Sökning: "large-scale mining"

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  1. 1. Location, location, location : A spatial analysis of the impact of artisanal and industrial mining sites on the local likelihood of violence.

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Författare :Jonatan Weenink; [2023]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : This research aims to answer the research question: what is the impact of mining sites on the local likelihood of violence? In contrast to most previous research, I do not only consider large-scale industrial mining but also smaller artisanal mining sites. In addition, this study looks at both two-sided and one-sided violence. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Life Cycle Assessment of Food Sensors

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Weijie Yan; [2023]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : The global demand for food increased with the booming trend of population, while food waste is a severe issue to be solved. Xanthine is a chemical compound which will accumulate in meat after the death of the animal, and the concentration of it can be an indicator of meat freshness. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Text simplification in Swedish using transformer-based neural networks

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Författare :Samuel Söderberg; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Machine learning; Natural language processing; Text simplification; Datasets; Maskininlärning; Neurolingvistisk programmering; Textförenkling; Dataset;

    Sammanfattning : Textförenkling innebär modifiering av text så att den blir lättare att läsa genom ersättning av komplexa ord, ändringar av satsstruktur och/eller borttagning av onödig information. Forskning existerar kring textförenkling på svenska, men användandet av neurala nätverk inom området är begränsat. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Navigating Organizational Resistance Towards a Sustainable Shift : A case of bio-inspired innovation in the transportation and heavy construction industries

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Författare :Per-Emil Svensson; Louise Johansson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Bio-inspired innovation; biomimicry; organizational resistance; sustainable product development; Bio-inspirerad innovation; biomimicry; organisatorisk tröghet;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The world is facing environmental issues such as pollution, natural disasters, and climate change. A main cause of this is human activities such as urbanization and mining of materials. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Impact of Environmental and Social Challenges ofLithium Extraction from the Lithium Triangle Countries : A Literature Review from a Political Ecology and Environmental JusticePerspective

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Aoife Carlander-Reuterfelt Hegarty; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Political ecology; Environmental Justice; Lithium triangle; Lithium extraction; Indigenous communities; Water justice;

    Sammanfattning : The extraction of lithium, a crucial mineral for the production of batteries in the rapidlyexpanding electric vehicle and renewable energy sectors, has gained significant attention due toits environmental and social implications. This thesis provides a comprehensive literature reviewon the environmental and social challenges associated with lithium extraction from the LithiumTriangle countries, namely Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile, through the lens of political ecology. LÄS MER