Essays about: "resource conservation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 146 essays containing the words resource conservation.

1. 1. Prosperity with a purpose

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Ebba Bengtsson; Lilian Landström; [2023-08-22]
   Keywords : Panel data; SDG index; Environmental impact; Economic growth;

   Abstract : In the current landscape, policymakers are confronted with a formidable task: striking the delicate equilibrium between ongoing economic growth and a sustainable transition. This dilemma forces a difficult trade-off in various sectors, where the pursuit of sustainability often entails sacrifices and compromises with regard to economic growth. READ MORE

3. 2. Economic development in a biodiversity hotspot: what is the jungle worth? : A case study of local understandings of forest use in North Sumatra

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sydney Laewen; [2023]
   Keywords : Minor Field Study; Sustainable development; Economic development; Natural resource use; Biodiversity; Conservation; Discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Sustainable development as our joint global goal is consensus in the mainstream international arena, in the name of long-term well-being for all living creatures. However economic constraints often limit the choices available to local communities, forcing them to make trade-offs between immediate socioeconomic gains and the long-term sustainability of natural resources. READ MORE

4. 3. From Plant Genetic Resource Conservation to Digital Biorepositories: A Coming Paradigm Shift in Ex-Situ Conservation?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Christopher Keegan; [2023]
   Keywords : Bioinformatics; Genebanks; Genetic Engineering; Mixed-Methods; Multi-Disciplinary; Patent Analysis; Plant Genetic Resources; Synthetic Biology; Technological Trajectories; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Plant Genetic Resource Conservation has been a staple of agricultural development for the past century. Recently, several prominent papers have raised alarm surrounding the development of synthetic biology techniques and their potential to render modern practices and methods of conservation in the global genebank network obsolete. READ MORE

5. 4. CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN UGANDA : A CASE STUDY OF FORT PORTAL TOURISM CITY

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Rosemary Banura; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Tourism; Sustainable tourism development strategies; tourism stakeholders; and tourism city;

   Abstract : The study focused on finding out the challenges of implementing sustainable tourism development strategies and policies in Uganda, with a view of generating information on knowledge of the sustainable development challenges among stakeholders, and how best the challenges of their implementation can be addressed to achieve sustainability in the tourism sector. It is motivated by the fact that, despite the Ugandan government's efforts to build tourism as a major economic earner of the country, the sector still yields uncertain fluctuating and fewer returns. READ MORE

6. 5. Konsekvensanalyser av skötsel på lågproduktiva torvmarker - Ur ett skogsägarperspektiv

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

   Author : Olof Skoglund; [2023]
   Keywords : Torvmark; skogsskötsel; nuvärdesoptimering; potentiella naturvärden; Heureka;

   Abstract : Sverige består idag av 1,7 miljoner hektar produktiv torvmark. Tall på torvmark finns utspritt i hela landet och växer oftast på lågproducerande torvmarker, där gränsen mellan produktiv torvmark och impediment kan vara svår att dra. READ MORE