Search for dissertations about: "sustainable consumption"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 338 swedish dissertations containing the words sustainable consumption.

2. 11. Towards a sustainable media system : Explorative studies of emerging media consumption trends and media processes for content production

   Author : Malin Picha Edwardsson; Johan Stenberg; Nils Enlund; Åsa Moberg; Oscar Westlund; KTH; []
   Keywords : Future of media; media consumption; media production; environmental aspects; media and sustainability; Media Technology; Medieteknik;

   Abstract : Understanding the process of transformational change currently taking place in the media industry is an urgent challenge for people working in the industry as well as for media consumers and other stakeholders. There is a great need to deepen our general knowledge when it comes to what the future media landscape will look like. READ MORE

4. 12. Region-Specific Consumption-Based Environmental Impact: Hotspot Identification Using Hybrid MFA-LCA

   Author : Alexandra Lavers Westin; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable consumption; environmental impact; hotspot analysis; industrial ecology; Sustainable Development Goals; urban metabolism;

   Abstract : The environmental impacts caused by rising consumption are pressing problems for society today. Decision makers are tasked with setting and meeting environmental targets to ensure that future generations have access to the same quality of resources (like clean water and air) that we have today. READ MORE

5. 13. Evaluation of Sustainable Urban District Developments : The case of Stockholm Royal Seaport

   Author : Louise Holmstedt; Maria Malmström; Nils Brandt; Karl-Henrik Robèrt; Jordi Segalàs; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Evaluation; Follow-up; Sustainable urban development; Sustainable districts; Industrial Ecology; Industriell ekologi;

   Abstract : Urban sustainable development is now seen as one of the keys in the quest for a sustainable world and increased interest in developing sustainable urban districts has become an important feature of urban sustainability. However, if cities and their districts are to be part of this transition, it will be necessary to determine the state and progress of urban developments. READ MORE

6. 14. Nordic stakeholders and sustainable catering

   Author : Anna Post; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; food system; sustainable food; organic food; purchasers;

   Abstract : Sustainability deficits in modern food systems are widely reported and changes in food habits towards more sustainable eating patterns, including eating seasonal and locally produced food, have been suggested to minimise the environmental impact of food consumption and production. By means of national programmes and recommendations, the Nordic countries have taken the initiative for public catering to use local, organic and seasonal food in an attempt to create a healthier and more sustainable catering sector. READ MORE

7. 15. Environmental Management Systems – a Way towards Sustainable Development in Universities

   Author : Kaisu Sammalisto; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; communication; curriculum; indicator; sustainable development; Environmental management systems; higher education; intervention theory; education; training; policy evaluation; industry.; Sustainable Development; Environmental Management;

   Abstract : The economic development in the world today makes increased consumption of goods and travelling available for more people around the world than ever before. This results, however, also in increased production and spreading of substances that are hazardous both to human health and to the ecosystem globally. READ MORE