Sökning: "Sustainable water governance"
Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade orden Sustainable water governance.
6. Supply Chain Governance for Social Sustainability : A Study of the Ready-Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh
Sammanfattning : This PhD thesis approaches the phenomenon of supply chain governance for social sustainability in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh. This research is based on a study of eight large multinational corporations (e.g. clothing brands and retailers) and their ready-made garment suppliers. LÄS MER
7. The Story of Phosphorus : Sustainability implications of global phosphorus scarcity for food security
Sammanfattning : The story of phosphorus began with the search for the philosopher’s stone, and centuries later the critical role of phosphorus in soil fertility and crop growth was highlighted. Eventually, phosphorus was implicated in the global environmental challenge of eutrophication. LÄS MER
8. Towards Sustainable Urban Development in Expansive Urban Regions : Conditions and Challenges for Municipal Spatial Planning Practice
Sammanfattning : From the local to the global level, there is a growing insight that human actions are having a profound and wide-reaching impact on natural and social systems. As a consequence, there is a need for sustainable development and planners are now challenged to integrate social, ecological and economic aspects in utilized planning process that span from the regional to the local. LÄS MER
9. Exploring Themes and Challenges in Developing Sustainable Supply Chains - A Complexity Theory Perspective
Sammanfattning : To develop sustainable supply chains in a way that their negative environmental and social effects are minimized, shortand long-term targets should be set. The transformation of supply chains towards these targets calls for the development of innovative strategies and the need to continuously identify, classify, and tackle the challenges that can hinder the execution of such strategies. LÄS MER
10. Urban sustainable stormwater management described from a governance perspective – challenges and interdependencies
Sammanfattning : Conventional stormwater management systems have been criticised as being unsustainable due to increased flood risks downstream and water quality degradation in the receiving water bodies. Use of green infrastructure to manage stormwater has long been suggested, but implementation is still mainly limited to pilot projects. LÄS MER