Search for dissertations about: "environmental sustainability"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 714 swedish dissertations containing the words environmental sustainability.
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6. Unravelling Sustainability : The complex dynamics of emergent environmental governance and management systems at multiple scales
Abstract : This thesis adopts a complex systems approach to investigate the dynamic emergence of sustainable environmental governance and management systems in multiple contexts in Europe. Accelerating rates of environmental degradation across the world have called the legitimacy of previous environmental governance and management arrangements into question. READ MORE
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7. Exploring logistics actions enabling environmentally sustainable freight transport
Abstract : To curb unsustainable freight transport trends; such as transport growth, larger dependency on road transport and generally an increased share of greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, actions needs to be taken among actors in the logistics system. The purpose of this thesis is to explore logistics actions that enable environmentally sustainable freight transport. READ MORE
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8. Toxic Textiles : Towards Responsibility in Complex Supply Chains
Abstract : The governance of the environmental and health problems that follow in the wake of globalised trade is one of the great contemporary challenges. One of these challenges is the management of chemical pollution and associated risks, and one sector facing this challenge is the textile industry, which has complex supply chains spread across continents. READ MORE
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9. Phosphorus recovery for fertilisers from dairy wastewater – Sustainability assessment at early stages of technology development
Abstract : A reduction in the availability of phosphate rock resources for fertiliser production coincides with an increase in phosphorus-rich dairy wastewater in Europe. This confluence of events has led to the development of technologies for phosphorus recovery from dairy wastewater and the use of the products as fertilisers in agriculture. READ MORE
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10. Strengthening the Environmental Sustainability of Production Systems through Digitalization
Abstract : Industrial companies are facing incremental pressure to strive for environmentally sustainable development. This can be attributed to their increased contribution to energy consumption and carbon emissions and the growing international attention focused on global warming. READ MORE