Essays about: "the rise of the knowledge society"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words the rise of the knowledge society.
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1. Urban flood risk mitigation : A perspective form urban planning
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Due to the global warming and climate change, an increased frequency of high intensity rains and other disasters are expected all around the world. To predict this change in climate the IPCC has created a set of climate scenarios, RCPs, that will try to predict the future climate based on how much we are able to adapt and mitigate the effects we as a species have on the environment. READ MORE
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2. The Impact of AI on Banks' Risk Management Approach : A qualitative study on the effects of AI in the banking sector from a holistic perspective
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)Abstract : The banking sector is experiencing the rise of several new types of innovations and trends. For instance, increased use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to streamline day-to-day activities. These trends are, e.g. READ MORE
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3. Colonial continuities and their influence on knowledge production on the migration and climate change nexus : A policy analysis of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : Climate change is one of the greatest challenges currectly facing humanity. Its impacts lead to the displacement of people through sea level rise, desertification, drought, flood and other ecological disaster. The global imbalance of power results in people being unequally affected by climate change. READ MORE
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4. Blockchains, smart contracts, and stablecoins as a global payment system : The rise of web 3.0
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)Abstract : Blockchains, smart contracts and cryptocurrencies are reaching further global adoption each day and are becoming more prominent to be the foundation for a new technological era and to be used in transactions globally. The technology has strong coherent properties, including a high level of security, decentralization, and its use of smart contracts to obviate intermediaries. READ MORE
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5. A Comparative Analysis of the Coronavirus Discourse by Exploring the Themes and Dominant Conceptual Metaphors in American Newspapers in 2020 and 2022
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This research compares the coronavirus discourse in the American newspapers between March and May 2020, when the case fatality rate was at its highest in the United States, and between January and March 2022, when it was at its lowest, by exploring the themes and dominant conceptual metaphors used to describe the coronavirus from the discursive expressions. The research also analyzes how they are framing the coronavirus to shape discourses in society using framing theory. READ MORE
