Essays about: "niches"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 84 essays containing the word niches.

  1. 36. Urban Sustainability Transitions as Educative Practices: A Case Study of the Solidarity Fridge in Gothenburg, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper; Uppsala universitet/SWEDESD - Internationellt center för lärande för hållbar utveckling

    Author : Paul Plummer; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainability transition; Practice theory; Pragmatism; Learning; Food waste;

    Abstract : Urban areas will play a decisive role in the sustainability of future societies. As such, there is a need to understand the processes through which cities can become more sustainable. READ MORE

  3. 37. Design Decisions for Indie Development of Educational Video Games : A Case Study

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Andreas Kuoppa; [2019]
    Keywords : Educational video game; indie game; game development; XML; functional programming; open source;

    Abstract : Educational video games – especially for the PC market – do not seem to perform as well commercially as games from other genres. We argue that there is room for independent – ’indie’ – developers to break into the marketplace, by identifying certain niches and innovating on the genre. READ MORE

  4. 38. Understanding Cryptocurrencies from a Sustainable Perspective : Investigating cryptocurrencies by developing and applying an integrated sustainability framework

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Informatik

    Author : Jan-Philipp Arps; [2018]
    Keywords : Distributed Ledger; Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Sustainability; Digitisation; Triple Bottom Line; Digital Artifact; Digital Sustainability; Integrated Sustainability Framework; Bitcoin; Ethereum; Ripple; IOTA;

    Abstract : With the invention of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in 2009, the world's first blockchain application was developed. While academic research gradually begins to investigate cryptocurrencies more closely and attempt to understand their functioning, technology is rapidly evolving and ecosystems grow exponentially. READ MORE

  5. 39. Cars : The future is flexible

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Lennart Schmitz; [2018]
    Keywords : car design; car development; sustainability; future; speculative design; innovation;

    Abstract : Cars have been around for over a century and have grown to become an essential part of society with an increasing number of different models being sold and developed each year. Car manufacturers steadily expand the offered product portfolio and invent new market niches constantly. READ MORE

  6. 40. Identifiering av fullskiktade bestånd med stereomatchade flygbilder och laserskanning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

    Author : Carl Jansson; [2018]
    Keywords : fjärranalys; fullskiktad skog; biologisk mångfald;

    Abstract : Fullskiktade bestånd är ett sällsynt inslag i de svenska skogarna. Skogsbruket skapar idag enskiktade bestånd och fullskiktade bestånd blir därför mer och mer ovanliga. READ MORE