Essays about: "depletion natural resources"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 50 essays containing the words depletion natural resources.

1. 21. Development of a GIS model for water accounting in Jordan: focus on irrigation and energy usage in the water sector

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Daniel Pastor Pascual; [2019]
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   Abstract : With a water availability of less than 100 m3 per capita and year, Jordan is suffering extreme water-scarcity. To its intrinsic limited water resources more pressure is being added every year as a result of socioeconomic factors, such as the accelerated population growth, and a reduction of rainfalls and increase of evaporation as consequence of climate change. READ MORE

3. 22. Exogenous Change in the Regeneration of a Common Pool Resource and its Effect on Cooperation and Efficiency

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Marcus Lindeberg Goni; Jeffrey Clark; [2018]
   Keywords : Common pool resources; Cooperation and efficiency; Uncertainty; Climate change; Exogenous shocks;

   Abstract : The natural sciences explain how climate change affects the provision of ecosystem services. Behavioral economists have studied the effects of institutions and social interaction on cooperation, to prevent over-exploitation of common pool resources. READ MORE

4. 23. Restitiching the Common Thread : The Potential of Closed Loop Recycling in the Textile and Clothing Industry for Regional and Entrepreneurial Resilience in Northern Portugal

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Roman Isaac; [2018]
   Keywords : textile and clothing industry; closed loop recycling; circular economy; regional resilience; entrepreneurial resilience; sustainability; doughnut economics; cognitive mapping; Northern Portugal;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis explores how stakeholders in the textile and clothing industry (TCI) perceive the potential of closed loop recycling (CLR), a circular economy (CE) strategy, for entrepreneurial and regional resilience in Northern Portugal. Since textile and clothing production globally contributes significantly to breaching the planetary boundaries and increases social inequalities, a transition towards sustainable business practices is needed. READ MORE

5. 24. AGRI-CULTURA URBANA : Sharing hubs of transition in Cortijo de Cuarto in Seville, Spain.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Sharon Pulvino; [2017]
   Keywords : urban sustainable development; rural landscape; agricultural heritage; sustainability; desarrollo urbano sostenible; paisaje rural; patrimonio agrícola;

   Abstract : The modern dichotomy between the urban and the rural is increasingly affected by the superimposition of urbanisation processes on the rural landscape, usually contributing to the disappearance of the agricultural heritage. Thanks to a high degree of awareness towards the necessity of natural capitals in human life, today the interdependence between man and nature is progressively becoming of fundamental importance. READ MORE

6. 25. "Are we only the bin?" : a study of Malmö's transition towards a sustainable waste society

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Jonatan Stoltz Holgersson; [2017]
   Keywords : Sustainable waste management; transition management; municipal solid waste; sustainability science; governance; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Waste generation is rapidly increasing globally, estimating that 11 billion tonnes of solid waste is produced every year. Cities and urban areas generate large and concentrated waste flows due to the density and multitude of inhabitants. READ MORE