Search for dissertations about: "Niche markets"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Niche markets.

2. 1. Bringing fuel cells to reality and reality to fuel cells : A systems perspective on the use of fuel cells

   Author : Maria Saxe; Per Alvfors; Angelo Moreno; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Assessment; CUTE; Demonstration projects; Emerging technology; Evaluation; Fuel cell buses; Fuel cell systems; Fuel cells; Hype; Interdisciplinary; Niche markets; PEM; Radical technologies; SOFC; Strategic niche markets; Sustainability; Chemical energy engineering; Kemisk energiteknik;

   Abstract : With growing awareness of global warming and fear of political instability caused by oil depletion, the need for a society with a sustainable energy system has been brought to the fore. A promising technology often mentioned as a key component in such a system is the fuel cell technology, i.e. READ MORE

4. 2. Hooked on Markets : Revaluing Coastal Fisheries in Liberal Rural Capitalism

   Author : Alexander Dobeson; Patrik Aspers; Vessela Misheva; Koray Çalışkan; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; marketisation; economisation; valuation; evaluation; practice theory; technology; quality; relational ethnography; natural resources; fisheries; rural capitalism;

   Abstract : Natural resource–based economies are typically embedded in rural networks of production. In recent years, however, the privatisation of access rights and the organisation of markets have substantially transformed some of these rural economies. READ MORE

5. 3. Markets, mixtures and molecular methods : Investigating medicinal plant and edible orchid diversity in Tanzania and Zambia

   Author : Sarina Veldman; Hugo J. de Boer; Tinde R. van Andel; Barbara Gravendeel; Joseph N. Otieno; Julie Hawkins; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; DNA barcoding; Africa; Species delimitation; Orchids; Medicinal plants;

   Abstract : Medicinal plants are an important source of primary healthcare for many people in Tanzania. These medicinal plants are harvested from the wild, and increasing commercial trade poses a serious threat to local plant populations. Currently it is unknown which species are traded and in what amounts. READ MORE

6. 4. Economic Aspects of Fuel Cell-Based Stationary Energy Systems

   Author : Suat Sevencan; Göran Lindbergh; Lechtenböhmer Stefan; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Fuel cells; niche market; stationary applications; feasibility; multi-generation; Chemical Engineering; Kemiteknik;

   Abstract : It is evident that human activity has an important impact on climate. Constantly increasing energy demand is one of the biggest causes of climate change. The fifth assessment report of the Inter-governmental panel on climate change states that decarbonisation of electricity generation is a key component of climate change mitigation. READ MORE

7. 5. Mass customised fashion : development and testing of a responsive supply chain for mass customised fashion garments

   Author : Jonas Larsson; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; fashion logistics; mass customisation; responsive; supply chain management; Textil och mode inriktning textilt management; Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

   Abstract : The background to this thesis is the dynamics and institutions of the fashion world. They have developed out of reasons of convenience and on the whole they work, but there are possibilities of improvement. Time from style and colour-direction to market is up to 18 months, from design to market 12 months and from forecast to market six months. READ MORE