Nima is a distressed neighbourhood located north of central Accra, the capital city of Ghana in West Africa. Nima is an extremely dense community, where land is very scarce. Single floor, clay built compound houses occupy the entire neighbourhood. Spatial planning is lacking, infrastructure is limited and overcrowding proposes a severe problem. Nima, a neighbourhood which is a direct result of rap

This work aims to explore the relationship between innovation and inequality, specificly in Brazil in the last decade. Innovation in one hand t is an unquestioned driver of growth, while inequality in the other is a major economic problem, one that arguably hinders growth. Using literature review and three types of analysis, (1) the global innovation index together with the world bank gini index,

Världen står inför allvarliga och komplexa konsekvenser när det gäller klimatförändringar. Naturliga och mänskliga bosättningar på samtliga kontinenter är påverkade, och den afrikanska kontinenten anses höra till ett av världens mest utsatta områden bland annat på grund av snabb befolkningstillväxt och stort beroende av regn-bevattnat jordbruk. Denna uppsats handlar om klimatförändringar i Kenya. The world is facing serious and complex impacts with regard to climate change. Natural and human settlements on all continents are affected, and the African continent is considered as one of the most vulnerable areas due to rapid urbanization growth and high dependency on rain-fed agriculture, amongst others. This thesis focuses on climate change in Kenya. The first aim is to compare trends of cli

Strike-slip faults pose significant earthquake hazards in many populated areas and therefore information about their general behavior is needed in order to attempt to predict future earthquakes. Much of this information is acquired using paleoseismic techniques, which focus on analyzing past earthquakes. These include measurement of displacements of either geomorphic features or beds across faults

Titel: Solceller med tillhörande lagringsbatteri i flerbostadshus – Analys av lönsamhet och möjlighet att uppfylla kommande NNE-krav Författare: Frida Hansson, Christian Bakgrund: Den 1 januari 2021 träder nya, skärpta krav på byggnaders energiprestanda i kraft. Dessa krav kallas nära-nollenergikrav (NNE-krav) eftersom de tillkommer som en åtgärd för att öka antalet nära-nollenergibyggnader i SveTitle: PV-cells and storage batteries in multifamily residential buildings – Analysis of the profitability and the ability to meet the upcoming nearly zero-energy requirements Authors: Frida Hansson, Christian Jedhammar Supervisors: Karin Adalberth, Building Physics, LTH Ludvig Andersson, Teknik och hållbarhet, NCC Building SE Examiner: Åsa Wahlström, Installation Technology, LTH Problem: On 1 Jan

The aim of this thesis is to highlight what makes a good bicycle infrastructure with the goal to increase bicycling in urban areas. The focus has been to evaluate the bicycle infrastructure in the city of Lund, by investigating the differences between the main bicycle routes and the regular bicycle network in the city. A literature review of both scientific literature and bicycle planning manuals

Product quality is a major concern for all companies. Predicting the lifetime return rate allows for identification of products with atypically high return rates. Such products might otherwise not have been detected before it is too late to take any action to reduce the return rate. Furthermore, predicting a product’s return rate allows for estimation of the company’s expected cost of handling ret

This thesis will examine the plausibility of exchanging protocol from a normal server-client to a peer-to-peer solution for over-the-air updates, using a single case study for Sony Mobile Communications AB in Lund, Sweden. It will examine the effort, the risks, and what the actual gain may be comparing to a client-server approach for over-the-air software updates. Sony Mobile today uses a content

Abstract Introduction: Smoking is a major public health concern, accounting for nearly 700,000 deaths on an annual basis, globally. The socio-economic differences within smoking are well established, reflected in a social gradient that is estimated to account for half of the socio- economic differences in mortality for men aged 35-69 years in developed settings, such as the European region. Aim:

Inom nuvarande forskning om Internet of Things (IoT) finns det inte många studier som har tittat på användarperspektivet eller på hur företag som är verksamma inom IoT avväger användarupplevelse när de utvecklar IoT-produkter. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur användarupplevelsen tas hänsyn till under utvecklingsprocessen för IoT. Den syftar också till att undersöka i vilken utsträckninIn current research of Internet of Things (IoT), there is limited research on the user perspective and even less on how companies operating in the field consider User Experience (UX) when developing for IoT. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how UX is considered during the development process of IoT. It also includes exploring to which extent this is done with a data-driven approach. The st

