Essays about: "environmental impact"

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  1. 1. 1:0 for the environment: Engaging football fans on tackling climate change

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Jennifer Amann; [2022-01-18]
    Keywords : mobilising climate action; collective action; public participation; social transformation; pro-environmental behaviour change; football fandom; non-league football; community;

    Abstract : In general, the existence of anthropogenic climate change and the need for deeper societal transformations are widely accepted. Less agreement exists on how to best motivate the public to act in a way that allows for these transformations to happen. Currently, research stresses the potential of existing communities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reducing the environmental impact of new neighbourhoods during early planning stages using life cycle analysis (LCA) : Towards effective decision support tools for settlements projects

    University essay from KTH/Byggvetenskap

    Author : Pierrick Francois Gervasi; [2022]
    Keywords : district LCA; residential neighbourhood; EPD; Urban Print; urban; modelling; normalization; weighing; planet boundaries.;

    Abstract : Since the first warnings on the limits of planet Earth, 50 years ago, policies havenot been sufficient and fast enough to create a more sustainable world, which is todayillustrated by climate change, an increase in resource scarcity, and tremendousbiodiversity loss. Cities have been playing an important role in those environmentalconsequences, today accounting for 60% of greenhouse gases. READ MORE

  4. 3. Factors for Sustainable Services : Managing Service Sustainability for Municipal Companies within the Swedish Energy Sector

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Isak Norberg; Joel Persson; [2022]
    Keywords : Services; Sustainability; Sustainability Performance; Business Development; Tjänster; Hållbarhet; Hållbarhetsprestanda; Affärsutveckling;

    Abstract : The energy sector faces massive challenges regarding climate change. Simultaneously, the energy sector is amid a servitization process oftransitioning and creating new value-offerings to meet customer demand. READ MORE

  5. 4. Geographical expansion rate of a brown bear population in Fennoscandia and the factors explaining the directional variations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Lisbet Hougaard Baklid; [2022]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; brown bear; expansion rate; Ursus arctos; Fennoscandia; Sweden; barrier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The brown bears, Ursus arctos L., in the Scandinavian peninsula were distributed in almost all counties before aimed reduction during the 1700-1900s (Swenson et al. 1995). From 1981-2013 the population increased more than five times (Chapron et al. READ MORE

  6. 5. What Does Sustainability Mean? : A Study of Young Consumers’ Associations With, and Understanding of the Term Sustainability, Within the Fashion Industry

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Henrik Berghe; Malcolm Sanchez Adolfsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability; fashion industry; young consumers; sustainability perception; environmental sustainability; social sustainability; consumer perspective;

    Abstract : Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate how young consumers understand sustainability in the fashion industry: how they define it and if they consider both environmental and social sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative method was used. READ MORE