Search for dissertations about: "social sustainability criteria"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the words social sustainability criteria.
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1. Sustainability of Social Housing in the Urban Tropics
Abstract : The Licentiate thesis looks at sustainable building approaches for social housing in emerging economies. It combines theoretical concepts with practical applications of sustainability and underlines the relevance and strength of multi-dimensional development. READ MORE
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2. Utilizing requirements to support sustainable product development : Introductory approaches for strategic sustainability integration
Abstract : The attention to sustainability impacts arising during the lifecycle of products is growing as industry wants to increase its contribution to a sustainable society. To do so, companies must find ways to navigate the complexity of the needs within the socio-ecological system in which they operate. READ MORE
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3. Adding Fuel to the Fire : North-South dynamics in the geographies of transport energy: the case of EU biofuels
Abstract : Since the 2000s, the European Union (EU) has promoted biofuels for transport to achieve climate change mitigation, and rural development in the global South. In contrast, critiques have argued that biofuel promotion impedes more meaningful mitigation while also resulting in dispossession of land and loss of labour opportunities in the global South. READ MORE
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4. Integrating a Strategic Sustainability Perspective into Eco-Labelling, Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Abstract : Maintaining the current course of the global society is threatening the human civilization. The urgency of the situation, understood from empirical research, has caused many researchers to call for more prescriptive research as a necessary supplement, to better support decision making for sustainability. READ MORE
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5. Assessment of Eco-Labelling and Green Procurement from a Strategic Sustainability Perspective
Abstract : Efforts to reduce negative impacts from consumption and production include voluntary market-based initiatives. Examples are the concept of eco-labelling and the concept of green procurement. These have emerged as policy instruments with great potentials to steer product innovation and purchasing decisions in a sustainable direction. READ MORE