Essays about: "conserving of resources"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words conserving of resources.

  1. 1. A Waste of Food-Waste Bags

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Julia Bergwall; [2023]
    Keywords : Anaerobic digestion; Food waste; SPCR 120; Fruit bag; Helsingborg municipality; Waste management; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : It is estimated that the average Swede throws away 61 kg of food waste annually. The more food waste there is, the more food waste bags are required. Since the implementation of a tax on thin plastic bags, grocery stores have been providing fruit bags of paper as an eco-friendly alternative. READ MORE

  3. 2. Efficient Utilization of Video Embeddings from Video-Language Models

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Datorseende

    Author : Felix Lindgren; [2023]
    Keywords : VLM; CLIP; transformers; machine learning; video retrieval; activitynet; efficient training; aggregation;

    Abstract : In the digital age where video content is abundant, this thesis investigates the efficient adaptation of an existing video-language model (VLM) to new data. The research leverages CLIP, a robust language-vision model, for various video-related tasks including video retrieval. READ MORE

  4. 3. Improving the heritage management of Nanjing City Wall: Local community participation as an effective approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Yali Deng; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : Urbanization; Cultural heritage; Nanjing city wall; Heritage management approaches;

    Abstract : The contradiction between the process of urbanization and the protection of cultural heritage is an unavoidable problem in the specific stage of social and economic development. While speeding up urban construction and improving residents' living conditions, we should pay great attention to the protection of urban historical and cultural heritage. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Resource Efficiency Paradox : A Case Study of the Guerdane Irrigation Project in Morocco

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kevin Perera; [2020]
    Keywords : Resource efficiency; Jevons paradox; Irrigation; Process-tracing; Resource; Efficiency;

    Abstract : How can we explain the paradoxical outcomes of resource efficiency? As a key pillar of worldwide sustainable development policies, the concept of resource efficiency has become increasingly important to scrutinize. The overreliance on efficiency coupled with the intention of conserving scarce resources can sometimes backfire. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pest or Pleasure? An Evaluation of Urban Insect Conservation Governance – Cases from Hamburg & Malmö

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Robin Memelink; [2019]
    Keywords : Insect Conservation; Urbanisation; Governance; Policy Instruments; Applied Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Insects play vital roles in almost every ecosystem and have high ecological, social as well as economic value. Human activity -most critical in urban environments- profoundly stress insect populations and habitats, regardless of their known benefits to society. READ MORE