Essays about: "environment protection agency"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words environment protection agency.

  1. 1. The application of the Swedish Environmental Code's regulations on ecological compensation in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Lotta Sjöholm; [2022]
    Keywords : ecological compensation; Swedish Environmental Code; policy evaluation; policy implementation; permits; exemptions;

    Abstract : Biodiversity loss is one of the greatest environmental challenges met on a global scale today. One approach developed to halt biodiversity loss is ecological compensation (EC), which means that damage to the natural environment caused by exploitation is compensated by the one who caused the damage. READ MORE

  2. 2. Radiation Shielding Simulations for Small Satellites on Geostationary Transfer Orbit

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Anton Fetzer; [2022]
    Keywords : GTO; Foresail-2; CubeSat; Radiation Shielding; Geant4; Radiation Belts; GTO; Foresail-2; CubeSat; säteilysuojaus; Geant4; säteilyvyöhyke;

    Abstract : The emergence of small and affordable satellites has led to rapid growth in the number of launched satellites over the past two decades. To save costs, small satellites often use mass-produced electronic components not explicitly designed for the radiation environment of space, which reduces reliability and makes them unsuitable for higher orbits. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Pink Tax : An investigation of gender-based price discrimination in the Swedish market for personal hygiene products

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Matilda Kardetoft; [2022]
    Keywords : Pink tax; Gender-based price discrimination; Female purchasing power; Male purchasing power; gender equality;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate the phenomenon popularly referred to as the pink tax, otherwise known as gender-based price discrimination in the Swedish hygiene product market. The subject is thoroughly researched in markets like the United States and the United Kingdom, where evidence has been found that a pink tax does exist. READ MORE

  4. 4. Kommunikation i arbetet kring invasiva växter : fallgropar och förbättringspotential i kontexten ansvariga myndigheter, offentligt ägd mark och upphandlade skötselentreprenörer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Louise Höjermark; Erika Öist; [2022]
    Keywords : Kommunikation; invasiva främmande arter; bekämpning; grönyteskötsel; skötselentreprenör; offentlig beställare;

    Abstract : Invasiva främmande växtarter utgör ett stort hot mot biologisk mångfald världen över. Att hantera dem är en kostsam och komplex process med flera aktörer involverade. I Sverige har markägaren det juridiska ansvaret att på sin mark bekämpa invasiva arter reglerade av EU-förordningen (1143/2014). READ MORE

  5. 5. TO IMPLEMENT, OR NOT TO IMPLEMENT, THAT IS THE QUESTION - The role of non-state actors in environmental policy implementation in Serbia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Stankovic Marko; [2021-07-12]
    Keywords : Europeanization; practical policy implementation; environmental policy; enlargement; SEE-countries;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses what roles non-state actors plays in practical environmental policy implementation in Serbia. European environmental policies have been particularly difficult for new EU-member states and candidate countries to adhere to over the years. READ MORE