Essays about: "malmö högskola sustainability"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the words malmö högskola sustainability.

  1. 21. Cycling towards Sustainability: the path runs through Malmö

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Francesco Sabaini; [2013]
    Keywords : Cycling Promotion; Social Innovation; Sustainable Transportation; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : Set in the sustainable urban development context, the purpose of this work is to depict cycling as a powerful mean to improve social, environmental and economic conditions in our cities. Moving from a qualitative analysis, the work has been conducted by analyzing a series of initiatives that take place in Malmö (Sweden) aimed at raising cycling awareness and practices. READ MORE

  2. 22. Learning through evaluation - a case study on organizational learning within the non-governmental organization UYDEL (Uganda Youth Development Link) in Kampala, Uganda

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Anna Meiton; Ellen Fürst; [2013]
    Keywords : Communication; evaluation; international social work; NGO; organizational learning; sustainability;

    Abstract : In a globalized social welfare market, where international and national NGOs influence social service delivery in community’s worldwide, the demands on mutual exchange, shared responsibilities, and transnational collaborations has increased. However, there are some challenges that NGOs face in this work. READ MORE

  3. 23. Sustainable strategy as a source of competitive advantage for hotels: A case study of Ørestad area with focus on the Crowne Plaza Hotel

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Georgy Charyev; [2013]
    Keywords : sustainable strategy; sustainable urban development; hotel management; environment; Crowne Plaza; Ørestad;

    Abstract : The purpose of this Thesis is to conduct an analysis describing the sustainable strategy available for hotels, evaluating its potential to create competitive advantage and exploring how its implementation influences other actors in the industry specifically and the whole area development generally. The case study of Ørestad district has been chosen with focus on the Crowne Plaza hotel. READ MORE

  4. 24. Geographical Information Systems as a Tool in Sustainable Urban Development

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Emelie Walsund; [2013]
    Keywords : GIS; Sustainable urban management; Remote Sensing; DSS; Sustainability;

    Abstract : Sustainable development has been in focus since late 1980’s and the Brundtland report Our Common Future. But the lack of a detailed common definition of sustainability makes the work for a sustainable urban development difficult. READ MORE

  5. 25. A Critical Reading of the Scholarly and ICT Industry’s Construction of Ambient Intelligence for Societal Transformation of Europe

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Simon Elias Bibri; [2012]
    Keywords : AmI; ICT; AmI vision; AmI discourse; construction; discourse analysis; power; ideology; social transformation; society; citizens; ISTAG; ICT industry; scholarly; European; social; critical; Foucault;

    Abstract : Ambient Intelligence (AmI) refers to a vision of the information society where everyday human environments will be permeated by intelligent technology: people will be surrounded and accompanied by intelligent interfaces supported by computing and wireless networking technology that is ubiquitous, embedded in virtually all kinds of everyday objects. These computationally augmented, smart environments - composed of a myriad of invisible, distributed, networked, connected, interactive, and always-on computing devices - are aware of human context; sensitive to people's needs; adaptive to, and anticipatory of, their behavior; personalized to their requirements; and responsive to their emotion and presence, thereby intelligently supporting their daily and social lives by providing limitless services in a seamless and unobtrusive way. READ MORE