Essays about: "water sector."
Showing result 21 - 25 of 371 essays containing the words water sector..
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21. RE+: A permaculture approach to regenerate Gastelyckan through urban design and urban farming
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The global food system is facing significant challenges, for example, Sweden is a big partner of the European Union in terms of imported and exported food, like many countries in the world, Sweden depends on other countries for food production. In addition to it, the agriculture industry is responsible for 26% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, due to the transportation of food, use of land, livestock and farming. READ MORE
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22. Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus in the Inkomati-Usuthu Water Management Area, South Africa: A Systematic Review.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The growing importance to finding workable solutions to the problem of unsustainable and inefficient resource use cannot be overstated. In the world facing one of its critical sustainability periods, efficient resource utilization to ensure sustainable development is a problem policymakers should grapple with at a loc, regional and local levels. READ MORE
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23. A new era for water governance? An analysis on water and climate discourse after the 2018 drought in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Access to water is taken for granted in water abundant countries like Sweden, but safe water supply is increasingly threatened by droughts. This thesis analyses how the Swedish water sector responded to the unprecedented drought in 2018, by analysing water security discourse through the framework “What’s the problem represented to be?”. READ MORE
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24. The environmental benefits of relocating buildings
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för bygg- och miljöteknologi; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesignAbstract : As the climate on earth deteriorates, actions are carried out within Europe to limit the amount of hazardous emissions to lower the environmental consequences due to greenhouse gases. A significant proportion of the emissions can be linked to the construction sector and its use of virgin resources. READ MORE
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25. Assessing the EnvironmentalPerformance of an In-Store VerticalFarming System : Identifying environmental hotspots for an in-store hydroponic vertical farmingsystem, using Life Cycle Assessment
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The world is facing many challenges to be able to ensure food security, such as anincreased food demand coming from an expanding world population andurbanisation, worsened agricultural opportunities from increased land deteriorationand significant environmental impacts coming from the food sector. Thus, there is aneed for new agricultural solutions to meet our needs whilst decreasing impactssimultaneously. READ MORE