Essays about: "consumption history"
Showing result 31 - 35 of 93 essays containing the words consumption history.
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31. Livet i mellanrummen : vardagslivet i en småort
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Många småorter bär på en framgångsrik historia. De har ofta växt upp runt en lokal industri, en järnväg eller varit centrum för landsbygdskommuner. Inträdet i en ny tid präglad av globalisering och konsumtion har dock gjort dem marginaliserade och istället har de blivit monu-ment för en tid som inte längre är. READ MORE
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32. Modus Hoperandi: A Critical Agrarian Study of Hop Production in Sweden and Exploration of Localized Hop Production in the Scandinavian Context
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : Using a critical agrarian studies approach, this study focuses on the history and current context of hop production in Sweden and adjoining parts of Scandinavia as a case study illustrating how land-use changes and the paradigm shift towards globalized agri-food systems has tended to marginalize traditional crop production as well as how completely new forms of hop production are able to practically confront the capitalist logic of globalized agriculture. This study explores class relationships, land-use changes, and the paradigm shift towards globalized agri-food systems to explain Sweden’s reliance upon foreign production systems to satisfy its growing hop consumption, despite centuries of domestic hop production. READ MORE
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33. 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/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)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
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34. Wicked Problems and Educative Spaces for Urban Sustainability Transition: The Case Study of Housing Roar in Uppsala, Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : For the first time in history, the global urban population now exceeds the global rural population, meaning that more than 50 % of the world’s population now live in cities. Much attention has been paid to the discourse of sustainable development during the last decades, however, many environmental and social scientists point to an increasing problematic realted to climate change. READ MORE
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35. Asset Management of Electrical Transportation Systems with Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Ground Support Equipment: Case Study Stockholm Arlanda Airport
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : We have come a long way in the pursuit of reducing our carbon footprint from our way of living, bycontinuously development of batteries and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles to decrease thedemand for fossil fuels, improving the overall energy efficiency and to increase awareness of the problemto the population. One of the industries, that during the last decades has undergone vast improvements,is the development of the airplane engines due to increased emission regulations, for the aviationindustry, and to reduce the costs of air travel. READ MORE
