Essays about: "socio-economic effects"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 162 essays containing the words socio-economic effects.

  1. 21. Assessment of future climate and land use changes on streamflow and phosphorus transport in a Swedish agricultural catchment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Clara Laguna Marin; [2022]
    Keywords : surface water modelling; phosphorus; suspended sediment; climate change scenarios; socio-economic scenarios; INCA-PEco;

    Abstract : Despite efforts to reduce nutrient excess in surface waters in the last decades, eutrophication continues to be an important environmental problem in Europe. The presence of excess phosphorus (P) in waters, together with nitrogen (N), is one of its main causes. READ MORE

  3. 22. How Incentives Drive our Future: An Empirical Analysis of Incentives for BEV Adoption

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Amelie Klaus; [2022]
    Keywords : Electric Vehicles; BEV; Technology Adoption; Incentives; Tax Efficiency;

    Abstract : The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has only been a matter of time since the first governments proclaimed bans on combustion vehicles in the near future. As a new technology, however, EVs face various adoption barriers that lengthen the process. Governments globally have aimed to mitigate these by offering EV incentives. READ MORE

  4. 23. Perceptions on marine salmonfarming development inBíldudalur, Iceland

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Katrín Helga Skúladottír; [2022]
    Keywords : Marine salmon farming; aquaculture; socio-economic effects; environmental effects; development;

    Abstract : Marine salmon farming is a new and fast-growing industry in Iceland after decades of uncertainties within aquaculture development in the country. While growing at a tremendous speed in the last few years, the development has been challenged by different social groups in regard to its socio-economic and environmental effects. READ MORE

  5. 24. Exploring power dynamics in the water sector in Chile: a focus on avocado plantations and water resources in three municipalities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Alberto Anticoli; [2022]
    Keywords : water; avocado; power; sustainable development; Chile;

    Abstract : This thesis researches the power dynamics related to the intrinsic relationship between the expansion of avocado plantations and its effects on the water system in Chile's municipalities of Quillota, La Cruz, and La Calera. The study adopts a mixed methodology. READ MORE

  6. 25. Income, education, and their effects on mental health : A study on individuals aged 50 and over in Europe and Israel

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Marios-Yordanis Popov; [2022]
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    Abstract : The thesis focuses on studying the effect that income and education can have on the mental health of single household individuals aged 50 and over in Europe and Israel. The data used is sourced from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (easySHARE) and includes interviews and observations from 2004 to 2022, being updated frequently. READ MORE