Essays about: "environmental charges"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words environmental charges.

  1. 1. Nudges at The Forefront of Sustainable Urban Mobility?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Soroor Mansouryar; Mindaugas Bruzas; [2023]
    Keywords : Nudge; Nudge theory; Nudge strategy; Mobility; Sustainable mobility; Sustainable urban mobility; Behavioral intervention; soft measures; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The main aim of this article is to investigate the application of the Nudge theory within the field of sustainable mobility as a strategy to encourage more use of sustainable modes of transport. This line of research is of particular importance due to the high share of emissions in the transportation sector, which has been increasing over the years. READ MORE

  3. 2. Biokol som filter för rening av näringsrika restvattenströmmar

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

    Author : Jacqueline Hellmann; [2021]
    Keywords : biokol; filter; rening; näringsadsorption; näringsrecirkulering; filtrering; kväve; Tot-N; fosfor; Tot-P; restvatten; biochar; purification; nutrient adsorption; nutrient recycling; filtration; nitrogen; phosphorus; wastewater;

    Abstract : Arbetet syftar till att kartlägga de mekanismer som gör sig gällande under filtrering av förorenat vatten med biokol för att svara på frågan ”Vilka egenskaper hos biokol har störst betydelse för dess potential att effektivt rena näringsrika restvatten?”. Biokol är en produkt med många olika möjliga egenskaper beroende på använd biomassa och framställningsteknik, samt ett hållbart material och en klassificerad kolsänka. READ MORE

  4. 3. How Can Unit Pricing Be Employed and Improve Municipal Waste Management in Shanghai?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Lan Li; [2020]
    Keywords : Pay As You Throw; Unit Pricing; Municipal Solid Waste Management; Source Separation; Waste Reduction; Recycling Behavior; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : China is on a transition to waste management charging reform and pursuing effective eco-nomic incentives on an individual level. Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT)/Unit pricing is recog-nized as an important and effective means to waste prevention and source segregation ren-dered by the government mostly in the developed countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dockless electric scooters and the sustainable mobility transition in Stockholm : User study, stakeholder insights and policy perspectives

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Marcus Miller; [2020]
    Keywords : E-scooters; Electric Scooter; Sustainability; Transition; Multi-Level Perspective; Sustainable Transport; Micromobility; Mobility-as-a-Service;

    Abstract : In the context of increasing car ownership in Stockholm, this thesis explores the emergenceof e-scooters in the city and what role they could play in achieving a transition away from carusage.This is explored using theories of sustainable transitions: the multi-level perspective,transition management and strategic niche management. READ MORE

  6. 5. Contemporary stories of water

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Johanne Oline Storgaard Brok; [2017]
    Keywords : Vatten; hantering av vatten; narrativ; konflikt; kommersialisering; Irland; vattenavgifter; Water; water management; narrative; conflict; commercialization; Republic of Ireland; water charges; human rights; Law and Political Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Vattenkonflikter är inget nytt fenomen, det är snarare så att vattnets status genererar konflikter. Forskningen kring vatten har generellt sätt fokuserat på utvecklingsländerna, men i den här uppsatsen ligger fokus på den utvecklade, västliga kontexten, där vatten är en lika stor nödvändighet för människors överlevnad. READ MORE