Essays about: "tipping"

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  1. 21. Immigration inflow cause native outflow

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jacob Öljemark; Emma Egnell; [2020]
    Keywords : immigration; native flight; house prices; culture; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : We examine if the relatively large inflow of immigration during the last two decades has affected the Swedish housing market. With the social stigma of expressing anti- immigration sentiments, natives likely vote with their feet to express their preference for homogeneous neighbourhoods. READ MORE

  3. 22. Understanding women's stewardship in the Amazon : A decolonial-process-relational perspective

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Taís Gonzalez; [2020]
    Keywords : Gender; Landscapes Stewardship; Process-relational perspective; Decoloniality; Knowledge; Amazon;

    Abstract : The widespread and increasing forest degradation in the Amazon contrasts with a range of individual or collective practices developed by local agents, which have the potential to reconcile conservation and local understanding of the quality of life and economic development. The role of women among these initiatives has been overlooked or not well understood. READ MORE

  4. 23. Drivers and barriers of successful climate commitment development in the fast-food industry The case of MAX Burgers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Bairma Damdinova; [2020]
    Keywords : fast-food industry; business sustainability; climate action plan; climate responsibility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite the fast food industry’s significant contribution to climate change, climate action plans are not common practice. Furthermore, there is a lack of academic works devoted to researching climate change issues within the fast-food industry. READ MORE

  5. 24. Conceptualizing green water within the planetary boundary for freshwater use

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Arne Tobian; [2019]
    Keywords : green water; planetary boundaries; land use modelling; physical geography; ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Anthropogenic land-use covers a constantly increasing fraction of the terrestrial surface area. By employing a dynamic global vegetation model, human-induced changes in the terrestrial water balance as compared to an undisturbed scenario were simulated. READ MORE

  6. 25. Carbon tax for emission targets - An alternative application of the DSGE model for optimal fossil fuel taxation by Golosov, Hassler, Krusell and Tsyvinski 2014

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Anita Hafner; [2019]
    Keywords : Carbon tax; Integrated Assessment Model; Damage function; Emission targets;

    Abstract : Economists widely agree that a Pigouvian fee on emissions is the first best option to correct for the un-priced externality of climate change. However, scientific estimates of future global costs of climate change are varying. READ MORE