Search for dissertations about: "environmental pressures"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 167 swedish dissertations containing the words environmental pressures.

  2. 11. Valuation of environmental impacts and its use in environmental systems analysis tools

    Author : Sofia Ahlroth; Göran Finnveden; Lars Drake; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; valuation; weighting; ecosystem services; elimate change; impact assessment; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Valuation of environmental impacts in monetary terms is a both difficult and controversial undertaking. However, the need to highlight the value of ecosystem services in policy decisions has become more and more evident in the face of climate change and diminishing biodiversity in the sea and other ecosystems. READ MORE

  4. 12. Sustainability-Oriented Business Incubators

    Author : Natasha Bank; Karl Wennberg; Charlotte Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainability; sustainable entrepreneurship; business incubator; sustainable entrepreneur; and sustainability-oriented business incubators;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the attraction, selection, and support in sustainability-oriented business incubators. Business incubators as hatcheries for start-ups are considered key tools to enhance job creation and strengthen regional economies. READ MORE

  5. 13. Sustainable service-based business models - Exploring the potential of digital technologies in industrial companies

    Author : Clarissa Alejandra González Chávez; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Digitalization; sustainability; Servitization; Digitalisering; ​Product planning; Product innovation; Product service systems; PSS; Service-based business models; digital technologies;

    Abstract : Industrial companies are continuously looking for solutions to increase their competitive advantage and become sustainable. Many industrial companies have prioritised economic sustainability as means of success. However, recent decades have revealed many external pressures and these have highlighted the need for more sustainable organisations. READ MORE

  6. 14. Blowing Agents in Rigid Polyurethane Foam - Analytical Studies - Technical and Environmental Aspects

    Author : Magdalena Svanström; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; insulation; ageing; district heating pipes; cyclopentane; CFC-11; carbon dioxide; diffusion; blowing agents; polyurethane foam;

    Abstract : Rigid polyurethane foam is used in many different applications because of its high insulating capacity. CFC-11 has been the predominant blowing agent due to its advantageous properties, especially its low thermal conductivity. READ MORE

  7. 15. Sharing the doughnut : Exploring sustainable and just futures

    Author : Eléonore Fauré; Ulrika Gunnarsson-Östling; Göran Finnveden; Frances Fahy; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Sustainability goals; goal conflicts; trade-offs; environmental justice; futures studies; backcasting; future scenarios; climate and energy targets; sustainability assessments; Objectifs de durabilité; Conflit d objectifs de durabilité; justice environnementale; prospective; backcasting; évaluation d impacts de durabilité; Hållbarhetsmål; målkonflikter; miljörättvisa; framtidsstudier; backcasting; framtidsscenarier; klimat och energimål; hållbarhetsutvärderingar; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : Despite decades of international discussions or summits on the need to radically reduce e.g. increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) or biodiversity loss, these are still rising. READ MORE