Search for dissertations about: "forest industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 139 swedish dissertations containing the words forest industry.

2. 1. Constructing and contesting the legitimacy of private forest governance : The case of forest certification in Sweden

   Author : Johanna Johansson; Carina Keskitalo; Karin Bäckstrand; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accountability; corporate social responsibility; eco-labelling; forest certification; forest governance; forest practices; governance; legitimacy; national forest inventory; private governance; Sweden; voluntary standards; statskunskap; political science;

   Abstract : In recent decades, political scientists have devoted substantial attention to the changing role of the state towards more inclusion of non-state actors in policymaking. This deliberative turn, or move towards governance, may signal inability to handle complex problems without cooperation with nonstate actors. READ MORE

4. 2. Developing efficient industrial systems through increased integration : applications in the forest industry

   Author : Anna Wolf; Pål Börjesson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : forest industry; integration; industrial ecology; energy efficiency; co-operation; biofuel; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The starting point of this work is that it is possible for an industry to increase its product value and simultaneously decrease its use of resources and production of waste material if its material and energy flows are effectively integrated into a larger system. The character and the extent of a company's environmental impact is to a large extent determined in this interaction between companies and other external actors. READ MORE

5. 3. Greening Industry : Essays on industrial energy use and markets for forest raw materials

   Author : Anna Mansikkasalo; Per Mickwitz; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to investigate market developments and policy issues that influence the environmental performance of the industry sector. The analysis concentrates mainly on the industry’s input use in the form of energy and forest raw materials. The thesis consists of an introductory part, and five self-contained papers. READ MORE

6. 4. Industrial Symbiosis in the Swedish Forest Industry

   Author : Anna Wolf; Mats Söderström; Magnus Karlsson; René van Berkel; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; forest industry; integration; industrial symbiosis; evaluation; human dimensions; MIND method; skogsindustri; integration; industriell symbios; utvärdering; implementering; MIND-metoden; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik;

   Abstract : Forskningen som presenteras i denna avhandling anknyter till forskningsfältet Industriell Ekologi och då särskilt den gren som kallas Industriell Symbios (IS). Inom IS förordas att ett företag kan öka produktionen och samtidigt minska resursanvändningen genom att effektivt integrera energi och materialflöden i ett större system. READ MORE

7. 5. Evaluation of emerging forest-industry integrated biorefineries : Exploring strategies for robust performance in face of future uncertainties

   Author : Jonas Zetterholm; Elisabeth Wetterlund; Joakim Lundgren; Johanna Mossberg; Yawer Jafri; Damiana Chinese; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Biorefinery; Biomass; Forest industry; Biofuels; Investment; Gasification; Fast pyrolysis; Energiteknik; Energy Engineering;

   Abstract : Biorefineries have been promoted to reduce dependency on fossil resources, increase self-sufficiency, and revitalise rural areas. Commercial deployment of forest-based biorefineries has been slow, although academic research has identified several technology options as promising in terms of both costs and resource usage. READ MORE