Sökning: "miljöfrågor"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 27 avhandlingar innehållade ordet miljöfrågor.

1. 21. From Molecular Catalysts to Hybrid Electrodes: A Theoretical Guide

   Författare :de Gracia Triviño Juan Angel; Mårten S. G. Ahlquist; Aleksandra Vojvodic; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Theoretical Chemistry and Biology; Teoretisk kemi och biologi;

   Sammanfattning : The industrial revolution thrived our society to great technological advancement and a shift from an agrarian to an industrial society. Besides this fact, the side effect has been the development of a society highly dependent on energy, and the main sources of energy are based on non-renewable fossil fuels. LÄS MER

3. 22. "Share weather" : Design and evaluation of a new concept for sharing weather information

   Författare :Katarina Elevant; Stefan Hrastinski; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Sammanfattning : Already centuries ago, humans had observed the weather in their everyday lives, seeking ways to understand, comprehend, and predict it. Until the present day, weather has had tremendous impacts on our lives and with climate change human civilizations as well. LÄS MER

4. 23. Sustainability goals combining social and environmental aspects

   Författare :Eléonore Fauré; Göran Finnveden; Ulrika Gunnarsson Östling; Alf Hornborg; Jonas Nässen; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Sustainability goals; goal conflicts; trade-offs; environmental justice; backcasting; future scenarios; climate and energy targets.; Hållbarhetsmål; målkonflikter; miljörättvisa; backcasting; framtidsscenarier; klimat och energimål.; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how to take into account both environmental and social sustainability goals to be used in scenarios or in policymaking.In paper I, we select four sustainability goals that have to be fulfilled by 2050 in normative future scenarios for Sweden in a degrowth context. LÄS MER

5. 24. Laser Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring

   Författare :Zuguang Guan; Atomfysik; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; fiber-optic sensor; gas analysis; food-package monitoring; multiple scattering; zero-background measurement; diode laser spectroscopy; ecological study; aerosol; trace pollutant; LIDAR; laser-induced fluorescence; DIAL; methane monitoring;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis studies the techniques of laser remote sensing and their applications in environmental monitoring, as documented in several published papers. The environment where the human being live is degrading with an accelerating speed. LÄS MER

7. 25. Towards an efficient use of infrastructure and the built environment : Essays in transport and housing economics

   Författare :Lina Jonsson; Fastighetsvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Hedonic pricing; Noise; Railway traffic; Road traffic; Congestion pricing; Acceptability; Road user charging; Political Economy; Railway; Marginal cost; Accident probability; Level crossings; Housing Economics; Property tax;

   Sammanfattning : All four papers in the thesis share a common theme: how to achieve an efficient use of infrastructure and the built environment. In the presence of externalities, pricing according to the (short-run) marginal cost is one answer on how this can be achieved and the first two papers estimates parts of the marginal cost of traffic. LÄS MER