Essays about: "waste from wealth"

Found 5 essays containing the words waste from wealth.

1. 1. Urban Flooding in Ljungby Municipality and the Effectiveness of Blue-green Mitigation Measures Using the Software SCALGO Live

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Bayan Taleb; [2021]
   Keywords : Blue-green solutions; climate change; hydraulic modelling; urban flooding.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : En av konsekvenserna av klimatförändringen är en ökning av extrema regn. Kraftigt regn har blivit vanligare de senaste åren, troligen kommer nederbörden fortsätta att öka under kommande åren, säger forskarna. Den 10 augusti 2020, föll ett kraftigt regn i Ljungby stad som orsakade många översvämningar i privata och publika områden. READ MORE

3. 2. Opportunities and challenges of a Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Tsumeb, Namibia

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Elliott Croset; [2014]
   Keywords : Waste management; recycling; informal sector; waste characterization; Namibia; Tsumeb; integrated waste management;

   Abstract : The handling of wastes is an eternal problem, all societies are confronted to this issue. Their origins are very diverse, they could come from industrial activities, power production, shops, retail or household for instance. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Waste Management - CSR Engagement within the Construction Industry in Sweden

   University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Anna Nordlander; Jelena Tararyko; [2011]
   Keywords : Construction Industry; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Demolition Projects; Environmental Management; Environmental Disclosure; Waste Management; Competitive Procurement;

   Abstract : Introduction: Over the last few decades there has been a great increase in the attention to Corporate Social Responsibility. Organizations that up until recently have had profit maximization and shareholder value as their only concerns have found themselves in a position where stakeholder demands have created pressure to produce and act on sustainability agendas. READ MORE

6. 5. Proactive integration of environmental con-cerns in business operations and organiza-tional structure: ECD&M and EMS : Case studies: Volvo Buses, Trelleborg AB, Kinnarps AB

   University essay from JIBS Entrepreneurship Centre; IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

   Author : Anna Gazhilieva; Andrea Pino Avila; [2010]
   Keywords : ECD M; EMS; environmental; manufacturing;

   Abstract : Over the last decades, industrial development has brought prosperity and wealth together with triggering unintended ecological degradation. Therefore, a modern society has increasingly demanded companies to take responsibilities for the effects of those business activities that have a negative impact on the environment. READ MORE