Essays about: "environmental science thesis.."

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1. 1. #ReFashionNow: Investigating the Nexus Between Corporate Social Responsibility Discourse and the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Frida Månsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Textile industry; Corporate social responsibility; European Union; Critical frame analysis; Discourse; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the intertwining of corporate social responsibility (CSR) discourse and the European Union's strategy for sustainable and circular textiles through a single case study and critical frame analysis (CFA). By doing this, concurring discourse between corporations and the institutions aimed at governing them can be problematised. READ MORE

3. 2. ”There is a need for people who can provide a transition”: A case study of how educational activities empower actors to engage in a local transition of the waste system on Bornholm, Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Kathrine Gjesing Hansen; [2023]
   Keywords : socio-institutional transitions; Denmark; power; education; municipal waste management; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Sustainable waste management is a complex task within environmental governance, and municipalities play a key role in governing a transition of the waste system toward prevention and reuse. This calls for an enhanced understanding of local capacities for change, and therefore this thesis adopts a socio-institutional perspective on the power of actors to influence local transitions. READ MORE

4. 3. A diversified idea paradigm? Mapping the evolution of economic environmental and climate ideas in the WTO Secretariat

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anna Holm; [2023]
   Keywords : WTO; climate; growth; ideas; institutions; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to contribute to highlighting how economic environmental and climate ideas are expressed in the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization and to compare this with how they are expressed in other international organisations. In the article The evolution of ideas in global climate policy, Jonas Meckling and Bentley B. READ MORE

5. 4. Analyzing the Influence of Synthetic andAugmented Data on Segmentation Model

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

   Author : Alex Peschel; [2023]
   Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Microorganisms; Segmentation; Synthesizing; Augmentation;

   Abstract : The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, thanks to the numerous applications related to speech recognition, natural language processing, and computer vision. However, one of the challenges facing AI is the requirement for large amounts of energy, time, and data to be effective and accurate. READ MORE

6. 5. Corruption as an obstacle for development: A case study of environmental CSOs working in South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Malte Killander; [2023]
   Keywords : corruption; environmental CSOs; South Africa; organizational objectives; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The topic for this thesis is corruption as an obstacle for development. More specifically the research looks at how corruption affects one of our most important agents of change; the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). READ MORE