Essays about: "centre economy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 98 essays containing the words centre economy.

  1. 6. Green Activities and Data Centres in a Circular Economy : A study focused on the drivers and challenges when conducting resource-efficient investments on the Stockholm real estate market in light of the EU Taxonomy

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsekonomi och finans

    Author : Sofia Hedman; Kiana Hosseini Madani; [2023]
    Keywords : Commercial real estate; green investments; stakeholders; EU taxonomy; data centre; resource efficiency; Kommersiella fastigheter; gröna investeringar; intressenter; EU taxonomin; datacenter; resurseffektivisering;

    Abstract : This study examines drivers, challenges, and stakeholder perceptions of resource-efficient investments in the Stockholm real estate market under the EU Taxonomy. It is focused on a green activity involving repurposing energy waste and explores its value through a case study. READ MORE

  3. 7. Urban consolidation centres impact on event venues - Applying Materials Flow Mapping and Actor-Resource-Activity on the case study of Svenska Mässan Gothia Towers AB

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jacqueline M. Uruchima; Oscar Niemann; [2022-08-04]
    Keywords : Consolidation centre; Hub; Material Flow Mapping; Activity-resource-Actor; Sustainability; Events; Event logistics; Stakeholders; Congestion; Change management;

    Abstract : Firms located in urban areas struggle with constraints on space, congestion, safety, pollution, and varying stakeholder demands. These constraints place added pressure on the logistics of these firms and will continue to amplify as populations in cities increase. READ MORE

  4. 8. End of Life Wind Turbine Blade Recycling : Challenges From an Environmental, Economic and Practical Viewpoint

    University essay from

    Author : Daniel Hagfeldt; [2022]
    Keywords : Wind power; Wind turbine; Wind Turbine Blade; Recycling; Glass fibre; Carbon fibre; Centre-of-gravity method;

    Abstract : The goal of the European Union is to make strides towards a circular economy. This means recycling or re-using as much of the material in the economic system as possible. The wind industry faces a great challenge in the years to come as huge quantities of increasingly larger wind turbines reach the end of their service-life. READ MORE

  5. 9. Libraries of Things - Drivers for a sustainable sharing economy? A case study of Circle Centre Lund

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Florence Kunert; [2022]
    Keywords : collaborative sharing; social change; prefiguration; sustainability science; non-profit sharing organizations; transformative potential; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The gradual destruction of global ecosystems enhanced by the predominant growth paradigm and overconsumption, require social change and alternative practices. A sustainable sharing economy is one alternative pathway to challenge the current socio-economic system. READ MORE

  6. 10. Remodelling one’s kitchen without going bananas : A critical perspective on the drivers behind self-initiated renovations of owner-occupied housing

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Westin; [2022]
    Keywords : Home improvements; housing practice; use value; exchange value; political economy;

    Abstract : The present thesis aims to provide new insight into the motives and aspirations behind self-initiated renovations of owner-occupied housing by applying a critical perspective to the phenomenon of home improvements. Furthermore, the thesis argues that the concepts of use value and exchange value point to how economic and non-economic factors are interconnected in contemporary home improvement practice. READ MORE