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1. 1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
   Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

3. 2. Techno-economic analysis of innovative storage power plants utilizing existing CCGT systems : An Austrian case study

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

   Author : Niklas Pöcklhofer; Philipp Sares; [2023]
   Keywords : Innovative storage power plants; sector coupling; existing infrastructure; CCGT; hydrogen-fired gas turbine; hydrogen; hybridized energy system; techno-economic analysis; sustainability; Innovativa lagringskraftverk; sektorkoppling; befintlig infrastruktur; CCGT; vätgaseldad gasturbin; vätgas; hybridiserat energisystem; teknisk-ekonomisk analys; hållbarhet;

   Abstract : Efforts to mitigate climate change and current geopolitical disruptions have revealed that changes to the existing energy system are urgently required to offer sustainable and secure energy for Europe. Hence, the role of conventional thermal power plants is being challenged and new technologies providing additional functionality for the power grid are pushing into the market. READ MORE

4. 3. A View on the Virtualizability of Practical Courses : Romanian Medical Students' Perspective in the Context of a Sudden Online Shift

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Sofia-Maria Tatut; [2022]
   Keywords : online education; online learning; virtualizability; virtualization; Romania; practical courses; medical university; pandemic;

   Abstract : The rapid development of information communication technologies has created unique, exceptional opportunities for conducting education. Thus, the transposal of learning into the virtual world constituted the biggest transformation that education went through- a real paradigm change. READ MORE

5. 4. Organising for Efficient Environmental Assessment : A Case Study on Cotton Fabric Production

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

   Author : Amanda Friberg; Julia Eriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : LCA; Life cycle assessment; Product environmental assessment; Cotton fabric production; Organisational management; Data management; Furniture company; LCA; Livscykelanalys; Livscykelbedömning; Produktmiljöbedömning; Bomullstygtillverkning; Organisationsledning; Datahantering; Möbelföretag;

   Abstract : The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries globally and needs to change to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Cotton fabric constitutes approximately 50% of all textiles. Its production is complex, and it is crucial to map all its processes to assess the environmental impact. READ MORE

6. 5. Future land use and the pre-emption of conflicts

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)

   Author : Åsa Lindh; [2022]
   Keywords : Land use; land use planning; national interests; nature with legal personhood; conflict management; conflict pre-emption; wind power; energy landscapes; indigenous knowledge; environmental science; environmental law; environmental ethics and jurisprudence; sustainability; innovation theory;

   Abstract : As the title presents, this thesis will explore the area of land use, and in this context, planning for managing potential conflicts that occur today and are likely to continue to arise in the future.  To assist with a potential solution, the concepts of ‘nature with legal person hood’, and ‘national interests’ (‘riksintressen’) falling under Swedish environmental law, will be the focus. READ MORE