Essays about: "types of natural resources"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 93 essays containing the words types of natural resources.

1. 1. Circularity through Collaboration - A Case Study on Textile Industry

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Balajishnu Udayakumar; Marcello Benincasa; [2024]
   Keywords : Circular economy; Collaboration; CE strategies; System perspective; Textile industry;

   Abstract : In the last decade, circular economy (CE) has gained widespread attention among scholars, practitioners, and policymakers as a sustainable alternative to the current linear system. This system, which operates under the logic of "take-make-dispose", poses significant threats to our environment due to the exponential growth in natural resource extraction that we have witnessed in the last fifty years. READ MORE

3. 2. Detecting Lithium Brine in Afghanistan Using Spaceborne Hyperspectral Data

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Torpikay Azizi; [2023-08-18]
   Keywords : PRISMA Hyperspectral data; lithium mineral deposits; lithium brine-rich deposits; Dashti-e- Nawar; boron deposits; Principal Component Analysis PCA ; supervised and unsupervised classification; spectral matching; spectral profile analysis; visible-near-infrared VNIR ; short-wave infrared SWIR Gypsum; Hectorite; Kaolinite; Lepidolite; lithium carbonate; lithium chloride;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to utilize hyperspectral remote sensing technology for the identification and evaluation of lithium mineral deposits in Afghanistan. Afghanistan boasts unique geological formations with substantial potential for lithium resources beneath its land crust. READ MORE

4. 3. Effectiveness of the Costa Rican Payments for Ecosystem Services program in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions: Trends in carbon stocks 2012-2020

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Noelia Solano Guindon; [2023]
   Keywords : Payments for ecosystem services; ecosystem services; carbon stocks; greenhouse gas emissions; mitigation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Payments for ecosystem services (PES), a mechanism of incentives or compensation to landowners for provision of ecosystem services, have grown as a tool for meeting conservation goals. The Costa Rican payments for ecosystem services (PSA) program is one of the best-known examples because of being one of the most established. READ MORE

5. 4. Destination Facelift: Unveiling the Dynamic Capabilities that Rejuvenate Madeira Island

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ivelina Petkova; Sofia Rosin; [2023]
   Keywords : Destination Rejuvenation; Dynamic Capabilities; Destination Repositioning; Destination Diversification; Destination Marketing; Madeira Island; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Title: Destination Facelift: Unveiling the Dynamic Capabilities that Rejuvenate Madeira Island Date of the seminar: 2nd of May 2023 Course: BUSN39: Degree Project in Global Marketing Authors: Ivelina Petkova & Sofia Rosin Supervisor: Magnus Nillson Keywords: Destination Rejuvenation, Dynamic Capabilities, Destination Repositioning, Destination Diversification, Destination Marketing, Madeira Island Research Purpose: The purpose of this research paper is to explore the dynamic capabilities that enable destination repositioning and diversification and investigate how they rejuvenate Madeira Island as a tourist destination. Theoretical perspective: Destination rejuvenation was originally presented as a stage in Butler's (1985) Tourism Area Life Cycle Model (TALC), however, it has become an independent focus area in research that concerns the repositioning and diversification of tourism destinations. READ MORE

6. 5. Applicability of GPT models to high-performance compute languages

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Högenergifysik

   Author : Urlich Icimpaye; [2023]
   Keywords : Data Science; Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; Transformers;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate the feasibility of generating code in high-performance computing languages such as C++ with neural networks. This has been investigated by transfer learning publicly available pretrained transformers on C++ code. READ MORE