Search for dissertations about: "Consumption patterns"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 254 swedish dissertations containing the words Consumption patterns.

  2. 6. Sustainable consumption for policymakers: measuring, learning and acting

    Author : Elena Dawkins; Viveka Palm; Mattias Höjer; Åsa Persson; Paul Ekins; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Sustainable consumption; environmental pressures; consumption-based indicators; footprint; policymaker; measuring; learning; action; Sweden; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : Current patterns and levels of consumption are a key driver of unsustainable resource use and pollution, which contributes to global environmental degradation. Rapid reductions in environmental pressures are required to avoid irreversible loss of fragile ecosystems and social and economic crises. Consumption must become sustainable. READ MORE

  4. 7. From consumption to sharing: Generating knowledge to support urban governance of the sharing economy

    Author : Divia Jimenez Encarnacion; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban governance; sharing economy; sustainable consumption; statistical analysis; survey methodology; qualitative analysis; household consumption;

    Abstract : The increasing rates of household consumption and their environmental effects highlight the urgency of transitioning to more sustainable consumption patterns. The Sharing Economy (SE) has emerged as a potential pathway to sustainable consumption in cities, allowing households to access products without making private purchases. READ MORE

  5. 8. Looking vanlig; neither too much nor too little : A study of consumption of clothing among mainstream youth in a Swedish small town

    Author : Emma Lindblad; Jacob Östberg; Klas Nyberg; Magdalena Petersson Mcintyre; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Consumption; Denim; Mainstream; Subculture; Ordinary; Youth; modevetenskap; Fashion Studies;

    Abstract : This thesis studies consumption among young people who identify as mainstreamers in a Swedish small town. In order to map patterns of clothing consumption and to understand what was central in the young people’s self-identification, the research was conducted using a mix of ethnographic methods and wardrobe studies. READ MORE

  6. 9. New opportunities provided by the Swedish electricity meter reform

    Author : Fredrik Wallin; Erik Dahlquist; Eva Thorin; Peter Roots; David Natusch; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : automatic meter reading AMR ; advanced metering infrastructure AMI ; peak load; consumption patterns; visualize; consumption feed-back; added values; demand-based; tariffs; bottom-up modeling; web-based applications; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Energy- and Environmental Engineering; energi- och miljöteknik;

    Abstract : The reduction of the impact of energy consumption is a priority issue and a major challenge that concerns every country in the world. This is a complex task that needs to be tackled from several angles in the search for areas where optimizations and savings can be made. READ MORE

  7. 10. BEV Powertrain Component Sizing With Respect to Performance, Energy Consumption and Driving Patterns

    Author : Emma Grunditz; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sizing; Battery Electric Vehicle; energy consumption;

    Abstract : In this thesis, various drive cycles, legislative, official real-world and measured withinthe frame of the project, have been studied and characterized in terms of speed and accelerationcycle parameters, as well as acceleration and speed distribution. The objective was toassess typical vehicle usage on different road types, but also to study the implication on vehicleenergy consumption due to the drive cycle’s characteristics. READ MORE