Essays about: "material practices"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 587 essays containing the words material practices.

1. 16. Development and Application of an End-of-Life Framework

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

   Author : Daniel Blomberg; David Lorang; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : As the global climate crisis becomes more urgent, organizations are forced to find ways of reducing their environmental footprint to meet changing climate policies and consumer demands. As the automotive industry is adapting to the shift from internal combustion engines to electrification, as well as the shift from traditional linear business models to circular ones, there is a chance for new actors entering the market to adopt circular business models from their inception, giving them an edge over incumbent firms who have slower adaption times. READ MORE

3. 17. Business Intelligence and Analytics – a key driver for efficient production? : An empirical study in the food industry

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Simon Dahlström; Erik Hasslid; [2023]
   Keywords : Fact-based Decision Making; Efficient Production; Food Industry; BI A;

   Abstract : Organizational decisions are significant to an organizations' future. Research shows that many organizations tend to make decisions based on previous experiences, ‘gut feeling’ and assumptions rather than facts. This is troubling since decision-makers leave the organization’s future to the hands of chance. READ MORE

4. 18. Material sustainability on scenographies for theatre performances : Sustainability assessment for scenographic activities

   University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för scenkonst

   Author : Marta Banal-Fernández; [2023]
   Keywords : scenography; ecoscenography; sustainable scenography; sustainability on performing arts; set design; sustainable system thinking; escenografia; ecoescenografia; sostenibilitat escenogràfica; sostenibilitat a les arts dramàtiques; disseny escènic; pensament sistèmic sostenible; escenografía; ecoescenografía; sostenibilidad escenográfica; sostenibilidad en arte dramático; diseño escénico; pensamiento sistémico sostenible;

   Abstract : Theatrical scenography is developing its methods to address its ecological impacts. This research observes the stages already accomplished by certain theaters and scenographers. Also acknowledges how expertise in sustainable product design can be transferred to scenography design and processes. READ MORE

5. 19. Shortening the chains : social relations and dynamics of production in Uppland's alternative food networks

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

   Author : Eleni Katsika; [2023]
   Keywords : alternative food networks; food commoning; dynamics of production; political ecology; social relations; Sweden;

   Abstract : Current global food systems are characterised by a highly concentrated capitalist market where food is treated as a globalised hyper commodity and small-scale farmers are pushed into the side-line. The need for the transformation of that food system is urgent and acknowledged worldwide. READ MORE

6. 20. Bodies in Smartwatches : Embodied Data and Augmented Experiences in Self-Tracking Runners

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Madelene Logren; [2023]
   Keywords : datafication; human-technology relations; postphenomenology; quantified self; self-tracking; smartwatches;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the relation between human and smartwatch by exploring the experiences of four Swedish long-distance runners who use digital technology to self-track their running activities. By examining the participating runners’ use of their smartwatches and smartwatch data as postphenomenological human-technology relations (Ihde, 1990), this thesis offers a perspective on the use of wearable self-tracking technology as augmenting human experience through digital data. READ MORE