Essays about: "self-reliant"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the word self-reliant.

  1. 6. Impacts of a local community event on development of peripheral destination : Entrepreneurial perspective on Aldrei fór ég suður festival in Iceland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Alina Bavykina; [2021]
    Keywords : periphery; remoteness; peripheral destinations; tourism; events; festivals; event tourism; sustainable destination development; entrepreneurship; tourism management; rural development; collaboration; network; social capital; social embeddedness; sustainability; Iceland; Westfjords; Aldrei fór ég suður; Ísafjörður;

    Abstract : Remote communities stay vulnerable in the face of major socioeconomic challenges. Tourism is often seen as a way to stimulate local economies and increase attractiveness of peripheral destinations, while events are considered to be one of the tools to promote tourism. READ MORE

  3. 7. Trygg inne eller fri ute? : Ägares uppfattningar om kattens beteendebehov som inne- respektive utekatt

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Nanette Nygårds; [2021]
    Keywords : innekatt; utekatt; beteendebehov; välfärd; kunskap; attityder; biologisk mångfald;

    Abstract : The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) has developed into a social, but also independent animal, with behavioral needs linked to its evolutionary adaptations. The cat has traditionally lived outdoors, and as such has had free access to natural enrichment. Whether the cat should be free to roam outside is, however, debated. READ MORE

  4. 8. Is Self-Service Business Intelligence a hoax? : A descriptive study of casual users’ independence using SSBI in the data mining process

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Sandra Hansson; [2021]
    Keywords : SSBI; Casual user; self-reliant; challenges; data mining process;

    Abstract : When using Business Intelligence (BI), organizations can improve decision-making bycompiling, understanding and utilizing the data held by the organization. Self-serviceBusiness Intelligence (SSBI) has emerged as a new focus within BI and aims to make BI tools available to business users, and relieve IT-experts involvement of in ad hoc reporting andanalysis. READ MORE

  5. 9. Designing a plug-and-go solution to expand the electric vehicle market

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

    Author : Edvin Guery; [2020]
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    Abstract : The transport sector stands for almost a quarter of the carbon emissions released into the atmosphereand is a sector where a lot of work remains to be done to mitigate climate change. To make a changequickly, the vehicles currently traveling the roads will need to be converted from internal combustionengine (ICE) driven vehicle to battery electric vehicles (BEV). READ MORE

  6. 10. Cross-border Displacement: Prevent, Prepare or Adapt to?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Monica Sepka; [2017]
    Keywords : Disaster Risk Management; Environment; Migration; Displacement; Drivers; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite the fact that some forecasts suggest that a large number of individuals could become displaced by 2050, the institutional and operational linkages between climate and cross-border displacement continues to be complex. While refugees and IDPs are treated according to specific treaties, the status of cross-border displacement as a result of disasters suffers from a normative gap and the linkages between disaster displacement, its drivers and risk reduction seems rather underrepresented in existing research. READ MORE