Essays about: "production regimes"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 72 essays containing the words production regimes.
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1. Understanding Sustainability Transitions: The Perspective of Innovators in incumbent firms - A case study of the roles and challenges faced by innovators and incumbent firms
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Creating green sustainable innovation is a step in the right direction towards a sustainable future. It is however not sure that incremental improvements will be enough, it is instead called for radical shifts in socio-technical systems, so called sustainability transitions. READ MORE
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2. Are large clearcuts the only way to manage forests? : a study of economic performance and deadwood production of various silviculture systems
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : Our forests are a natural resource which is needed for many purposes. Their importance and different values are expressed in the Swedish legislation, where production and environmental goals are set as equal. To many it is not sufficient, there has been a debate regarding how forests are managed and the practice of clear-cutting for decades. READ MORE
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3. Lönsamhet i skogsmarksgödsling för privata markägare i norra Sverige : en jämförelse av lönsamheten i två olika gödslingsstrategier
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest EconomicsAbstract : Idag involveras åtskilliga sektorer inom bioekonomin med skogsråvaran som bas, bland annat sektorer inom textilier, konstruktion, biopharma och kemikalier. Den globala efterfrågan på skogsråvaran är hög. READ MORE
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4. Towards a Fourth Food Regime? A sustainability analysis on modern agriculture in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : At my thesis’s core is the transformation of the agricultural industry based on the framework of food regimes established by Philip McMichael and Harriet Friedmann. The framework of food regimes will guide the analysis of recent agricultural developments towards sustainability. READ MORE
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5. Beetle Diversity – Land Sparing or Land Sharing? : the effects of timber extraction and restoration method on saproxylic beetle assemblages in mature managed pine forests
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The impoverishment of saproxylic beetle communities is a growing concern for management of boreal forest biodiversity. Past research has found active restoration methods, such as creating deadwood and conducting prescribed burnings, to have a short-term positive effect on the species richness and compositional diversity of saproxylic beetle assemblages. READ MORE