Essays about: "globalization and consumption"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the words globalization and consumption.

  1. 1. Stitching Sustainability: Exploring the Dynamics of Slow Fashion: A qualitative content analysis of how two Swedish fashion companies operate in practice in relation to a slow fashion framework

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Olivia Malvebo; [2023-10-25]
    Keywords : Slow fashion; fashion industry; supply chain; globalization; gap; consumerism; green critiques of development; Filippa K; Nudie Jeans;

    Abstract : Collective research indicates that the global fashion industry faces extensive challenges within the objective of a just and sustainable development and clarifies the need for slow production and consumption. Slow fashion is both a movement and a theoretical concept aiming to do this, where slow is not time- but quality-based. READ MORE

  3. 2. Examining the Post-purchase Behaviour of Second-hand Clothing : Extending Expectation Confirmation Theory

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Frida Hjerpe; [2022]
    Keywords : Collaborative fashion consumption; post-purchase behaviour; expectation confirmation theory; Swedish consumers;

    Abstract : Amongst production industries, the fashion industry is one of those with the most negative impact on the environment. Globalization has driven consumption of contemporary fashion products, such as clothes, to the highest quantities ever recorded in history. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mobilamp : How a product design can facilitate the everyday life of urban nomads

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Sophie Diers; [2022]
    Keywords : mobility; minimalism; urban nomads; product design; co-design;

    Abstract : Due to various societal changes such as globalization, urbanization and connectivity, new lifestyles, such as that of urban nomads, are becoming more common and relevant. Therefore, this study observes and analyzes this target group from a critical and multidisciplinary perspective. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring the Establishment of a Local Textile Supply Chain in Italy

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

    Author : Moa Skönvall; [2021]
    Keywords : supply chain management; local production; sustainability; textile industry; Hantering av värdekedjan; lokal produktion; hållbarhet; textilindustrin;

    Abstract : Purpose - The purpose of this study was to explore what strategic decisions an Italian apparel company has made to establish a sustainable and local supply chain. Furthermore, the obstacles that have emerged during the process were examined, and what strategies that have been used to face these. READ MORE

  6. 5. Welcome to Nowhere

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Tara Fartash-Naini; [2020]
    Keywords : Architecture; Globalization; Urbanization; Consumerism; Dubai; Fragmented city; Homogenous Landscapes; Iconic Architecture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : We live in a world built on consumerist values and a spatial rationale of capital accumulation. This modern society has led to architecture thriving through super consumption and super production ultimately leading to the generic. Cities and spaces that were usually rich in variation and texture have now become an architectural melting pot. READ MORE