Essays about: "economic assumptions"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 215 essays containing the words economic assumptions.

1. 11. Turning Up the Efficiency: The Office Building Retrofit Challenge

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Fastighetsvetenskap

   Author : Viktor Karlsson; Alex Camango; [2023]
   Keywords : Energy Efficiency; Retrofit; Retrofitting Measures; BEETs; NPV; SPP; Insulation; HVAC; Windows; IDA ICE; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This study is a single case study of a building situated in Malmö, Sweden, examining various retrofit measures and their potential impact on the building’s energy performance. A pre-study was carried out to gain knowledge on applicable retrofitting measures from existing literature. Subsequently, the case study consisted of three major phases. READ MORE

3. 12. Techno-economic and environmental analysis of alternative pathways for urea fertilizer production.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Wilson Rodriguez; [2023]
   Keywords : Urea fertilizer; ammonia; natural gas; biogas; GWP; PE; hydrogen; nitrogen; technologies.;

   Abstract : The increasing global population has placed significant pressure on meeting food demands, leading to the widespread use of fertilizers to enhance crop yields. Urea, being the most used fertilizer globally, has contributed to improved agricultural productivity. READ MORE

4. 13. Accessing credit through social relationships : a case study of cassava farmers in Central Uganda

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Susanna Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : credit; access; agricultural market systems; value chain; moral economy; institutional bricolage;

   Abstract : The FAO aims to support local farmers in Nakasongola District, Uganda, to tap into value-added cassava market opportunities. This thesis critically examines farmers' experiences in these cassava markets, challenging classical economic assumptions that underpin the FAO project. READ MORE

5. 14. The Element at the End of the World: Chile’s Green Hydrogen Strategy and the Global Energy Transition

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Eric Teller; [2023]
   Keywords : Scale; pink tide; green development; Chile; hydrogen; climate change; political ecology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Chile is positioning itself as a leader in the transition to green energy, particularly through its National Green Hydrogen Strategy, which aims to make Chile one of the world’s leading exporters of carbon-neutral hydrogen for energy and industrial applications. This thesis examines Chile’s green hydrogen policy from a political ecology perspective, in the context of 1) the Chilean state’s conception of green development; 2) hydrogen’s political, economic, and ecological challenges to scale; and 3) the left-wing government’s attempt to implement a socially and environmentally just environmental policy paradigm. READ MORE

6. 15. Fear Factor : A Cross-national Analysis of Fear of Crime Construction Among majority and Minority Populations

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Felix Gerk; [2023]
   Keywords : migration studies; fear of crime; regression analysis;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the influence of individual level factors and social capital on fear ofcrime construction amongst citizens and non-citizens in a cross-national context. Regressionanalysis of the European Social Survey (Round 9) demonstrated that the relative importanceof socio-economic individual level factors is stable across countries and consistent withprevious research. READ MORE