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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Non-renewable resources"”.
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State ownership, petroleum revenue, and the enduring legacy of authoritarianism in Angola
… which refers to the adverse effects of abundant non-renewable resources on a country's socio-economic and political outcomes. In addition to these findings of an adverse impact of non-renewable resources, this study argues that the type of resource ownership matters. Specifically, state ownership …
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Non-renewable resource price forecasting: a comparison of methods
… available forecasting models to predict non-renewable resource prices. This thesis compares two types of forecasting models used to predict non-renewable resource prices. Each model is assessed based upon theoretical and practical considerations. The models evaluated are a conventional …
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Perfil do setor energético no Brasil
… countries, mainly due to the large share of renewable sources 39.4% and the use of hydroelectricity 11.5%, and other clean sources. The purpose of this work focuses on the energy profile of Brazil from its composition of supply and consumption patterns, analyzing national energy balances in …
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Seeking Common Ground: An Exploration of Conflicting Views on Climate Change in Saskatchewan
… rhetoric and deep economic dependency on non-renewable resources have contributed to a divided public opinion of both the presence and urgency of climate change. This clash of opposing views and beliefs on climate change has fostered an us-versus-them mentality that obfuscates efforts to …
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Stochastic methods for improving secondary production decisions under compositional uncertainty
… Secondary recovery forestalls depletion of non-renewable resources and avoids the deleterious effects of extraction and winning (albeit by substituting some effects of its own). For most metals, the latter provides strong motivation for recycling; for light metals, like aluminum, the …
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CFD Simulation Methodology for Ground-Coupled Ventilation System
… a growing interest in alternative energy resources as a replacement to the non-renewable resources used now days. These alternatives include geothermal energy which can be used to generate power and reduce the demands on energy used to heat and cool buildings. Ground-coupled ventilation …
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Pleurotus ostreatus production on Cannabis sativa, L. (Industrial Hemp) Residues for Edible Mushrooms and Mycelium-based Composites
… health problems. Humankind's reliance on non-renewable resources for the production of food and materials, and its current approach to product design and development, are clearly unsustainable. One mitigation strategy to reducing industrial and municipal solid waste, as well as …
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Effects of Biofertilizers and Organic Amendments on Nutrient Availability in Soil and Plant Growth
Applications of fertilizers derived from non-renewable resources, along with improved land management practices have contributed greatly increased crop yields in the past 70 years. Biofertilizers and organic amendments, provide alternative sources of nutrients for increased plant yields and …
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Designing a dynamic sustainable system: 7 strategies to empower fashion SMEs and start-ups
… and being the second highest consumer of non-renewable resources in the world (Charpail, 2017), it becomes imperative to know what the new generation of fashion designers perceive and understand to be sustainable in fashion and otherwise. They are the future and their Small-Medium sized …
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Resource Cost Aware Scheduling Problems
Managing the consumption of non-renewable and/or limited resources has become an important issue in many different settings. In this dissertation we explore the topic of resource cost aware scheduling. Unlike the purely scheduling problems, in the resource cost aware setting we are not only …
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International Trade, the Environment and Natural Resources
… To understand how the exhaustibility of non-renewable resources works, in the third chapter, my coauthor and I analyze dynamically consistent extraction equilibria of non-renewable resource extraction, where firms move sequentially within each period and where both the leader and follower …
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Living differently
… more energy plants that are heavily dependent on non-renewable resources. The global economic situation is heading towards a recession and South Africa will be greatly affected. The general public seems to be responding to these problems by trying to solve these problems individually eg: buying a …
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Case for sustainability in strategy and operations : overcoming the challenges of product design in creating competitive advantages in circular supply chains
… consumption - products are manufactured using non-renewable sources and raw materials, manufacturing wastes are discarded as unusable, product is sold through the supply chain often creating more disposal of wastes, the final product is used by the end consumer till a less than optimal …
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A critical analysis of the fiscal incentives available in the renewable energy - a comparison between South Africa, India, China and Brazil
South Africa relies significantly on the use of non-renewable resources to generate its electricity requirements. The release of carbon dioxide and other harmful gasses during the process of electricity generation has a negative impact on the quality of human and animal health and wellbeing. The …
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Exhaustible resources and technological change in the United States agriculture, 1940-1969
… agricultural industry would drain productive resources from other sectors of the economy and it would put pressure on foreign exchange of the country. Production of goods and services requires two major kinds of inputs: 1. replenishable inputs, and 2. non-replenishable inputs. Inputs that go …
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Investigating and Understanding the Effects of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Shingles on the Rheology and Performance Grading of Asphalt Cement.
… Recycling of pavements reduces the demand for non-renewable resources such as new asphalt binder and mineral aggregates. Unfortunately, there are no protocols to control and guide the sector or contractors on the appropriate and effective amount of RAP/RAS that can be used, which has created a …
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Applying Graph Theory to Conservation Documentation
… intangible objects and places–are recognised as non-renewable resources. As conservators, we are merely stewards of these shared assets and the notes and records we create contribute to their long-term care and understanding. Therefore, it is imperative these records are both human- and …
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Economic Diversification and Development in Resource-dependent Economies: Lessons from Chile and Malaysia
… that are over-reliant on the extraction of non-renewable resources. The objective of this thesis is particularly timely given the current context of commodity price bust, which has revealed the economic vulnerability of several commodity-dependent countries. Economic diversification has …
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An integrated plant nutrition system (IPNS) for corn and cannabis in the Mid-Atlantic USA
… the reutilization of inputs in farming areas. Non-renewable resources have been transformed or relocated from the air, water and land into the system and are flowing out as wastes rather than reusable, recyclable resources. Therefore, current trends in agriculture have moved towards more …
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The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry
… is dealing with population growth, a shortage of resources, and unrestricted pollution, for this reason, the construction industry plays a significant role global climate system which in turn may have a detrimental impact on the globe if it is not modified totally in favor of the construction …
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