Essays about: "production fragmentation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 essays containing the words production fragmentation.

  1. 1. Insuring the Future: Managing Risks and Disruptions within the Insurance Value Chain - A multiple case study on the commercial insurance industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ezabella Kwok; Sarah Pramle; [2023-07-19]
    Keywords : Risk; Risk Management; Commercial Insurance; Insurance Value Chain; Global Disruption; Covid-19 Pandemic;

    Abstract : Globalization has resulted in the fragmentation of business activities and participation in cross-border networks, giving rise to Global Value Chains, thus increasing vulnerability to risks and disruptions. While there is existing research on risk management in tangible product production within GVCs, there is a scarcity of literature on risk management in service industries, particularly on the Insurance Value Chain. READ MORE

  3. 2. The grass is always tastier on the fruitful side : exploring the potentials, opportunities and challenges of urban food production: a case study of Uppsala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sanaz Kalantari; Rana Toprak; [2023]
    Keywords : Urbanization; grass lawns; urban agriculture; food production; Uppsala; Ultuna Permakultur; municipal sector; planning; establishing; management; ecosystems; human-nature connectedness; extinction of experience; top-down; bottom-up; landscape architecture;

    Abstract : Urbanization has globally led to economic and infrastructural growth but has also resulted in environmental degradation, decreased access to fertile agricultural land, increased food demand, and fragmentation of essential ecosystems. These challenges are prevalent in Swedish cities, including Uppsala, where green spaces are predominantly covered by lawns. READ MORE

  4. 3. Identification of restoration hotspots in landscape-scale green infrastructure planning based on model-predicted connectivity forest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Xiaoming Wang; [2023]
    Keywords : boreal forest; conservation; restoration; connectivity; green infrastructure; GIS; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Boreal forest landscapes have undergone severe anthropogenic fragmentation and their enormous values concerning, e.g., ecosystem service, biodiversity and culture are hazarded. READ MORE

  5. 4. Prospects for Wind Energy Development in Consideration of a Cumulative Appraisal of Botanical, Faunal, Societal, and Cultural Values in Swedish Boreal Forests

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Robin Alexander Gallus; [2023]
    Keywords : Wind Energy; Boreal; Forest; Sweden; Cumulative; Weighted Overlay Analysis; Woodland Key Habitat;

    Abstract : Renewable energy development is breaking global records each year. European and national Swedish legislation target substantial portions of wind energy production by 2040. Sweden has ambitious objectives for wind energy, with plans to nearly triple its wind energy proportion in the next 17 years. READ MORE

  6. 5. Blocks and Credits: A Sustainability Lens on Blockchain Technology in Voluntary Carbon Markets

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Michael Enejison; Obinna Ejide; Carly Nemanic; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon Trading; Voluntary Carbon Market; Blockchain Technology; TSVCM; Net-Zero; Sustainability Principles; Proof of Work; Proof of Stake;

    Abstract : Society is dependent processes that emit greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The accumulation of these gases in the atmosphere prevents sunlight reflected from earth’s surface to get to space thereby warming the earth and causing climate change. READ MORE