Essays about: "bio-based economy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 essays containing the words bio-based economy.

  1. 11. Swedish FES-related policy : integration of national objectives and factors affecting local actors’ policy respons

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Anna Gebre-Medhin; [2020]
    Keywords : conflict-management; decision-making support; forest ecosystem services; forest policy; policy implementation; policy integration; Sweden; beslutsfattande; konflikthantering; policyimplementering; skogliga ekosystemtjänster; skogspolitik; Sverige;

    Abstract : Paper 1 There is a trend towards intensification of forest use in many European countries, fuelled by an increased demand for forest products and services, driven by the global population, income growth and an increasing per capita consumption of forest products and forest ecosystem services, and politically promoted by a shift towards a bio-based economy. Based on the assumption that decisions on forest management relate to synergies—e. READ MORE

  3. 12. Mot en ny framtid : en granskning av samarbeten och förbättringsmöjligheter mellan företag

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

    Author : Ellika Hermansson; Therése Strömvall Nyberg; [2019]
    Keywords : arbetskraft; kommunikation; motivation; skogsvårdsentreprenörer; säsongsanställning; communication; labor; motivation; seasonal employment; silviculture entrepreneurs;

    Abstract : Skogen och hur den sköts är av stort intresse för många människor och har varit det sedan timmerfronten kom till Sverige på 1800-talet. Med de utmaningar samhället står inför idag och med en vilja att omvandlas till ett fossilfritt samhälle och en biobaserad ekonomi har ett förnyat intresse för denna naturresurs väckts. READ MORE

  4. 13. Stroller Service System : How to make customer products sustainable within the planetary boundaries - using the case product ‘stroller’, PSS and a Design Thinking approach

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Maskinkonstruktion

    Author : Gustav Thorslund; [2019]
    Keywords : Product Service System; PSS; Circular Economy; Service Design; Sustainability; Planetary Boundaries; Stroller; Design Thinking; Product Development; Wood; b2c; refurbish;

    Abstract : Physical customer products have an environmental impact, such as greenhouse gas emissions, due to the use of virgin resources from cradle-to-grave, especially when the origin of the material is from fossil resources. This thesis aims to create a circular business model, by investigating the product ‘stroller’ and place it in a Product Service System, where the user subscribes to the Stroller Service System. READ MORE

  5. 14. Educating for a sustainable future? : perceptions of bioeconomy among forestry students in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Hanna Bernö; [2019]
    Keywords : circular economy; forest education; higher education for sustainable development; PerForm; survey study; bioekonomi; hållbar utveckling; jägmästare; skogsmästare; SLU; studenter;

    Abstract : Unsustainable consumption has led to the crossing of several planetary boundaries, which is threatening life on this planet as we know it. To be able to cope with this challenge, CE, Circular Economy, has been introduced as a way forward. READ MORE

  6. 15. Will substituting fossil fuels with biofuels lead to a net reduction in CO2 emissions? : The case of district heating in Norrköping municipality

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Stina Ljungberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Forest residue; slash; bio-based economy; sustainable energy; Grot; biobaserad ekonomi; hållbar energi;

    Abstract : With global warming and the international, national and local goals of reducing greenhouse gas net emissions, the phasing out of fossil fuels are of great importance. One energy source resulting in nearly no net emissions are biofuels. READ MORE