This paper focuses on description and analysis of the management control systems (MCSs) in different startup companies. The qualitative study with an exploratory approach was chosen. In order to identify factors that affect MCSs in the startups, and examine actual impact on the design of MCS in these companies, interviews have been conducted with three Swedish firms, selected from the group of com

Hur kan man optimera den fysiska användarupplevelsen vid laddningen av elbilar? Bilindustrin står inför en stor utmaning med övergången från bensin- och dieselbilar till elbilar. Elektrifieringen resulterar i helt nya vanor och interaktioner för användarna vilket påverkar användarupplevelsen. Genom att designa de parametrar som påverkar den fysiska användarupplevelsen kan man optimera laddningsprThe car sector is facing a big challenge with the conversion from gasoline and diesel vehicles towards electric vehicles. This electrification results in new habits and interactions for the users. The major objective for this study is to investigate how to facilitate the charging procedure for the electric vehicle users. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how to, as effectively as possible,

Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka vilken effekt skräddarsydd marknadsföring har på konsumenter beroende på vilken digital kommunikationsplattform som används. Metod: En kvalitativ studie har genomförts med ett hermeneutistiskt tolkningsperspektiv och ett induktivt tillvägagångssätt. Data för studien har samlats in från fokusgrupper, litteratur, artiklar och webbsidor. Teoretiska perspekPurpose: The purpose of this essay is to examine the effect of customized advertising on customers, depending on the digital communication platform on which the advertisement is marketed. Methodology: A qualitative study has been made with a hermeneutical interpretation perspective and an inductive approach. Data for the study has been collected from focus groups, literature, articles and web pa

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to tackle the paradox of governing free labour by exploring and drawing further understanding to the co-creation process in online brand communities. Originality: This study is the first to investigate co-creation from the theoretical perspective of the production of space and the first to introduce the concept of co-control in regards to the management of co

Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka förekomsten av earnings management i svenska skogsbolag, för att på så sätt belysa problematiken kring verkligt värde-värdering. Metod: Studien har genomfört som en fallstudie där datainsamling och analys har gjorts enligt en kvalitativ metod. Datainsamling består av en dokumentstudie och har kompletterats med semistrukturerade intervjuer. FallförePurpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the presence of earnings management in Swedish forestry companies. The aim is to illustrate the problem regarding valuation at fair value. Methodology: The study has been conducted as a case study where data collection and analysis have been done according to a qualitative method. The data collection consists of a document study which is supplemen

Background and Research Question Historically, Lindab has largely focused its efforts on the production, but as a part of recent development in company strategy, supply chain management has gained more attention. In this regard, more attention has been given to stock reduction and minimizing total setup times to get a leaner production. Therefore, the company wants to investigate the current produ

There are plenty of IT-consultancy firms operating today, and the numbers show that they keep getting more and more. At the same time, the demand for these services are increasing. The biggest issue that these firms face today is related to finding new business opportunities. The complexity surrounding the purchase of these services make it a complex subject that is hard to fully grasp. It include

Purpose: The study aims to advance the understanding of collaborative consumption through the research on the engagement rules, conventions, and norms that govern the practice. The study postulates that it is through the possession of the right competences and meaning that permit insiders to successfully apply the rules of collaborative consumption while deterring outsiders from making an initial

The digitalization of the music industry has meant a drastic increase of public accessibility of recorded music, which has transformed the way in which music is being consumed. From initially being restricted by the physical disposition of CDs and vinyl, the prospect of digital downloading and music streaming has rapidly transformed the music landscape as the world knows it. The music industry rev

Background The thesis was initiated by Alfdex, an oil mist separator manufacturer, to explore the organisation’s possibility for expansion by adapting their product to separate air and solid particles. They are currently prototyping a new product without knowing what markets it would succeed in and thus have the need for an expansion strategy. The market possibilities for the new product were exam