Search for dissertations about: "environmental management plan thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words environmental management plan thesis.

  2. 1. Plan and Reality : Municipal Energy Plans and Development of Local Energy Systems

    Author : Jenny Stenlund Nilsson Ivner; Anders Mårtensson; Bengt Johansson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; municipal energy planning; energy management; energy systems; systems; renewable energy; energy conservation; municipality; local authority; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik;

    Abstract : Enligt lagen om kommunal energiplanering ska varje svensk kommun ha en energiplan för tillförsel för tillförsel och användning av energi. Huruvida energiplanering är ett bra sätt att styra det kommunala energisystemet är dock omdebatterat. READ MORE

  4. 2. Seeking sustainability in the construction sector: opportunities within impact assessment and sustainable public procurement

    Author : Kedar Uttam; Berit Balfors; Charlotta Faith-Ell; Jos Arts; KTH; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; environmental impact assessment; green public procurement; sustainable public procurement; competitive dialogue procedure; construction sector;

    Abstract : Growing concerns regarding sustainability have led the construction sector to adopt various policy instruments for reducing the impacts caused by construction activities. One such policy instrument includes impact assessment, which enables the construction sector to evaluate the environmental consequences of proposed developments at project (environmental impact assessment) and strategic (strategic environmental assessment) level. READ MORE

  5. 3. Policy Framework for Material Resource Efficiency : Pathway Towards a Circular Economy

    Author : Leonidas Milios; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCES; resource efficiency; circular economy; policy studies; reuse; remanufacturing; recycling;

    Abstract : The strategic direction of the European Union (EU) over the past twenty years has focused on increasing resource productivity and innovation in the economy, aiming at the efficient use and secured supplies of resources, economic growth and job creation, with fewer environmental impacts. One of the basic premises of the new ‘Green Deal’ for Europe is the promotion of the circular economy. READ MORE

  6. 4. Environmental assessments of projects and local plans in the energy and waste sectors in Sweden : Practice and potential for improvement

    Author : Sara Tyskeng; Mats Eklund; Lone Kørnøv; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Environmental assessment; local planning; energy; waste; decision-making; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik;

    Abstract : Early perspectives on environmental issues have in general focussed on local pollution from specific sources. However, in past decades there has been a shift in society’s perspective on environmental management towards a focus on diffuse sources of pollution and long-term and global environmental issues. READ MORE

  7. 5. Guidance in developing a sustainability product portfolio in manufacturing companies

    Author : Carolina Villamil Velasquez; Sophie Hallstedt; Göran Broman; Johanna Wallin Nylander; Daniella Pigosso; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Product portfolio; sustainability product portfolio; sustainable product development; portfolio evaluation criteria; early design phase; strategic sustainability; strategic plan.; Strategic Sustainable Development; Strategisk hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : During the last decade, manufacturing companies have experienced an increased demand for solutions that promote socio-ecological sustainability. To succeed in the sustainability transformation, companies need to systematically and strategically implement sustainability performance in their product portfolios. READ MORE