Essays about: "socio-technical system"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 86 essays containing the words socio-technical system.

  1. 36. Evaluating Inductive Electric Road Systems Implementation : A multiple case study in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Yuvanesh Nagarasan; Kevin Raja Francis Xavier; [2020]
    Keywords : Electric road systems ERS ; Electric vehicles EV ; Inductive electric road system; Diffusion of innovation; Technology readiness level TRL ; Multi-level perspective MLP ; Sociotechnical; Transportation market;

    Abstract : Sustainable transportation solutions are the goal for the future. With the technological shit happening in the transportation market towards electric vehicles, the electric road system (ERS) is a necessary technology required to reach the sustainability goals for the future. READ MORE

  3. 37. Paratransit and Bus Rapid Transit Interaction Approaches and Corresponding Barriers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Messner Laura; [2020]
    Keywords : informal public transport; multi-regimes; socio-technical transition theory; stakeholder theory; Sub- Saharan Africa; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Public transport in many Sub-Saharan African cities consists of paratransit, mini-to-medium-sized buses, which provide public transport and operate demand-driven and unscheduled. This form of public transport is often seen as less safe, less dependable, and environmentally unfriendly. READ MORE

  4. 38. Dismantling Extractivism in Smart Living : Radical approaches to sustainability transitions

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Aleyda Rocha Sepulveda; [2020]
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    Abstract : This thesis is an undisciplinary exploration of the expanding concept of extractivism that has shaped the social structures running in visible and invisible ways through our daily lives. This research work starts with a broad understanding of the histories of extractivism as an embedded practice that articulates modes of being in the world. READ MORE

  5. 39. Innovative niches for sustainability transitions : how social agriculture and food start-ups can transform the food system — a case-based research study from Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lena Germscheid; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainability science; multi-level perspective; strategic niche management; power in transition; food production; empowerment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To stay within our planet’s limits and reach the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, there is an urgent need to rethink our current and dominant systems. This thesis focuses on the food system, in particular, and explores how an overarching turnaround in the way we produce and consume food has the potential to trigger and steer a greater transition towards sustainability. READ MORE

  6. 40. WE ARE ONE: “How geographically distributed members of a volunteer youth organisation form online networks through digital communication”

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mary Wardak; [2019]
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    Abstract : In this research study, the effects of digital communication platforms will show how geographically distributed members are developing the online network of the Erasmus Student Network. This research used a cross-cultural perspective on the network society and the actor-network theory. READ MORE