Essays about: "norm “life cycle”"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words norm “life cycle”.

1. 1. SUSTAINABILITY OF MULTI-STORY WOOD BUILDINGS : Can the Swedish forestry keep up with the demand?

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Celine Kozak; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability; green washing; multi-storey wood buildings; clay; climate change; forest; sweden; case study; life cycle; architecture; Hållbarhet; Green washing; trähus; lera; klimat; skog; sverige; flervåningshus; fallstudie; livscykel; arkitektur;

   Abstract :   Wood has been traditionally used as a construction material in Nordic countries such as Sweden dating back to the 12th century. Using wood as a building material for the construction of buildings with more than two stories became the norm around the 1850s and has only increased with the pressing need for more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to materials such as concrete. READ MORE

3. 2. The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda: A Normative Investigation of the Agenda in Southeast Asian Countries

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Sandra Brink; [2022]
   Keywords : UN; WPS Agenda; Southeast Asia; Globalizing IR; Norms;

   Abstract : This research engages with debates about globalizing IR and studies of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda established by the UN in the year of 2000. There have for many years been a lot of literature that is focused on the Agenda in the West using theories which are also established in the same region. READ MORE

4. 3. Embracing AWKWARD! A Hybrid Architecture for Adjustable Socially-Aware Agents

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Leila Methnani; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This dissertation presents AWKWARD: a hybrid architecture for the development of socially aware agents in Multi-Agent Systems (MAS). AWKWARD bridges Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods for their individual and combined strengths; Behaviour Oriented Design (BOD) is used to develop reactive planning agents, the OperA framework is used to modeland validate agent behaviour as per social norms, and Reinforcement Learning (RL) is used to optimise plan structures that induce desirable social outcomes. READ MORE

5. 4. Liberal democracy from beneath? A study of norm internalization in post-war Liberia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Fanny Uhlin; [2021]
   Keywords : norm internalization; liberal democracy; Liberia; women’s rights; property rights; access to justice; hybridity; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Research on norm internalization and local ownership in peace processes has not often been combined in peace and conflict studies. This paper sets out to see on the one hand, to what degree liberal democratic norms has spread in Liberia since the ending of the civil war, and on the other hand, if the peace process, –characterized by hybridity – could explain the norm internalization process. READ MORE

6. 5. The role of law for improving municipal solid waste management: comparing Russia and Sweden (EU).

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Olga Amelkina; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Waste Management; Municipal Solid Waste; Comparative Legal Study; Russia; Sweden EU ;

   Abstract : Waste generation increases, and its management is one of the global challenges. Improper waste management creates many problems, but on the other hand, effective waste management can save natural resources, minimize GHG emissions, and provide additional workplaces. READ MORE