Essays about: "integrated sustainable waste management"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 39 essays containing the words integrated sustainable waste management.

  1. 11. Guidelines for Integrated Flood Control Design in the Informal Settlements of Cape Town Municipality : A case study of Kosovo Informal Settlement in Philippi District

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Erasmus Mseleku; [2021]
    Keywords : climate change; community participation; flooding; informal settlements; integrated water management systems; nature-based solutions; spatial inequality; sustainability; urban flooding;

    Abstract : Flooding over the last few years has become the most frequent and devastating of the natural disasters. This has accounted for approximately half of the death-rate and a third of economic losses as a result of weather-related events. READ MORE

  3. 12. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle for Power Generation : Utilizing Waste Heat in EU Industries

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : BJÖRN J. THORSSON; HADY R. SOLIMAN; [2020]
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    Abstract : The industrial sector accounts for approximately 30% of the global total energy consumption and up to 50% of it is lost as waste heat. Recovering that waste heat from industries and utilizing it as an energy source is a sustainable way of generating electricity. READ MORE

  4. 13. Exploring a New Way of Food Inventory Management in Households Using Modern Technologies to Reduce Food Waste

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Kushtrim Abdiju; [2019]
    Keywords : Food waste; sustainability; technology; IoT; mobile; web; smart fridge;

    Abstract : Food waste is becoming an increasing threat to the environment and the economy. Estimates indicate that annually, a third of the food produced around the world ends up being wasted. Only one-fourth of that food is enough to take nearly a billion people out of starvation. READ MORE

  5. 14. Användningspotential av biokol i urban miljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Sofie Östergren; [2019]
    Keywords : biochar; biokol; soil amendment; carbon sequestration; N2O; CH4; CO2; urban desification; pyrolysis; carbon sequestrstion; förtätning; urbana miljöer; kolsänka; pyolys; biokol i urbana miljöer;

    Abstract : 2016 uppskattades det att 54 % av världens populationer bor, arbetar och lever sina liv i städer eller urbana miljöer. I Sverige bor idag 85 % av befolkningen i tätorter jämfört med att 90% av befolkningen bodde på landsbygden på 1800-talet. READ MORE

  6. 15. Integrating Circular Economy in the Innovation Process for Startups.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : MIKAELA LARSELL AYESA; [2019]
    Keywords : Circular economy; startup; lean startup; innovation process.; Cirkulär ekonomi; företag i uppstart; lean startup; innovationsprocess.;

    Abstract : Most people are aware of the environmental issues that planet Earth is facing, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, expanding deserts and rising sea level. A report from CDP (2017) shows that 100 companies stand for over 70% of the industrial greenhouse gases in the world. READ MORE