Essays about: "impact of Information Technology in our environment"

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  1. 1. How Venture Capital Could Use Large Language Models to Screen Sustainability Impact Startups

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Måns Vilhelm Tivenius; Karl-Gustav Elf; [2023]
    Keywords : Large Language Models; Venture Capital; Impact Investing; Prompt Engineering; GPT-4; ChatGPT; Impact; Sustainability; Artificial Intelligence; Startup success; Impact startup; Impact measurement; Screening; AI for good; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study investigates the potential of large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to aid venture capitalists in the screening of startups that maximize sustainability impact. To determine the scope that maximizes impact for venture capitalists' and to identify effective screening criteria, the study utilized theoretical research and interviews. READ MORE

  2. 2. Increasing ecosystem services at an industrial area : A study applied to Rönnskärsverken

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Lisa Larsson; Petra Ljunggren; [2023]
    Keywords : Green areas; Biodiversity; Environmental regulation; Nature Based Solutions; Stormwater management;

    Abstract : What are ecosystem services, what are the possibilities to use them as a solution to remediate environmental problems, and how can they be increased in an industrial area such as Rönnskärsverken? The aim of this master thesis was to investigate the potential and the incentive for increasing ecosystem services in Rönnskärsverken’s industrial area through green areas and nature based stormwater management solutions on the site.  Ecosystem services is a concept that was put on the political agenda in the UN in 2005 in order to create a common definition and valuation to raise awareness of the values that nature provides to human beings. READ MORE

  3. 3. Experiences and effects of densification on parking lots : A study on the replacement of parking lots in a residential area with a parking garage on the outskirts of it

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Johannes Boo; [2023]
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    Abstract : Urban densification and the resulting "Compact City” is often seen as an importantstrategy in the move away from the unsustainable car-dependant society we currently live in and towards a more sustainable future. This is something that can be achieved through several methods, but one that is increasingly popular in many citiesis replacing parking lots in residential areas with parking garages, while building new houses on the suddenly vacant land. READ MORE

  4. 4. Dietary choices and their impact on the Environment : Building a Concept of an Interactive Virtual Reality Experience to Initiate Reflection

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Martyna Jach; [2022]
    Keywords : Design; Research through Design; Virtual reality experiences; Dietary choices; Reflection; Sustainability;

    Abstract : This thesis describes a Research through Design process of building a concept of an interactive Virtual Reality experience. It oscillates around the topic of sustainability and mindful food choices. READ MORE

  5. 5. ACCOMMODATION, CONTENTION, AND TRANSFORMATION – MAPPING THE FIELD OF GREEN TRANSITION POLITICS IN DENMARK FROM 2007 to 2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Mads Schou Jensen; [2021]
    Keywords : social movement studies; climate politics; field theory; green transition; strategic decision-making; climatization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change has become an all-encompassing problem as CO2 accumulating in the atmosphere sets the pace of temperature increases in our rapidly warming world. In attempting to make society ‘green,’ environmental movements have pursued different strategies through different political constellations. READ MORE