Search for dissertations about: "Environmentally sustainable development"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 97 swedish dissertations containing the words Environmentally sustainable development.

  2. 6. Analysing synergies between urbanization and sustainable development : Developing a draft theory through historical pilot studies

    Author : Carina Weingaertner; Örijan Svane; Marie Thynell; KTH; []
    Keywords : urbanization; sustainable development; historical pilot studies; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Urbanization is an ongoing process all over the globe. People moving from rural to urban areas are the primary cause of urbanization, and history indicates that this movement of people is very hard to influence. READ MORE

  4. 7. Towards a Sustainable Food System : Entrepreneurship, Resilience and Agriculture in the Baltic Sea Region

    Author : Markus Larsson; Rebecka Milestad; Höjer Mattias; Thomas Hahn; Lars Drake; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sustainable agriculture; eutrophication; Baltic Sea; entrepreneurship; resilience; sustainable food system; Hållbart jordbruk; övergödning; Östersjön; entreprenörskap; resiliens; hållbart livsmedelssystem; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis compares conventional agriculture and Ecological Recycling Agriculture (ERA) in terms of their environmental and socio-economic effects. Environmental effects include greenhouse gas emissions and energy use, but this analysis focuses on nutrient losses. READ MORE

  5. 8. Transparent Wood Biocomposites for Sustainable Development

    Author : Celine Montanari; Lars Berglund; Peter Olsen; Alexander Bismarck; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Transparent wood; biocomposite; eco-friendly; nanotechnology; bio-based polymer; green chemistry; functionalization; thermal energy storage; Transparent trä; biokomposit; miljövänligt; nanoteknik; biobaserad polymer; grön kemi; funktionalisering; lagring av värmeenergi; Fiber- och polymervetenskap; Fibre and Polymer Science;

    Abstract : Sustainable wood nanotechnologies that combine optical transmittance and mechanical performance are interesting for new functionalities utilizing transparency. Wood is a sophisticated bio-based material with a natural hierarchical, anisotropic and porous structure. READ MORE

  6. 9. Towards a sustainable automotive industry : experiences from the development of emission control systems

    Author : David Bauner; Staffan Laestadius; Lee Schipper; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; evolutionary economics; environmental innovation; trajectories; co-evolution; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

    Abstract : From the mid-1970s and on, the contribution to air pollution of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides from gasoline passenger cars in the developed world has been reduced through co-evolution of regulation and commercial introduction of catalytic emission control technology, now part of hundreds of millions of cars, trucks and buses worldwide. This dissertation is a disaggregated study of the global introduction of catalytic emission control technology as a measure to reduce local air pollution. READ MORE

  7. 10. Iron or Copper? - Method Development and Mechanistic Studies on Cross-Coupling Reactions

    Author : Per-Fredrik Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Iron; Copper; Transition metal; Cross-coupling; Reaction mechanism; Kinetic investigation; Hammett study; Sustainable catalysis; Trace-metal; Mass-transfer; Ligand development; Ligand scope;

    Abstract : The area of catalysis has had an immeasurable impact on modern society. This has been acknowledged through several Nobel prizes during the 20th century ranging from Haber (1918) for the synthesis of ammonia to Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, and Akira Suzuki (2010) for palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. READ MORE