Essays about: "eco-efficiency driver"

Found 2 essays containing the words eco-efficiency driver.

1. 1. Investigating discouraging and encouraging emic reasons to apply eco-efficient farming methods : a participatory study with indigenous small-scale farmers in Ratanakiri, Cambodia

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Lilian-Marleen Beck; [2018]
   Keywords : agroecology; transdisciplinary research; action research; participative video making; eco-efficiency; cosmology; emic perception; indigenous farmers; small-scale farmer; non adoption of innovations; Ratanakiri; Cambodia;

   Abstract : In 2008 the most extensive evaluation of global agriculture in human history notable named “agriculture at a crossroad” was published, indicating that agroecological small-scale farming systems could be a path to follow in the future in order to secure a sustainable food supply. Yet it is claimed that there is a gap between knowledge regarding the methods used for agroecological farming and its application by farmers. READ MORE

3. 2. The IPPC Directive as a Driver for Eco-efficiency. Environmental permitting in British, Danish, Dutch, Finnish and Swedish dairy industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Niina Honkasalo; [2003]
   Keywords : IPPC Directive; environmental permitting; eco-efficiency driver; environmental permits; eco-efficiency; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The role of environmental permits as a driver for environmental improvements has been a topic of debate for a while. Many permitting regulations were designed in the 1970's and have not been updated since then. Consequently, they have acted mostly as a driver for the adoption of pollution control technologies. READ MORE