Essays about: "catalyse"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the word catalyse.

  1. 1. Catalysts for Change: Unveiling Leadership Behaviours and Interventions of Nature-Based Athletes in Cultivating Pro-Environmental Behaviour among Fans

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Hanna Thaller; Ben Makin; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability; pro-environmental behaviour; charismatic leadership; VBN theory; nature-based athletes; athlete leadership; sports fans; behaviour change;

    Abstract : With billions of sports fans all over the globe, athletes have a considerable platform to advocate for the environment and catalyse behaviour change. The purpose of this paper was to explore the role of leadership in athlete environmental activism. READ MORE

  3. 2. Resilience in Action: An Exploration of the Motivations of Wayúu Indigenous Women Human Rights Defenders in their Endeavor to Safeguard their Rights in La Guajira, Colombia.

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

    Author : Evelina Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Human right defender; Indigenous Peoples; Women human right defenders; Intersectionality; Resistance; Resilience.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: Colombia is proving to be a notable epicentre of risk for individuals actively engaged in human rights advocacy. Notwithstanding this pervasive risk, individuals continue to champion their cause on a daily basis. A trend is emerging of more and more Indigenous women taking prominent leadership roles to catalyse social change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Development of a Novel Biocatalytic Cascade for the Valorisation of 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural

    University essay from KTH/Industriell bioteknologi

    Author : Johannes Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Biocatalysis; Enzyme immobilization; 5- Hydroxymethyl furfural; Transaminase; Galactose Oxidase; Biokatalys; Enzym-immobilisering; 5- hydroxymetyl furfural; Transaminas; Galaktosoxidas;

    Abstract : Den nära förestående bristen på fossila resurser i kombination med deras associerade miljöfarlighet betonar behovet av utveckling av alternativa, mer hållbara kemikalier. I denna studie utvecklades en enzymatisk kaskad för förädling av 5-(hydroxymetyl)furfural (HMF) till 5-(aminometyl)-2-furfuraldehyd (AMFA). READ MORE

  5. 4. Sustainability in Property Asset Management : An overview of perceptions, important aspects and implementation of sustainability in Swedish commercial real estate companies

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : William Broberg Piller; Violeth Edgar Nyoni; [2022]
    Keywords : “Property”; “Asset management”; “Real Estate”; “Sustainability”; ”Fastigheter”; ”Hållbarhet”; ”Förvaltning”;

    Abstract : Due to the challenges posed by climate change, the notion of sustainability is gaining traction in the real estate industry. This study highlights property asset managers' conceptual understanding of sustainability, and explores whether the level of implementation of sustainability is actually achieving sustainability objectives through the management of commercial real estate. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cash-based programming – a catalyst for change in humanitarian aid? Exploring cash-based programming’s effects on humanitarian aid, the humanitarian-development nexus & the localisation agenda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Charles Drury; [2022]
    Keywords : aid; humanitarian; humanitarian aid; cash-based programming; cash transfers; humanitarian cash transfers; cash and voucher assistance; Nexus; HDP Nexus; localisation agenda; localization agenda; multi-year funding; anticipatory response; consortium; resilience; catalyse; facilitate; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Humanitarian crises are becoming more frequent- and increasingly protracted, causing humanitarian actors to be under mounting pressure in their attempts to respond to the increasing amount of people in need. Among else, cash-based programming has been highlighted as part of the solution to this and has been rapidly on the rise as an aid modality among humanitarian actors in the past few years. READ MORE