Sökning: "Sustainability transitions"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 72 avhandlingar innehållade orden Sustainability transitions.

1. 21. Steel Beyond Coal : Socio-Technical Change and the Emergent Politics of Steel Decarbonisation

   Författare :Valentin Vogl; Miljö- och energisystem; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Steel; coal; climate change; decarbonisation; socio-technical transitions; sustainability;

   Sammanfattning : The steel industry is responsible for 8% of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and is the second largest user of coal after the power sector. The main emission source in steel production is the blast furnace, which converts iron ore and metallurgical coal into pig iron that is then further refined into steel. LÄS MER

3. 22. Walking old paths with new perspectives. Stakeholder engagement for organisational sustainability

   Författare :Lea Fobbe; Per Hilletofth; Camilla Niss; Niklas Egels Zandén; Högskolan i Gävle; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; organisational sustainability; stakeholder engagement; organisational sustainability practices; sustainable business model; circular economy; organisatorisk hållbarhet; intressentengagemang; organisatoriska hållbarhetspraxis; hållbar affärsmodell; cirkulär ekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Stakeholder engagement has been recognised as one of the main principles for organisational sustainability. However, there is only limited knowledge on the role of stakeholder engagement in evolving organisational sustainability approaches such as sustainable business models (SBM) and circular economy (CE). LÄS MER

4. 23. Sustainability transition of production systems in the digital era - a systems perspective for building resilient and sustainable production systems

   Författare :Arpita Chari; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; production systems; sustainability; manufacturing; industries; Industry 4.0; dynamic capabilities; resilience;

   Sammanfattning : Locked-in manufacturing industries with highly structured operations and path dependencies are major contributors to the sustainability challenges currently burdening our planet. The effects of the ongoing pandemic, large-scale environmental impacts due to climate change and constant economic and social downturns are just some examples of these sustainability challenges. LÄS MER

5. 24. Ecological embedding : stories of back-to-the-land ecopreneurs and energy descent

   Författare :Maxim Vlasov; Zsuzsanna Vincze; Karl Johan Bonnedahl; Gail Whiteman; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alternative organising; back-to-the-land; ecological embedding; ecopreneurship; degrowth; critical perspectives on sustainability; ethnography; narrative storytelling; alternativ organisering; den nya gröna vågen; ekologisk inbäddning; ekoprenörskap; kritiska hållbarhetsperspektiv; etnografi; narrativ ansats; berättelser; företagsekonomi; Business Studies; sustainability; hållbarhet; etik; Ethics;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis starts with the premise that to address ecological and climate crises, we need to understand their psychological and cultural roots found in the separation of modern societies from the natural world. This separation permeates mainstream approaches to sustainability that either sustain business-as-usual of the unbridled economic growth, or reform it with greener markets and technologies. LÄS MER

7. 25. The Missing link : Business Models Lock-in in Sociotechnical Transitions

   Författare :Rami Darwish; Mats Engwall; Vinit Parida; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :Business Models; Sociotechnical Transitions; Lock-in; Resource Dependence; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Sammanfattning : Societal and environmental challenges present challenges for our current industrial systems. In order to respond to these difficulties, various alternative systems have been suggested, as they promise sustainability and increased societal quality of life enabled by innovative technologies. LÄS MER