Sökning: "environmental valuation tools"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 uppsatser innehållade orden environmental valuation tools.
1. Proactive Decarbonization in Projects - At What Price? : A Qualitative Study of Life-cycle Cost Analysis and Shadow Pricing of Carbon as Decision-making Tools
Master-uppsats, KTH/Ledning och organisering i byggande och förvaltningSammanfattning : As we move towards a low-carbon economy, environmental sustainability drives corporate performance and strategy to a greater extent than a decade ago. Hence, there is a growing importance among actors with long-term ownership interests to recognize climate-related issues in investment decisions. LÄS MER
2. Increasing ecosystem services at an industrial area : A study applied to Rönnskärsverken
Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikSammanfattning : What are ecosystem services, what are the possibilities to use them as a solution to remediate environmental problems, and how can they be increased in an industrial area such as Rönnskärsverken? The aim of this master thesis was to investigate the potential and the incentive for increasing ecosystem services in Rönnskärsverken’s industrial area through green areas and nature based stormwater management solutions on the site. Ecosystem services is a concept that was put on the political agenda in the UN in 2005 in order to create a common definition and valuation to raise awareness of the values that nature provides to human beings. LÄS MER
3. Hållbarhet, förvärvarens mardröm? : En intervjustudie om hur förvärvare hanterar och värdesätter hållbarhetsaspekter vid förvärv och investeringar
Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)Sammanfattning : Background: For decades, CSR has been a central issue in the academic literature regarding how corporate, social and environmental responsibility affects investment. According to the literature, continuing to invest in CSR activities can be seen as a global trend and the opportunities it can generate continue to receive attention among most of the world's largest economies. LÄS MER
4. Identifiering och värdering av kulturella ekosystemtjänster i urban miljö
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiSammanfattning : The aim of this paper is to discuss and explore how cultural ecosystem services are identified and valued within a Swedish municipal urban planning context, which services are specifically of interest and how the identification and valuation are used. The paper will analyze identification tools provided by public organizations and consultants. LÄS MER
5. Public urban green space: Exploring priorities and challenges for managing and valuing green space, using Stockholm as a case study
Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikSammanfattning : Public urban green space has never been more important: Its past contributions and potential to promote future public health, climate mitigation, and biodiversity are invaluable to cities experiencing population growth and urban densification. This research explores complexities of multiple demands on public urban green space in cities, using Stockholm as a case study. LÄS MER
