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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 1379 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Sustainability.

  1. 11. Sustainability-Oriented Business Incubators

    Författare :Natasha Bank; Karl Wennberg; Charlotte Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainability; sustainable entrepreneurship; business incubator; sustainable entrepreneur; and sustainability-oriented business incubators;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the attraction, selection, and support in sustainability-oriented business incubators. Business incubators as hatcheries for start-ups are considered key tools to enhance job creation and strengthen regional economies. LÄS MER

  2. 12. Student Sustainability Consciousness : Investigating Effects of Education for Sustainable Development in Sweden and Beyond

    Författare :Daniel Olsson; Niklas Gericke; Jelle Boeve-de Pauw; John Piccolo; Jan Činčera; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Education for sustainable development; effects; environmental and sustainability education; holism and pluralism; students; sustainability consciousness; Biology; Biologi;

    Sammanfattning : Environmental and sustainability education has been an important part of education worldwide for many years, aiming to foster pro-environmental behavior among young people. Education for sustainable development (ESD) and its teaching components holism (the approach to the content) and pluralism (the approach to teaching) has been launched as the educational approach to support this aim by empowering young people with action competence for a sustainable future. LÄS MER

  3. 13. Incorporating sustainability in supplier relationship management : a study of Swedish manufacturing SMEs

    Författare :Arash Kordestani; James P. Rakowski; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Marketing; Sustainability; Buyer-Supplier Relationship; Sustainable Purchasing; Sustainability Performance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Industriell Marknadsföring; Hållbara inköp; hållbarhetsprestanda; B2B; Industriell marknadsföring; Industrial Marketing;

    Sammanfattning : "The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope" (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin; 1881-1955). This hope may rely on sustainable development and sustainability of corporations. Corporations have found that one way to achieve sustainability is to establish it in cooperation with their suppliers. LÄS MER

  4. 14. The unseen in between: Unpacking, designing, and evaluating sustainability-oriented labs in real-world contexts

    Författare :Gavin McCrory; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; sustainability transformations; evaluation; sustainability; undisciplinarity; laboratories; systematic review; education; learning; Sustainability transitions; reflexive governance;

    Sammanfattning : We live in a time of compounding ecological and social change. Given its uncertain and urgent nature, contemporary forms of governance are experiencing tension between controlling the present and nurturing collective capacities to enact transformative change. LÄS MER

  5. 15. On sustainability assessment of technical systems : experience from systems analysis with the ORWARE and ecoeffect tools

    Författare :Getachew Assefa; Björn Frostell; Thomas Nybrant; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; technology assessment; interdisciplinarity; sustainability; sustainability assessment; industrial ecology; substance flow analysis; material flow analysis; life cycle assessment; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik;

    Sammanfattning : Engineering research and development work is undergoing a reorientation from focusing on specific parts of different systems to a broader perspective of systems level, albeit at a slower pace. This reorientation should be further developed and enhanced with the aim of organizing and structuring our technical systems in meeting sustainability requirements in face of global ecological threats that have far-reaching social and economic implications, which can no longer be captured using conventional approach of research. LÄS MER