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This paper explores the history of wind power technologies and the integration of wind energy in the Danish energy system. It does so focusing particularly on historical events, socio-cultural and socio-political changes and priorities that were important on this technological journey. From the first primitive wind turbines in the late 1800s, to the world wars, through the energy- crisis in the 70
This thesis builds on a case study of the car sharing company Volvo Car Mobility within the city of Stockholm, with the main purpose to answer how car sharing business models operate to enable socio-technical transitions in relation to transportation. The thesis stems from three sub-questions related to how the company captures value, how the city of Stockholm encourage mobility services and what
This thesis investigates whether historical trauma could influence societal perceptions of foreign humanitarian aid, with a particular focus on Poland. The study explores how collective memory and past experiences of occupation, repression, and conflict might shape trust towards foreign humanitarian actors. A mixed-method approach was applied, consisting of expert interviews and a public surve
The UK achieved the ambitious goal of becoming the first G7 country to phase out coal-firedelectricity, with its last power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar closing in 2024. Ensuring thisgeneration of transitioning communities does not follow in the footsteps of ‘left behind’ UKex-mining villages for example, is imperative. This study investigates and compares theimaginaries of place leaders and locals
Fennoscandian permafrost peatlands and palsa mires have exhibited pronounced thawing over recent decades, resulting in increased active layer thickness (ALT) and thermokarst formation. Consequently, open water areas have expanded in the well-studied palsa mire Stordalen, located in northernmost Sweden. However, long-term quantifications of open water dynamics remain limited and the relationship be
HTTP-klienter används för att hämta data från servrar över ett nätverk. Det existerar flera olika användningsscenarier för dessa klienter. Detta examensarbete fokuserar på och undersöker användningen av tre olika HTTP-klienter i ett Spring Boot-system ur ett implementerings- och prestandaperspektiv. Systemet som användes var en mock-up skapad av IKEA för att efterlikna deras faktiska produktionssyHTTP clients are used to gather data from servers over a network. Several different usage scenarios for HTTP clients exist. This thesis focused on and investigated the usage of three different HTTP clients in a Spring Boot system from the perspective of implementation and performance. This system was a mock-up made by IKEA to mimic their real live Spring Boot system. The research focused on compar
Do negative income shocks increase conflict risk? I study the relationship between desert locust infestations and conflict in 26 African countries. Combining geolocalized data on locust swarms and bands with information on conflict events, I construct two panel datasets at spatial resolutions 0.5◦ × 0.5◦ and 0.1◦ × 0.1◦, covering the years 1997–2017. I find a negative relationship between locust i
Arctic ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to climate warming due to large-scale changes in temperature, followed by altered community structure. Northern birds are subject to population reduction and range contraction in Europe and many mountainous birds show negative trends. Even if global trends are clear, local studies on a detailed level are needed to obtain more information on possible
This thesis is a case study of the energy consumption of similar warehouses in different geographic locations. The purpose is to examine how to reduce the effect of the climate so that other parameters that control energy consumption in warehouse type buildings can be explored. Further the problem is explored with different organization that can come across such a problem. The rapport uses degree
After the breakup of the Soviet Union Estonian economy found itself cut off from its main markets and production links. One major barrier in the economic transformation and diversification process that followed was the lack of necessary tacit productive knowledge in the country. Furthermore, local firms had no or only weak links to the global production and knowledge networks that function as impo
In the face of climate change, governments in the Global North have decided on various decarbonisation plans. With the transport sector causing more than a quarter of the global greenhouse gas emissions, its decarbonisation has become a central debate. Yet, plans for a sustainable mobility system are largely focused on local and regional scales, neglecting the global entanglements of the supply ch
Research shows that various aspects of environmental injustice can be found even on a local level in Sweden. Still, the topic of environmental justice is often disregarded in local planning processes and ecological and social concerns are often treated as two separate issues. To achieve just and sustainable planning, previous research emphasizes the importance of actively including and considering
This bachelor thesis uses the case of a double land allocation agreement on the Swedish island of Gotland and asks to what degree neoliberal planning is present when using the policy instrument. The main theoretical framework used was that of David Harvey(2005), on the manifestation of neoliberal policies. His framework puts forth four main ways in which neoliberal policies are manifested. In orde
This thesis aims to investigate how individuals structure their life within a post-conflict precarious country. Bosnia consists of three autonomous regions called Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Republika Srpska and Brčko Distrikt BiH. Since the early nineties, Bosnia has experienced ongoing emigration, encompassing both diaspora and migration communities as evidenced by the 1991 and 2013 censuses
Author: Li Hallengren Title: Victim-offender mediation – What will come out of it? Socialworkers and policemen discuss victim-offender mediation. [translated title] Supervisor: Claes Levin Assessor: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how the work with victim-offender mediation is practised in Sweden and why it is practised in a certain way. Socialworkers and policemen play an im
Rural development on the island of Gotland has been in decline for years. In the year 2011/12, two uprisings were triggered. The first, the “Countryside Uprisings” was started against the local authority’s move to shut down 11 schools in the countryside and the second, the “Gotlandic Uprising” was against the high cost of ferry travel between Got-land and the Swedish mainland. The undercurrent of
Urban areas are increasingly exposed to extreme precipitation events, which can disrupt critical infrastructure and damage the built environment. While flood impacts are often assessed separately for buildings or road networks, this study analyses both flood-induced road inaccessibility and building flood risk in Gothenburg using a climate-adjusted 100-year rainfall at both the city scale and the
Swedish municipalities can play a key role in contributing to the circular economy through public procurement as this is responsible for the emission of 23 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Previous studies indicate that there is a need of developing dialogues involving all actors to increase the knowledge concerning why circular products are needed. The aim of this study was to investigat
The global COVID-19 pandemic is having tremendous adverse effects on human well-being and the tourism industry, revealing its high vulnerability, and putting the current system into question. A promising more sustainable tourism concept constitutes ecotourism albeit its impacts on residents’ well-being remain unexplored. Addressing this research gap, a qualitative in-field case study was conducted
With climate change impacting countries around the world, rural communities in Nepal are among those most affected. As acknowledged by global climate discourses, traditional knowledge plays a vital role in understanding and adapting to climate change. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to explore how community members from Darma and Madi Rural Municipalities in western Nepal experience the
