Essays about: "planetary health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words planetary health.

  1. 1. Technical Aspects of Plant-based Protein Coagulation for Cheese Analogues

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Fardos Dana El Soudi; [2023]
    Keywords : Cheese analogues; Coagulation; Fava Bean; Plant-based; Protein; Soybean and Sustainability.;

    Abstract : This report highlights the importance of exploring alternative protein sources to produce sustainable and nutritious cheese analogues. Using legumes such as soybeans and fava beans can be a crucial step towards reducing our reliance on animal products. While also staying within the planetary boundaries, in line with the United Nations global goals. READ MORE

  3. 2. Areas against annihilation? : A critical assessment of the compatibility between biodiversity science and Swedish law on area protection

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Edling Müller; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the ongoing global biodiversity crisis, science deems a system-wide, structural, and fundamental transformation of society necessary to mitigate severe risks for planetary and human health. These risks will escalate further if a paradigm shift in normative human-nature relationships is not realised. The legal system needs to change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Consumer preferences for tofu characteristics in Sweden : a discrete choice experiment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Mira Janna Doro Weigel; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainable consumption; climate friendly food; plant-based proteins; willingness to pay; legumes; soya bean;

    Abstract : The extensive consumption of meat products is increasingly criticized as it is associated with environmental, ethical, and social dilemmas. This is closely related to production systems and factory farming, which lead to high emissions and strain on planetary boundaries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Global Cultures – Critical Zone Observatories of Everyday Objects : (A Global Environmental History of Yogurt)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Leni Charbonneau; [2022]
    Keywords : yogurt; biofilm; critical zone observatory; microbiopolitics; probiotic; microbial biodiversity; new materialism; OOO;

    Abstract : This study turns to what is for many an everyday item – yogurt – as a critical zone observatory, a synergistic, place-based laboratory which aims to integrate heterogenous representations of planetary phenomena as they are registered at a common surface. Yogurt has an impressive cultural endurance largely derived from its prominence in various paradigms of health. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Nuclear Option : A Global Sustainability Appraisal of Civil Nuclear Energy

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

    Author : Sebastian Arnström; [2020]
    Keywords : nuclear power; solar power; wind power; sustainability; sustainable development; sustainable energy development; sustainability of nuclear power; nuclear accidents; nuclear weapons proliferation; nuclear fuel depletion;

    Abstract : Energy production systems are essential for human progress. They fuel the technologies that underpin economic growth and are prerequisite for efficient food production, education and healthcare. On the flip side, they also incur substantial eco-social costs. READ MORE