in the textile industry : An investigation of current recycling possibilities for textiles supporting circularity in integrated product and production development

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Produktionsutveckling

    Author : Sofia Östangård; [2022]
    Keywords : Circularity; Life Cycle Assessment; Recycling; Sustainable Manufacturing; Textile Production ;

    Abstract : Textile companies are facing a grand challenge towards achieving circularity in their business models. With a growing demand by customers for more sustainable textile products and the increased worldwide attention on how much the textile industry contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and water pollutions, this challenge needs to be addressed. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Social and Environmental Costs of the Water Management System of Chile: Inequalities in a Context of Scarcity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Gianna Laura Angermayr; [2022]
    Keywords : Water Market; 1981 Water Code; Water Scarcity; Potable Water; Socio-ecological Justice; Power Relations; Agriculture; Campesinos; Indigenous Communities; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to present a more complete picture of Chile’s water management system in terms of the three pillars of sustainable development, namely regarding the social, environmental, and economic outcomes of the 1981 Water Code. The contribution of this research relies in the understanding of the law’s reproduction of socio- ecological inequalities and in the investigation of a possible link between commercial agricultural activities and prices of potable water in the sixteen administrative regions of Chile. READ MORE

  4. 3. Air-to-water heat pump optimization with a photovoltaic system

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

    Author : Andreas Rannanpää; [2022]
    Keywords : Photovoltaic; air-to-water heat pump; load regulation;

    Abstract : Photovoltaic systems and heat pumps installations are increasing faster than ever before in Finland. Load regulation is becoming a hot topic in the PV market. With load regulation, the self-consumption can be increased, and the user may earn money. READ MORE

  5. 4. Increasing water access throughhuman-centered design : Design of a off-grid water purifying devicein a resource constraint environment

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : David Sundvall; [2022]
    Keywords : human centered design; frugal innovation; Innovation; resource constrained environment; Bottom of the pyramid; BOP; Jugaad; resource constrained environment design; Mänskligt centrerad design; Sparsam innovation; Innovation; Resursbegränsad miljö; Botten av den socioekonomiska pyramiden; BOP; Jugaad; Resursbegränsad miljö design;

    Abstract : Patrick and Felicia are a couple who run a farm. Every day they harvest their crops and sell them at the local market. This is the family's everyday life and today's income goes to all the family'sexpenses such as food, water, and transport to the market. At the end of the day, the family's totalbudget results in plus or minus zero. READ MORE

  6. 5. Diffusion of floating offshore wind technology (FOWT) in Sweden

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Jarno Hassinen; Robin Brink; [2022]
    Keywords : Renewable energy; diffusion; competitiveness; floating offshore wind technology; FOWT;

    Abstract : Background: This research work takes a strong sustainability approach with the focus on renewable energy technology (RET) diffusion to meet the multifold and complex challenges with CO2 emission targets and geopolitical energy challenges. Global warming, sustainability issues and significant energy crises, suggests that RET is seen as one of the most important solutions to deal with these challenges. READ MORE