Essays about: "food, palm"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 essays containing the words food, palm.

  1. 6. Water Risk Assessment of Agricultural Raw Materials in a Global Supply Chain : A Case Study of IKEA

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Victoria Berggren; [2022]
    Keywords : Water Risk Assessment; Freshwater; Water Depletion; Water Availability; Agricultural Raw Materials; Soy; Palm Oil; Agricultural Management Practices; and Material Sourcing; Riskbedömning för vatten; sötvatten; vattenbrist; vattentillgång; jordbruksråmaterial; soja; palmolja; jordbruksförvaltningsmetoder och materialförsörjning;

    Abstract : Current mass consumption and production patterns have led to an unsustainable use of natural resources, including freshwater, which is one the most crucial natural resources for people and the planet. Agricultural production systems are alone responsible for 72 percent of all global water withdrawals. READ MORE

  3. 7. Vad påverkar konsumenters val och gör en livsmedelsprodukt attraktiv? : en studie om livsmedelsval i Nya Zeeland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Matilda Gunnarsson; [2020]
    Keywords : ekologiskt; livsmedelskonsumtion; Nya Zeeland; köpbeteende;

    Abstract : Syftet med studien var att undersöka människors inställning till livsmedel de köper och var och hur de är producerade. Fokus var främst på ekologiska livsmedel, samt vad som motiverade konsumenterna i studien till ett visst köpbeslut. READ MORE

  4. 8. Bevarande av orangutangen : en studie av de största hoten mot arternas överlevnad

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Johanna Dahl; [2018]
    Keywords : orangutang; bevarande; regnskogsskövling; palmolja; tjuvjakt;

    Abstract : Orangutanger är endemiskt förekommande på öarna Borneo och Sumatra i Malaysia och Indonesien. Det finns tre arter: Sumatraorangutangen (Pongo abelii), Borneoorangutangen (Pongo pygmaeus) och den nyupptäckta Tapanuliorangutangen (Pongo tapanuliensis). READ MORE

  5. 9. Characterization of soil remediation workers’ dermal exposure to polycyclic aromatic compounds

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Beatrice Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Tape-stripping; PAH; dermal exposure; soil remediation; GC-MS.;

    Abstract : Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds that are composed by at least two aromatic rings. PAHs can be found in coal and petroleum, but can also be formed from incomplete combustion of for example fossil fuels, tobacco, wood and when smoking food. READ MORE

  6. 10. Exploring complex pathways in the climate change, vulnerability and conflict nexus in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Caroline Long; Markus Hatting; [2018]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Violent Conflict; Vulnerability; Adaptive Capacity; Fragility; Resilience; Governance; Land-grabbing; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The climate change and conflict nexus has been the focus of much debate and speculation in academic circles as well as public discourse. Much of the existing research has been undertaken by studies using quantitative methods, which intend to prove or disprove the existence of a causal relationship. READ MORE