Essays about: "mega"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 157 essays containing the word mega.

1. 16. A "giant furrow" or a "way to economic prosperity"? A conflict in the meaning of environmental sustainability - the case of Rail Baltica mega-project

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Maiken Ristmae; [2022]
   Keywords : environmental sustainability; scale; politics of scale; discourse; mega-project; planning process; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the conflict situation that has emerged around the environmental discourse in the planning process of a railway mega-project in Estonia. A discourse analysis is carried out on policy documents, publications, and interviews following Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory and methodological guidelines, to examine the ways that the concept of sustainability conflicts between stakeholders. READ MORE

3. 17. High-speed rail corridor selection in Ethiopia : A two-step screening-multicriteria decision-making approach

   University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

   Author : Biruk Hailu; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Transport systems can bring enormous benefits to society by providing access, mobility, and economic growth that are essential for growing and modern societies. The way of harnessing this benefit for an emerging economy as well as modern society has relied mainly on a cutting edge and state of the art transportation systems such as high-speed rail. READ MORE

4. 18. Development of a DNA barcode for species identification of tuna

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Clara Nordquist; Jonathan Edwall; Leonora Eriksson; Nelly Mäkinen; Minna Sayehban; Matilda Styfberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Thunnini; D-loop; mitochondrial control region; CR; 16S; ATP8; COII; Cox2; CytB; COI; Cox1; ND2; NADH dehydrogenase 2;

   Abstract : Today, DNA-barcoding with the gene COI is regularly used in the identification of fish. However, this is not an adequate way of identifying species of tuna due to COI lacking sufficient interspecies divergence. This is problematic since fraud and mislabeling are a major concern within the fish and tuna industries. READ MORE

5. 19. Fake Existence, Real Influence? : Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) Influencers' Impact on Consumers' Purchase Intentions

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Mattias Arusell; Magdalena Pettersson; [2022]
   Keywords : CGI Influencer; Computer Generated Imagery Influencer; Virtual Influencer; AI Influencer; Social Media Influencer; Virtual Influencer Marketing; Influencer Marketing; Opinion Leadership; Parasocial Relationships; Purchase Intention;

   Abstract : In the light of the digitalization and the emergence of social media, the concept of influencer marketing has increased significantly in importance on a global scale and is now considered one of the most effective, powerful and cost-effective marketing tools for businesses in today’s society. Nevertheless, despite the effectiveness of influencer marketing, the growing worldwide marketing trend of Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) influencers, also described as human-like influencers, is currently revolutionizing today’s influencer marketing and is expected to become the new way of marketing from a future perspective. READ MORE

6. 20. What is the problem of sustainable development in Mega sporting events? : A WPR-analysis of FIFAs Sustainability strategies

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Gustav Söderström; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; FIFA; Qatar; Russia; Brazil; WPR; Bacchi;

   Abstract : Human rights violations have been connected to several FIFA World cups. In 2010 the first article published by Amnesty international on human rights violations of the South Africa World cup. READ MORE