Essays about: "environmental deterioration"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 48 essays containing the words environmental deterioration.

1. 6. Historical ecology of the Greater Burgan oilfield : economy, technology, politics, and workers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Saleh Youssef; [2022]
   Keywords : Oil extraction; The Greater Burgan Oilfield; Petrocultures; Assemblage thinking; Kuwait econ-omy; Oil peak; Migrant labour; Environmental History;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the current state of crude oil extraction and production in the Greater Burgan oilfield, Kuwait's largest and oldest oilfield. This thesis is based on interviews with oilfield workers, analyses of official documents from the Kuwaiti government and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), and my own experience as an oilfield worker in Kuwait. READ MORE

3. 7. Attitudes in Consuming Green Products: Exploring Chinese Consumers in the Beauty Industry

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Teng Fang; Bingxin Li; [2022]
   Keywords : Consumer attitudes; Consumer Behavior; Attitude-Behavior Gap; Green Beauty and Personal Care Product; Chinese Consumers;

   Abstract : Background: China's rapidly growing beauty consumer market has led to environmental deterioration and Chinese citizens are aware of this important issue, however, despite positive pro-environmental attitudes, consumers are reluctant to buy green products. This issue is known as the attitude-behavior gap, and existing research lacks information on how this gap operates in the Chinese beauty market. READ MORE

4. 8. Just Sustainability Transitions in the Blue Economy: Towards Blue Justice in Small-Scale Artisanal Fisheries in the Pacific of Costa Rica

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Judith Baeta Humanes; [2022]
   Keywords : blue economy; small-scale artisanal fisheries; just transitions; blue justice; Costa Rica; fieldwork; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The blue economy emerged as sustainable, inclusive and equitable alternative to traditional oceans economy. However, the current paradigm of oceans as development spaces has led to an acceleration of competing uses of marine resources causing ecosystem deterioration and human rights abuses that disproportionately affect vulnerable small-scale fisheries. READ MORE

5. 9. Costs of reducing phosphorus runoff from horse pastures in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Annie Möller; [2020]
   Keywords : cost-efficiency; phosphorus runoff; horses; mucking;

   Abstract : Eutrophication is an environmental issue that causes deterioration of inland waters and oceans. It is induced by leaching of nutrients from different sources. One such source that has been getting attention lately is the leaching of nutrients from horse pastures. READ MORE

6. 10. Reliability evaluation of power distribution systems considering electric vehicles and distributed generation

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Kaiqing Qiu; [2020]
   Keywords : power system reliability; electric vehicle; distributed generation; Elsystemets tillförlitlighet; elfordon; distribuerad produktion;

   Abstract : As human society develops, there is an increasing demand for electricity. However, the reserves of fossil fuels on earth are limited and may run out in the foreseeable future. READ MORE