Sökning: "Environmental Barriers"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 243 avhandlingar innehållade orden Environmental Barriers.

  1. 21. Energy Management for Improved Energy Efficiency in the Pulp and Paper Industry : Success Factors for Strengthening Drivers and Overcoming Barriers

    Författare :Akvile Lawrence; Magnus Karlsson; Patrik Thollander; Lars J. Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; energy management; barriers; drivers; energy efficiency; pulp and paper industry; industry; energiledning; drivkrafter; hinder; framgångsfaktorer; energieffektivitet; SEC; specifik energi; industri; massa; papper; energiintensiv; tillverkning;

    Sammanfattning : Industrial energy efficiency improves the profit and competitive advantage of companies. The pulp and paper industry (PPI)being one of the five most energy-intensive industries uses 5.6% of global industrial energy, according to the InternationalEnergy Agency. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Buildings in municipal climate change mitigation strategies : towards life cycle thinking

    Författare :Nicolas Francart; Tove Malmqvist; Martin Erlandsson; Paula Femenias; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; building; lca; requirement; environmental performance; futures studies; backcasting; environmental engineering; sustainable urban planning; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis; Byggvetenskap; Civil and Architectural Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Fulfilling climate targets requires ambitious changes. The building sector is a large contributor to emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), but also offers opportunities for climate change impact reductions. LÄS MER

  4. 23. How do standardised environmental management systems affect environmental performance and business?

    Författare :Jonas Ammenberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Environmental management systems; EMS; ISO 14001; small and medium-sized enterprises; SME; continual improvement; environmental aspect; environmental performance;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to increase the understanding of what a standardised environmental management system (EMS) is, can be, and is not. The EMS infrastructure, i.e. the standards for EMSs and corresponding systems for their application, is analysed to find out how"ft affects the environmental efforts of companies. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Smart Urban Metabolism : Toward a New Understanding of Causalities in Cities

    Författare :Hossein Shahrokni; Maria Malmström; Nils Brandt; Olga Kordas; David Lazarevic; Anthony Townsend; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; industrial ecology; urban metabolism; smart cities; big data; data science; Industriell ekologi; Industrial Ecology;

    Sammanfattning : For half a century, urban metabolism has been used to provide insights to support transitions to sustainable urban development (SUD). Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) has recently been recognized as a potential technology enabler to advance this transition. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Industrial Symbiosis in the Swedish Forest Industry

    Författare :Anna Wolf; Mats Söderström; Magnus Karlsson; René van Berkel; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :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;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER