Essays about: "and waste hierarchy"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 61 essays containing the words and waste hierarchy.

  1. 26. Building a circular economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Eray Eryilmaz; Simon Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Reuse; DfD; LCA; LCC.; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The construction sector is one of the biggest contributors to global CO2 emissions and buildings account for a significant part of the energy use in Sweden. Population growth in combination with economic development is putting more pressure on the environment, resulting in escalating consumption trends and larger quantities of raw material extraction. READ MORE

  3. 27. Organizational and managerial challenges for public actors working towards becoming a smart city - A case study of the City of Stockholm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Erika Björck; Filippa Österlin; [2018]
    Keywords : Smart City; Innovation Mangement; Public Actor; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Cities are becoming smart to cope with the challenges associated with urban development. One of the cities trying to become smart is the City of Stockholm, which in 2017 adopted a strategy to become the world’s smartest and most connected city. However, becoming a smart city is not easy. READ MORE

  4. 28. Pedagogical toolkit : How the value of repair can be increased through resilience

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Mohammad Sohrabi Kharazi; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Waste management; Repair; Sustainable education; Children pedagogical toolkit;

    Abstract : In today’s society we buy, use and throw things away which has made waste an environmental problem which affects our planet negatively. To prevent further development of consumerism, sustainable movements must be made where society must climb up the ladder of waste hierarchy and start to integrate in preventing the production of waste. READ MORE

  5. 29. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through the Use of Free Shops : A Case Study of Two Free Shops in Gothenburg

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Iza Nord; [2018]
    Keywords : carbon dioxide equivalents; CO2e; CO2eq; reuse; waste management; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; LCI; Life Cycle; Inventory Study; life cycle; production; consumer; waste; Free Shops; Free Shop Majorna; Free Shop Högsbo; avfall; avfallsstatistik; Gratisbutik;

    Abstract : Products, throughout their life cycle from production to waste management, create emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). This leads to environmental impacts on the climate (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, 2016). READ MORE

  6. 30. Biowaste Non-Sorters : who cares. Examining arguments and factors from citizens not sorting biowaste in Copenhagen and recommendations for a way forward

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Stephanie Touveneau Petersen; [2018]
    Keywords : biowaste; recycling; waste hierarchy; municipal waste management; urban resource management; phosphorous recovery; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Danes’ have the highest municipal waste generation per capita in the European Union and it is estimated that 40% of residual waste is biowaste. Fortunately, it is possible to address environmental pressures and counteract resource loss from incineration by the process of bio-gasification of collected biowaste in Denmark. READ MORE