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While calls to reduce air travel have emerged in many high-income countries, Nepal, with only one international airport, is still striving to improve its air connectivity. In 2015, the government resumed its 1995 plan to build a second international airport near Nijgadh, a town in the southern plains. The project has since come under scrutiny from conservationists after plans emerged for extensive

This study is investigating the possibilities for the Indigenous Sámi People of Sweden to exercise their right to participate in, and influence, decision-making processes over land. The objective of the study is to investigate how Sámi rights are interpreted and applied within the institutional setting of municipalities, and within the planning process of land management. The study derives from tw

Deforestation monitoring is of significant importance for the ecosystem, climate change,and policy-making. The availability of optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite remote sensing images, along with the development of time series change detection methods, has contributed to the increasing popularity of time series analysis in forest disturbance monitoring. However, there are few stu

In Italy, all aborted fetuses are required to be buried. However, when thousands of fetuses graves were found displaying a cross with the name of the person who had aborted, the practice was contested. The aim of this study is to examine the justifications behind the mobilization of the pro-life and pro-choice movements in Italy around the practice of the burial of aborted fetuses. Through the ana

Urbanization has led to significant infrastructural challenges, particularly in the slum areas of the Global South. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are emerging as innovative approaches to enhance urban sustainability and resilience. This study investigates the enabling environment for decentralized governance in implementing NbS within urban slums, focusing on case studies in Indonesia and the Phili

The continuous and on-going enclosure of the commons has been identified as critical for the expansion of capitalism, through processes of dispossession, expropriation and commodification. In the light of the rapid erosion of our cultural and environmental common pool resources, the concept of the commons is increasingly gaining interest, since it presents new political and cultural perspectives a

How does the European Union ensure member state compliance? And why doesn?t it seem to function on the area of the Common European Asylum Politics? Several reports have the past few years alerted the European Union of possible violations of the rights of refugees in Greece, violations that are in direct conflict with several key regulations and directives, such as the Dublin Regulation. The Europe

Vi kommer i denna uppsats försöka svara på om jämställdhet ökar demokratin i besluts-fattande församlingar. I denna uppsats har vi valt att jämföra Sveriges regering med EU- kommissionen. Arbetet med att skapa en jämn könsfördelning på politiskt beslutsfattande nivå, tog på allvar fart i Sverige 1993 på socialdemokraternas partikongress. Då röstades förslaget igenom att varannan valbar kandidat t

This thesis explores the causes and ramifications of representing women in gender-equality advocacy within the realm of International Development cooperation’s. This study shows that through representing the issues of development and the people for whom they are aimed - we risk constructing and reconstructing conceptions of what the postcolonial feminist field of studies calls ´third world differe

Freedom of religion and its boundaries is a highly debated subject. Questions raised are how far the freedom of religion stretches and what restrictions there are for the manifestation of religious symbols such as the Sikh turban and the Muslim veil. Article 9 of the European Convention provides the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. Article 9 (1) states the meaning and extent

This thesis analyzes how the Swedish organization Riksförbundet för sexuell upplysning (in English, Swedish Association for Sexuality Education) constructs sexuality through the introduction of the word slidkrans. The word slidkrans (vaginal corona in English), was formally introduced by RFSU in 2009 as a replacement for the word for the hymen, mödomshinna, which literally means “virginity membran

Elspeth Lee - February 8th, 2022 Centre for Space and Habitability, University of Bern, Switzerland   Nikolai Piskunov - February 22nd, 2022 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Sweden   Geneviève Parmentier - March 1st, 2022 Astronomisches Rechen-Institute, Zentrum für Astronomie, University of Heidelberg, Germany   Else Starkenburg - March 8th, 2022 Faculty of Science and Eng

https://www.astro.lu.se/meetings/kallen-seminars-young-astronomers/speakers-vt-2022 - 2026-05-21

Acousmatic Concerts at IAC PROGRAMME 22–26 APRIL 2026 IAC.LU.SE Scan the QR code for detailed programme and artist bios! Wednesday, 22 April 17:00 & 19:00 ELIDE SULSENTI: Tundo, Sdraulig (Black Room) Performance with cello and headphones. Limited to 15 listeners per concert! Matteo Tundo – Cuoio (for cello and electronics) Charlie Sdraulig – Arc (for cello and electronics) Total duration: ca. 30 m

https://www.iac.lu.se/sites/iac.lu.se/files/2026-05/Intonal_2026_broschyr_A5_FINAL.pdf - 2026-05-22