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  1. 16. Antarctica - no man's land, all man's problem. Environmental aspects of Antarctic tourism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Henriksson; [2013]
    Keywords : Maritime law; Antarctica; tourism; environmental impact; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : På den antarktiska kontinenten finns värdefulla och i princip oexploaterade naturtillgångar. Dess geostrategiska betydelse och potentiella rikedomar gör Antarktis attraktivt för både forskare och företag. Storbritannien gjorde som första land suveräna anspråk på en del av Antarktis år 1908. READ MORE

  3. 17. Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Assessing Current CSR Status at Haldex

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Eduardo Nemoto Rechden; [2013]
    Keywords : CSR; ISO 26000; Haldex; SR; GRI; Social Responsibility; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The rise and dominance of the corporate form of business organization and its impacts on society and the environment, has lead the concept and practice of Social Responsibility (SR) or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to grow, flourish and spread. This thesis focuses on the assessment of the current CSR status of Swedish commercial vehicle component manufacturer Haldex. READ MORE

  4. 18. An Exploratory Case Study of HIV Impacted Children in Henan Province, China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Xiaowei Chen; [2012]
    Keywords : risk; resilience; risk factor; protective factor; HIV impacted children; China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The illicit and unsafe sales of blood caused a great number of HIV impacted children in China who although were constantly exposed to multiple risk factors but exhibited positive adaptive behaviors. Thus the purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of resilience of HIV impacted children through the exploration of children's perception and experience on context-specific risk factors and protective factors. READ MORE

  5. 19. Water Supply of Accra, with Emphasis on Sachet Water.

    University essay from KTH/Vattenförvaltning

    Author : Felix Diawuo; [2011]
    Keywords : Urban water supply; Sachet drinking water; Microbial quality; Chemical quality; Health impacts; Environmental and socio-economic impacts;

    Abstract : This project seeks to assess the impact of the sachet water industry on the health, socio-economic and the environmental situation of the inhabitants of Accra, the capital city of Ghana. In addressing the situation, the driving forces which have fuelled the shift of consum-er taste from the normal tap water and the traditional hand-tied-ice water products to the plastic sachet water (commonly known in as "Pure Water") are identified. READ MORE

  6. 20. Framework for Developing Countries’ Sound Management on Industrial Chemicals

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Zheng Cui; [2010]
    Keywords : industrial chemicals; management; developing countries; framework;

    Abstract : Industrial chemicals have become an integral part of modern life, and they infiltrate into a lot of activities of human beings, such as industrial manufacturing, agriculture, pharmaceutics, etc. Globalization brings opportunity and challenge to developing countries on the sound management of industrial chemicals (SMC). READ MORE