Essays about: "mis"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 78 essays containing the word mis.
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21. Protecting what nature? The (mis)recognition of Sámi traditional knowledge in the Finnish Nature Conservation Act reform
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : The importance of indigenous knowledges has been acknowledged in biodiversity conservation, but practical engagement with them in decision-making is still lacking. In this thesis, I study this contradiction in the context of Finland and the indigenous Sámi. READ MORE
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22. Importance Sampling in Wireless Communication Systems with Ultra-Low Error Rates
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknikAbstract : Simulation mimics the behaviour of real world processes or the system over time. It helps us to understand the impact of modification and the effect of introducing various interventions to a system. READ MORE
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23. SBM Paper: The House of Gucci in 2022
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : “You smell that? Smell that. This is legacy.” - Aldo Gucci [Al Pacino, The House of Gucci] Recently, the movie ‘House of Gucci’ was released revolving around the dark twists and turns that the brand Gucci went through internally. Including the rise and fall of the Gucci dynasty, from betrayal to murder. READ MORE
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24. Salvaging Death Worlds : Drivers and Barriers to the Adoption of Biogas and Biofertilizer Production Systems on Gotland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : Utilizing an interdisciplinary, multi-level perspective analysis this thesis reviews niche- regime-landscape interactions (analogous to the clusters of actors working at the local level of Gotland representing niche; the regime being national governance goals; and the landscape incorporating global level affairs and institutions such as the European Union (EU)) and their (mis)alignments within the biogas/biofertilizer production system of Gotland, Sweden, a small-island case study for energy-food-transportation transition and sustainable destination development. The study analyzes the heterarchical and polycentric development of biogas on Gotland—a socio-technical niche, nested within a larger energy regime and global landscape for transition—developing an understanding of (mis)alignments of pressures interacting on, at, and between the niche-regime- landscape as they combine with the peculiar competencies, as Loorbach describes, “creative minds, strategists, and visionaries” of a cluster of actors working in the food- energy-transport nexus on the island (2010, p. READ MORE
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25. Alteration of the forest structure in historically impacted Nothofagus spp. forests on the Brunswick peninsula : recommendations for their protection and management
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Despite exhibiting a seemingly low degree of human alteration when compared to other types of landscapes, most forest ecosystems in the world have a long history of human use and are prod-uct thereof. The southern Brunswick peninsula is no exception to this and has an extensive history of anthropogenic activity, both pre-colonial and modern. READ MORE
