Essays about: "best environmental practices"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 97 essays containing the words best environmental practices.

1. 21. SMEs Last Mile Delivery Practices in Sweden : An explanatory study of the environmental aspects of last mile delivery for e-tailers

   University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Logistik och verksamhetsledning

   Author : Sabah Arouk; Murtadha Al-Shammari; [2021]
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   Abstract : Unquestionably the COVID-19 pandemic has helped to accelerate the transition from store-based to internet-based retailing. Consequently, this transaction has put more pressure and challenges on online retailers to provide the best variety of options to their customers regarding the last mile delivery while at the same time maintaining a sustainable way of delivery. READ MORE

3. 22. ManagementPractical Aspects of Aqua Ammonia as Secondary Refrigerant in Ice Rinks

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

   Author : Jacqueline Pierri; [2021]
   Keywords : Ice rink; secondary refrigerant; refrigeration; refrigerant management; secondary fluid; natural refrigerant; aqua ammonia;

   Abstract : The transition from fluorinated gases to natural refrigerants could be key to reducing the impacts of climate change. Ice rinks are energy-intensive buildings, with large heating and cooling demands. The pumping power required to move the secondary refrigerant typically accounts for a sizable amount of the energy use of the refrigeration system. READ MORE

4. 23. Expressing ecosystem model output and Swedish forestry goals with composite indictors

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Nicolas Tarasewicz; [2021]
   Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; forest management; multifunctionality; LPJ-GUESS; ecosystem services; composite indicator; climate change; biodiversity; SDGs; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Forest ecosystems provide a wide range of services necessary for maintaining environmental health and human well-being. Ecosystem models help inform how various management strategies respond in different regions to changing climate conditions. READ MORE

5. 24. From dust to a must: Investigating the social barriers to farmers’ adoption of soil conservation practices in Hungary, with recommendations for an effective information-based soil governance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Orsolya Nyárai; [2021]
   Keywords : Soil Protection; Sustainable Soil Management; Conservation Agriculture; Arable Farming; Hungary; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Soil as a fundamental, conditionally renewable natural resource is increasingly under threat from unsustainable farming practices in a changing environment. In Hungary, expansive areas of land are susceptible to soil degradation, while only a small percentage of farmers currently applies soil conservation practices (SCPs). READ MORE

6. 25. QUICK ECONOMIC GAINS OR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY? NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF METAL MINING IN ARMENIA, CASE STUDY OF THE LORI REGION

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

   Author : Anush Poghosyan; [2021]
   Keywords : mining and processing activities; environment; health; regulatory framework; DPSIR; EPH; Armenia; Lori; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Objectives. Armenia demonstrates disastrous environmental and human health outcomes in mining-reliant regions with high indicators of environmental pollution, loss if biodiversity, and degraded human health caused by mining and processing activities. READ MORE