Essays about: "private forest"

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  1. 11. A changing energy security environment – a review of alternative energy carriers for light duty vehicles

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Julia Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Supply chain; Logistic; Energy security; Light duty vehicle;

    Abstract :   The increasing energy demand and its impact on the climate around the world has evoked several sectors´ efforts in order to develop and implement sustainable technologies. Political incentives and companies go toward great changes when it comes to reduction of energy sources from fossil-origins in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achievement of energy security. READ MORE

  3. 12. Profit over subsistence? – The role of private corporations, the state and academia in embracing an ecofeminist forest concept as part of an agroecological transformation : a case study of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Miriam Knödler; [2023]
    Keywords : agroecology; transformation; ecofeminism; forests; concepts;

    Abstract : In recent times which require systemic change, agroecology demands a conceptual transformation of the food system. Its counter-hegemonic approach aligns with radical theories like ecofeminism and envisions an alternative future: a new socio-ecological paradigm which rethinks different landscape structures as one interconnected ecosystem. READ MORE

  4. 13. Private label effect on small producer business development : a multiple-case study from a producer perspective

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Emelie Lundberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Business strategy; food producer; food retail; power and dependency; primary producers Swedish University;

    Abstract : There is an unstable environment surrounding us today with varying interest rates, increased commodity and energy prices. With price increases in many areas at the same time there has been a successively decrease in people’s private budget. With less money to spend, the hunt for low-price products in food retail has increased. READ MORE

  5. 14. Time Series Analysis and Binary Classification in a Car-Sharing Service : Application of data-driven methods for analysing trends, seasonality, residuals and prediction of user demand

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Aksel Uhr; [2023]
    Keywords : Smart mobility; Car-sharing; Time series analysis; Demand prediction; Machine learning; Supervised learning; Binary classification; Random forest; Smart mobilitet; Bildelning; Tidsseriaanalys; Efterfrågansprediktering; Maskininlärning; Väglett lärande; Binär klassificering; Slumpmässiga skogar;

    Abstract : Researchers have estimated a 20-percentage point increase in the world’s population residing in urban areas between 2011 and 2050. The increase in denser cities results in opportunities and challenges. Two of the challenges concern sustainability and mobility. READ MORE

  6. 15. Towards recognition in governance: an exploratory study of biodiversity protection in Swedish forestry.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Berg Grimstad; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; biodiversity protection; recognition; environmental governance; feminist political ecology; private forest owners;

    Abstract : Loss of biodiversity and interest in the promises of the bioeconomy creates pressure on forests and implications for their governance. In Sweden, forest policy for the protection of biodiversity is known as “freedom with responsibility”, which puts an onus on the many private forest owners in the country to reverse the critical loss of biodiversity. READ MORE