Essays about: "sustainable furniture production"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the words sustainable furniture production.
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16. Fika Living : A sharing multifunctional furniture for single person households
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)Abstract : The start point of this project is the research of single person household. According to a presentation from the Swedish government, in Sweden, the family structure is changing as time goes by. After 40 years, there will be more than 40% of household are single person households. READ MORE
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17. Designing sustainable innovations : Opportunities for new life cycles within the furniture industry
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)Abstract : The Linear Economy cannot any longer be sustained by the eco-system: virgin resources are limited and destined to terminate soon if the contemporary production and consumption model will be maintained. For this reason, in the last few years Circular Economy has become an increasingly discussed topic worldwide. READ MORE
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18. Eating Disorder: Re-Thinking the Relationship between Food and Architecture in Umeå
University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitetAbstract : Food is something that we all have in common. We need it to survive and although we don’t always notice it, it has structured our relationships, homes, communities, countryside and cities for as long as humans have been around. The invention of farming led to the first static settlements, thus, enabling the evolution of cities. READ MORE
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19. A value chain analysis for timber in four East African countries : an exploratory case study
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest ProductsAbstract : This study is a value chain analysis for timber in East Africa. It was commissioned by Vi Agroforestry, a nongovernmental organisation registered in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania engaged in a rural development program that involves promoting tree planting and enterprise development (Vi Agroforestry, 2012). READ MORE
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20. Eco-efficiency for sustainability : IKEA's environmental policy in Russia
University essay from Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : In the modern world businesses are seen more often not only as carriers of technological development, innovations, capital investments and profit makers. The present-day situation with growing ecological problems has put a high demand on organizational environmental responsibility of small, medium, large and transnational enterprises all over the world. READ MORE