Sökning: "environmental protection act"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 27 avhandlingar innehållade orden environmental protection act.

  1. 1. Environmental protection in Swedish forestry : a study of the implementation process

    Författare :Katarina Eckerberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; clear felling; environmental policy; forest policy; Forestry Act; implementation analysis; nature conservation; public participation;

    Sammanfattning : According to the Swedish Forestry Act, environmental protection is required within forest operations regardless of forest ownership. This thesis examines the extent to which regulations issued by the National Board of Forestry are implemented in clearcuttings. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Brazilian public protection regulations and the preservation of ecosystem services and biodiversity

    Författare :Flavio L. M. Freitas; Ulla Mörtberg; Jan Börner; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Brazil; Native vegetation; forest conservation; Brazilian Forest Act; Protected areas; Ecosystem services; Biodiversity; Land and Water Resources Engineering; Mark- och vattenteknik;

    Sammanfattning : Brazil is significant for sustaining ecosystems services and biodiversity of global importance. However, the expansion of forestry and agriculture to supply national and international markets often results in loss of ecosystem services and biodiversity. Public protection regulations play a crucial role in setting limits for agricultural expansion. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Guld och gröna skogar? : miljöanpassningen av Rönnskärsverken 1960-2000

    Författare :Ann-Kristin Bergquist; Olle Krantz; Sverker Sörlin; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; business history; environmental history; company strategies; Porter hypothesis.; industrial pollution; copper smelting; environmental adaptation; environmental regulation; technological development; environmental technology; state-firm interaction; learning processes; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to reach further understanding of the development of environmental adaptation in Swedish heavy industry by studying the case of the Rönnskär Smelter 1960-2000. More specifically, the aim of the thesis is to investigate the interplay between firm level environmental adaptation and national environmental politics and economic development. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Företagets agerande i förhållande till naturbelastningen: Hur företaget möter myndigheternas miljökrav

    Författare :Kjell Mårtensson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; negotiation; burden upon nature; sustainable development; environmental management; institutional and organizational change; institutional transformation process; legitimacy; institutions; rules; environmental protection act.; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management;

    Sammanfattning : This study primarily focuses on the ways in which companies choose to adapt themselves to the demands of the authorities as based on the Swedish environmental protection act. The time during which the burden upon nature became a serious, important question for companies is a very dramatic phase of a historical process. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Mitigating Microplastics Pollution in Urban Water Systems : Flow, actors, and control measures

    Författare :Emma Fältström; Stefan Anderberg; Annica Carlsson; Hamse Kjerstadius; Lian Lundy; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Municipalities; Plastic; Pollutants; Preventive measures; Stormwater; Wastewater; Water treatment;

    Sammanfattning : Water pollution has long been considered a challenge in urban areas. Urban wastewater and stormwater act as transport pathways for pollutants from urban areas to receiving waters. Microplastics are a pollution problem of growing concern. LÄS MER