Essays about: "socio-technical system"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 86 essays containing the words socio-technical system.

1. 6. Meeting electricity demand during a crisis : Assessing the feasibility of battery storage as a path for municipalities to increase electricity resilience

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

   Author : Maria Lindström; Malou Sjöberg; Filip Sjöö; Hanna Åkermark; [2023]
   Keywords : Battery storage; Electricity demand; Crisis preparedness; Socio-technical analysis; Electricity resilience; Household responsibility; Municipal responsibility; Knivsta kommun;

   Abstract : This bachelor thesis aims to investigate household electricity supply and demand during a crisis. Both quantitative and qualitative aspects of crisis preparedness and household electricity demand are considered. READ MORE

3. 7. Analyzing Key Flows and Processes of Waste Management for Environmental Improvement in Chennai, India : A Minor Field Study with a Life Cycle and Socio-Technical Systems Perspective

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Märta Selander; [2023]
   Keywords : Waste management; India; Incineration; Composting; Dump yard; Global warming potential; GWP; socio-technical systems; Avfallshantering; Indien; Förbränning; Kompostering; Soptipp; Global uppvärmningspotential; GWP; socio-tekniska system;

   Abstract : Waste management (WM) is a prominent issue in the world’s most populated country, India. Lack of WM can have a negative impact on the environment through leachate contamination of water bodies and emissions of greenhouse gases. READ MORE

4. 8. Drivers and Barriers for Biochar Deployment in Swedish Agriculture : a Multi-Level Perspective on Sustainability Transitions

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Danielle Jansen; [2023]
   Keywords : Agriculture; Socio-technical transitions; Multi-level perspective;

   Abstract : There are several sustainability challenges (e.g., environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity) that agro-food systems face. Simultaneously, agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. READ MORE

5. 9. How Novel Business Models for Decentralised Renewable Energy Generation Transform the German Energy System: A Multi-Level Perspective

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Anniki Birth; [2023]
   Keywords : Energy transition; Business models; Multi-level perspective; Socio-technical transitions; Sustainability; Societal transitions; Sustainable business models; Renewable energy;

   Abstract : In order to mitigate climate change, human activity needs to be decarbonised through a phase-out of fossil fuels, replaced by renewable energy sources. Here, sustainable business models can play an important role through connecting niche renewable technologies to the wider system and thereby allowing them to diffuse. READ MORE

6. 10. The Transition Towards Net-Zero Emissions: Implications for Banks and Their IT Strategies

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Shadab Ahmed; Ismail Hilal; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Net-Zero Emissions; Energy Consumption; Banking Sector; IT Infrastructure; IT Strategy; Green IT; Hållbarhet; Nettonollustläpp; Energiförbrukning; Banksektor; IT Infrastruktur; IT Strategi; Grön IT;

   Abstract : In response to the ever-intensifying urgency for environmental preservation, the imperative for sectors with substantial carbon footprints to adapt and drive the transition to a low carbon economy is apparent. Sustainability transitions, signifying systemic changes towards sustainable socio-technical systems, emerge as critical in this context, especially within the banking sector. READ MORE