Search for dissertations about: "green accounting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words green accounting.

  2. 1. Food for Thought : Essays on Green Public Procurement and the Market for Organic Food

    Author : Hanna Lindström; Sofia Lundberg; Tommy Lundgren; Janne Tukiainen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organic food policy; agricultural policy; Green Public Procurement; environmental policy; consumer demand; demand system; price transmission; survey data; retail scanner data;

    Abstract : Paper [I] In this paper, we study a Green Public Procurement (GPP) policy decided by the Swedish government in 2006, stating objectives related to organic farming. The policy aims to increase the public sector's organic food purchases, in order to incentivise Swedish farmers to convert to organic practices, thereby contributing to national environmental quality objectives. READ MORE

  4. 2. Perceived Sensory Dimensions : A Human-Centred Approach to Environmental Planning and Design

    Author : Jonathan Stoltz; Ingrid Stjernquist; Peter Schlyter; Patrik Grahn; Christer Sandahl; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Green infrastructures; urban planning; environmental aesthetics; salutogenic design; multiple use; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Abstract : Increased urbanization, stress and lifestyle related illness, and biodiversity loss are some of the most urgent challenges today. The potential contributions from green spaces and infrastructures in relation to these challenges are several. READ MORE

  5. 3. Capturing Value from Green Offers – An Examination of Environmental Differentiation and Economic Performance

    Author : Marcus Linder; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; circular business model; business case for sustainability; business model; circular economy; environmental innovation.; Value appropriation; environmental strategy;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how a number of Swedish firms try to create and appropriate economic value from offers that are differentiated by low environmental impact. It presents empirical, methodological and theoretical contributions to the environmental strategy literature, focusing on the appropriation of economic value by profit-seeking firms. READ MORE

  6. 4. Reconnecting with nature through concepts : On the construction of values in the ecosystem services paradigm

    Author : Sanna Stålhammar; BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekosystemtjänster; hållbarhetsvetenskap; Vetenskapsteori; människa↔natur; värde; Ecosystem Services; Ecosystem services concept; ecosystem services value; Ecosystem service assessment; Cultural ecosystem services; socio-cultural valuation; connectedness; Relational value; experienced and context-based perspective.; Urban green infrastructures;

    Abstract : The alarming rates of extinction and degrading ecosystems call for new means of understanding and accounting for how people depend on nature. Ecosystem services (ES) is a contested but widely applied concept aiming to connect ecosystem functions to human wellbeing and to assess and account for how nature matters in decision-making. READ MORE

  7. 5. High Voltage DC-biased Oil Type Medium Frequency Transformer; A Green Solution for Series DC Wind Park Concept

    Author : Mohammad Kharezy; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; High voltage DC; Insulation design; Offshore wind farm; Leakage inductance; High power isolated DC DC converter; Dual active bridge; Medium-frequency power transformer; Parasitic capacitance; HVDC;

    Abstract : The electric energy generated by remote offshore wind parks is transported to the consumers using high voltage submarine cables. On the generation site, such transmissions are realized today by collecting the energy produced by several wind turbines in a bulky and expensive transformer placed on a dedicated platform. READ MORE