Essays about: "china and denmark"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words china and denmark.

1. 1. Carbon footprint and energy use of transport in the supply chain of pulses for Swedish human consumption

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

   Author : Emelie Sundin; [2020]
   Keywords : transport; pulses; carbon footprint; energy use;

   Abstract : Transport play a key role in the global economy. Through international trade characterized by large scale, long distances and complex distribution systems, consumers have access to a wide range of products from all over the world. READ MORE

3. 2. End-Of-Life Wind Turbines in the EU : An Estimation of the NdFeB-Magnets and Containing Rare Earth Elements in the Anthropogenic Stock of Germany and Denmark

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Lisa Welzel; [2019]
   Keywords : rare earth elements; neodymium; dysprosium; wind turbines; permanent magnets; recycling; recovery; closing the loop; urban mining; sustainability; sällsynta jordartsmetaller; neodymium; dysprosium; vindturbiner; permanenta magneter; återvinning; cirkulärt system; hållbarhet;

   Abstract : Securing rare earth elements (REE) for a stable supply require sustainable management strategies in Europe due to a missing local primary production and a dependence on China as the main producer of REE. These elements, like neodymium (Nd) and dysprosium (Dy), are contained in permanent magnets (PM) (mostly NdFeB-magnets) in wind turbines. READ MORE

4. 3. Minerals and Magic Machines: A critical approach to modern agricultural technology and its connection to world-system flows of rare earth elements

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Niklas Sjøbeck Jørgensen; [2018]
   Keywords : Technology; ag-tech; agriculture; Denmark; rare earths; extractivism; mining; China; discourse; reductionism; politics; nature; machines; fetishism; world system; supply chain; critical realism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis connects agricultural technology (ag-tech) within a Danish context to a world system of production in which rare earth elements (REs) play a crucial role. These elements are essential for modern technology. READ MORE

5. 4. In Search of a Stressful Free Life: An Examination of Chinese Lifestyle Migration to Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Yajie Ma; [2018]
   Keywords : lifestyle migration; Chinese new migrants; Denmark; decision process; social imagination; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the Chinese lifestyle migration practice in Jutland of Denmark as a contribution to expanding the categories of Chinese new migrants. The study analyzed ten in-depth interviews on the lifestyle migration practice with Chinese migrants in Denmark. READ MORE

6. 5. Reforming the Nordic Model: A study of labor market policies in social-democratic welfare state regime 1980-2015

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kateryna Plaskonis; [2015]
   Keywords : The Nordic model; Labor Market Policies; Path Dependency; Partisanship; The Comparative Historical Analysis; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper focuses on labor market policies across countries belonging to the social-democratic welfare state regime. Since 1980 Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have undergone a number of reforms and modifications within labor market, which identify the shift from traditional politics of expansion towards what many refer to as welfare retrenchment or restructuring. READ MORE