Essays about: "consumption history"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 93 essays containing the words consumption history.

  1. 26. Collective Housing From a Sustainable Perspective : An Investigative Work Within Architecture

    University essay from KTH/Byggteknik och design

    Author : Sörman Joel; Jacob Stjerngren; [2020]
    Keywords : Environment; Housing; Building; Architecture; Collective; Sustainable; Design; Sustainability; Social; Ecological; Economical; Sharing; Apartment; Apartments; Kollektiv; Boende; Kollektivboende; Kollektivhus; Miljö; Bostäder; Byggnad; Arkitektur; Kollektivt; Design; Hållbarhet; Socialt; Ekologiskt; Ekonomiskt; Delning; Lägenhet; Lägenheter;

    Abstract : The purpose of this work has been to investigate how housing can be designed to be more sustainable and to design a sustainable collective housing based on the information obtained through this work. The concept of sustainability in this report has been divided into two main aspects: ecological and social sustainability. READ MORE

  3. 27. Seaweed is Sexy : The consumption and utilisation of seaweed throughout British history and the marketing that surrounds it

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Rhianna Rees; [2019]
    Keywords : Seaweed. Algae. Marketing Theory. History. Environmental. Advertising. Blue Economy.;

    Abstract : Damp, rotting, smelly, rising from the depths, washed up on shorelines. Seaweed (or Macroalgae) has transitioned over time in its position and uses within the British Isles; as discussed in the thesis it has undergone an evolution from its historical use as a source of food in times of desperation, to the superfood it is lauded as today. READ MORE

  4. 28. Influence of Nucleation Techniques on the Degree of Supercooling and Duration of Crystallization for Sugar Alcohol as Phase Change Material : Investigation on erythritol-based additiveenhanced Composites

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : JiaCheng Lin; HaoRan Teng; [2019]
    Keywords : Phase Change Material; Latent Thermal Energy Storage; Temperature-history; Sugar Alcohols; Supercooling; Duration of crystallization; Crystallization; Solidification; Fasändringsmaterial; Latent Termisk Energilagring; T-history; Sockeralkoholer; Underkylning; Varaktighet av kristallisering; Kristallisering; Stelning;

    Abstract : Utilizing Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Latent Thermal Energy Storage (LTES) applications have previously been extensively researched as a measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption. In order to make use of the waste heat from industrial processes for LTES purposes, a new demand emerged for PCMs capable of phase change in mid-temperature ranges of 100 °C - 200 °C. READ MORE

  5. 29. Dress brooches and identities - a comparative study of collective identities and dress brooches in early medieval urban and rural sites in South West Scania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

    Author : Anna Isberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Early Middle Ages; dress brooches; urnes-style brooches; urban; rural; identity; Lund; Scania; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns early medieval dress brooches from urban and rural sites in South West Scania. The purpose is to investigate similarities and differences between urban and rural sites as well as between the rural places in particular. READ MORE

  6. 30. Consuming Agenda-Setting : A qualitative study of the driving factors behind the emergence of consumption-based emissions on the agenda in Umeå municipality

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexander Palmér; [2019]
    Keywords : Agenda-setting; urban climate governance; Consumption-based emissions; municipality; Umeå;

    Abstract : This study sets out to examine the factors driving consumption-based emission on the political agenda of Umeå municipality in northern Sweden. The paper attempts to contribute to the understanding of how climate change related issues can be given a more salient role on the political agenda of municipalities. READ MORE