Essays about: "degradation index"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 essays containing the words degradation index.

  1. 21. Economic development and national environmental performance: A cross-country comparison

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Suvi Heikkuri; [2018]
    Keywords : Environmental performance; economic growth; economic development; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The relationship between economic development and environmental performance has gained much attention since the development of the environmental Kuznets curve, which predicted that economic growth would lead to environmental degradation at early stages of development but would eventually improve environmental quality at higher income levels. This assumption of economic growth alone driving both causing and solving environmental issues is a potentially risky idea, and thus, scholars are examining the other potential factors behind the relationship. READ MORE

  3. 22. Frasbrand i Västra Götaland 2015 – kartläggning av utbrottet och djurägarnas perspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Stina Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Frasbrand; clostridium chauvoei; utbrott; sporer; överlevnad;

    Abstract : Under 2015 pågick ett större sjukdomsutbrott bland nötkreatur i trakterna kring SkaraFalköping. Ett stort antal djur insjuknade och dog i frasbrand. Oron bland traktens djurägare var stor och bakgrunden till varför djuren insjuknade var okänd för både veterinärer och lantbrukare. READ MORE

  4. 23. Managing for sustainable fashion - A comparative review of the Higg Index 2.0 Brand and Retail Module and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem; Lunds universitet/Ekosystemteknik (CI)

    Author : Malin Hansson Reuter; Lia Zetterlund; [2018]
    Keywords : UN Sustainable Development Goals; Higg Index; Sustainable Apparel Coalition; LCA; Impact categories; sustainable fashion; CSR; environmental management system; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis investigates sustainability management within a fashion company and how a company could use the sustainability management tool the Higg Index 2.0 Brand and Retail Module to work towards its prioritised UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). READ MORE

  5. 24. Time preferences and community-based conservation: Insights from elephant patrolling efforts in Aras Napal, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Helena Rydberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Indonesia; individual time preferences; social time preferences; patience; community-based conservation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study took place in an Indonesian village in Aras Napal, North Sumatra, which previously has been involved in an elephant patrolling conservation program to mitigate human-elephant conflicts and protect the neighboring Leuser National Park. The study examines the villager’s individual and social time preferences, particularly comparing those who were actively involved in the elephant patrolling unit and those who were not. READ MORE

  6. 25. Linkages between land degradation and economic inequality in global drylands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Neija Maegaard Elvekjær; [2017]
    Keywords : global drylands; Gini coefficient; income inequality; NDVI; Mann Kendall trend analysis; inequality index; restrend; land degradation; socio-economic inequality; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Land degradation has a negative effect on agriculture, food security and ecosystems. It severely impacts the livelihood of the many people directly depending on agriculture around the world. Drylands are some of the most vulnerable areas around the world. READ MORE