Essays about: "ecological cycle"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 87 essays containing the words ecological cycle.

  1. 11. Testing Tools and Methods for Sustainable Product Development for Heavy Construction Equipment

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Lisa Strandberg; Marriam Usman Nasir; Jeongwon Kim; Nataliia Baranovska; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Product Development; Tools and Methods; Strategic Sustainable Development; Heavy Equipment Industry; Process Design and Development;

    Abstract : Global manufacturing accounted for 17% of global GDP in 2021. The heavy constructionequipment industry creates significant socio-ecological impacts through CO2 emissions, landdegradation and social risks. It is important to implement sustainability from the early phasesof product development. READ MORE

  3. 12. Paper vs Plastic: A comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of two flower packaging solutions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Marianna Chatzopoulou; [2023]
    Keywords : Corrugated board; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life Cycle Assessment; Packaging; Plastic; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : The concept of sustainability is currently a prominent topic of discussion within the field of packaging. In the context of numerous product manufacturing enterprises, the integration of sustainability principles into their operational framework is often perceptible to external observers solely through the packaging of the final product. READ MORE

  4. 13. Of Chaos And Clockworks : A Formal Criticism Of The Modern Sustainability Paradigm

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Miljövetenskap

    Author : Sebastian Arnström; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability; sustainability science; complexity; complex adaptive systems; Earth system; Earth system science; resilience theory; the adaptive cycle; chaos theory; eco-theology;

    Abstract : This thesis is a critical review of two central theories in the modern sustainability paradigm – namely… (1) the theory that the Earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere form a complex adaptive system – the Earth system, and (2) the theory that all human activities are intrinsically dependent on, and constrained by, non-anthropogenic states and processes in the Earth system. The thesis explains the origins and the logic of these theories, and subjects them to formal, semi-formal and comparative criticism. READ MORE

  5. 14. En hållbar kompost : förutsättningar på Habo gård

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Axel Stålhammar; [2023]
    Keywords : hållbarhet; kompostering; komposteringssystem; parkslide; Reynoutria japonica; kol kväve-kvot; lokal hantering av näringsämnen;

    Abstract : Den här kandidatuppsatsen är gjord för att ta reda på ifall det är möjligt att skapa en hållbar kompost på Habo gård. Därtill finns stora mängder organiskt material som inte utnyttjas på Habo gård i näringskretsloppet. READ MORE

  6. 15. Circular Transformation of the American Wood Packaging Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Shane Yuhasse; [2023]
    Keywords : circular economy; packaging; producer responsibility; wood; waste; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Introduction: Wood packaging consumes over twenty percent of industrial timber harvests in the United States. Organised reuse of wood packaging can reduce timber consumption but is not widely practised. READ MORE