Essays about: "mining and the environment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 169 essays containing the words mining and the environment.

  1. 6. Mining for Whose Future? The Recycling of Narratives for Continuous Extraction : A discursive study of the Gállok mine

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Julia Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental Justice; Sámi rights; Gállok; Critical Discourse Analysis; Green growth; Green transition; Mining;

    Abstract : The Exploitation of land for economic growth has been an ongoing issue for locals’ rights to land, especially indigenous people. In Sweden, EU’s largest producer of Iron ore, the conflict between the State, indigenous Sámi, and mining industries have caused many controversies over the years, where mining projects repeatedly infringe upon land inhabited by Sámi. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Promise of a Green Revolution : Conceptions of climate change and sustainability in local movements objecting to mining establishment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Caroline Reinhammar; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study explores how vernacular understandings of climate change and sustainability are formed in relation to local disputes concerning mineral exploration. In a search for a solution to climate change, the interest in rare earth elements (REEs), and other metals used in green technology has resulted in granting mining companies processing concessions in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 8. Analysing CSR reporting over the years, company size, region, and sector through dictionary-based text mining

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

    Author : Anuj Singhvi; Dorna Jahangoshay Sarijlou; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainability Reporting; Natural Language Processing; Text Mining; CSR Dictionaries;

    Abstract : As Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports become more prevalent and systematised, there is a strong need to develop approaches that seek to analyse the contents of these reports. In this thesis, we present two valuable contributions. READ MORE

  5. 9. Organizational Readiness for Initiating the Implementation of the RAMP Tool : A case study of LKAB Malmberget

    University essay from KTH/Ergonomi

    Author : Katerina Kraus; [2023]
    Keywords : Systematic work environment management; RAMP tool; organizational readiness; implementation of risk management tool;

    Abstract : In Sweden, all employers are obligated to provide occupational health services that prevent and eliminate health risks in the workplace. Risk assessment is one of the recommended procedures of systematic work environment management that employers shall conduct to investigate the occurrence of workplace risks. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Effect on Mechanical Properties in Biochar Replaced Cement & Aggregate in Concrete Before and After Fire Exposure

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Felix Hansen; Mathias Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Biochar; Concrete; Sintering; Fire; Mechanical properties; Sustainability; Cement; Biochar in concrete; Building industry; Concrete exposed to fire.; Biokol; Betong; Sintring; Eld; Mekaniska egenskaper; Hållbarhet; Cement; Biokol i betong; Byggindustri; Brandexponerad betong.;

    Abstract : Concrete is good as a construction material regarding fire and its properties regarding strength. However, the concrete expands and cracks due to fire resulting in structural damage. According to the literature the concrete usually loses its strength during and after fire exposure due to themechanical and physical changes. READ MORE