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In the light of reports of decreasing litteracy among Sweden’s youth, several public studies indicate the importance of promoting reading at an early age. In this context, library activities directed at preschools has been pointed out as especially important. Although there is presently no requirement for preschools to have access to a school library, which is the case for elementary schools, the

Flood-related disasters pose one of the greatest contemporary challenges to development. Analysing and developing effective local coping strategies to flood-related disasters is crucial if at-risk communities are to successfully mitigate the impact of natural hazards whilst not compromising long-term development objectives. This thesis utilises a combination of household surveys and key informan

The Chinese Central Government has made the promotion of biomass energy an important aspect of China’s national development plans on renewable energy. Numerous biomass energy projects emerged in rural areas in recent years. Official pronouncements regard biomass energy as an effective solution to China’s energy need and environmental problems. However, there is a general lack of understanding on w

Local agricultural emissions contribute significantly to the atmospheric reactive nitrogen loads of Danish terrestrial ecosystems. In the vicinity of the sources this may be up to 6-8 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) depending on location and ecosystem type. This contribution arises from dry deposition of gas phase ammonia derived from local livestock production. Long-range transport, however, often constitutes

Informed by the concept of strategy making, this paper analyses the ability of spatial planning to support local climate change transitions towards sustainable transportation in two case studies of planning in Swedish municipalities with comparatively high climate ambitions. The analysis shows that the expectations on planning to effect change need to be moderated. Not even in these climate-ambiti

High levels of gene flow among partially isolated populations can overwhelm selection and limit local adaptation. This process, known as “gene swamping,” can homogenize genetic diversity among populations and reduce the capacity of a species to withstand rapid environmental change. We studied brown anole lizards (Anolis sagrei) distributed across seven islands in The Bahamas. We used microsatellit

Fuel cells, redox flow batteries and some water desalination technologies such as reverse osmosis and electrodialysis require efficient ion exchange membranes to perform in an optimum way. Thus, by enhancing the properties of these membranes there is a possibility to improve this type of applications and technologies. Depending on the specific application, anion or proton exchange membranes with g

Popular Abstract in Swedish Under de senaste decennierna har utbredningen och förekomsten i av många arter av fåglar, växter och insekter knutna till jordbrukslandskap på olika håll i Europa minskat på grund av jordbrukets rationalisering och intensifiering. För att motverka dessa negativa trender måste man ha kännedom om den relativa betydelsen av lokala och regionala ekologiska processer för popDuring the last decades, the distribution and abundance of many European species of birds, plants and insects in agricultural landscapes have declined due to agricultural intensification. To be able to mitigate these declines, it is essential to know the relative importance on local and regional ecological processes on population persistence and patterns of species richness. I have studied the ef

Food security can be defined as stable access to food of good nutritional quality. In Sub Saharan Africa access to food is strongly linked to local food production and the capacity to generate enough calories to sustain the local population. Therefore it is important in these regions to generate not only sufficiently high yields but also to reduce interannual variability in food production. Tradit

Popular Abstract in Swedish Akut bukspottkörtelinflammation (akut pankreatit - AP) är en tämligen frekvent förekommande åkomma med en årlig incidens på 300-350/100 000 invånare i Sverige. De underliggande mekanismerna för den lokalt initierande skadan i bukspottkörteln, spridning till ett systemiskt (i hela kroppen) inflammatoriskt svar och den eventuella utvecklingen av organdysfunktion (organsviAcute pancreatitis (AP) is a common disease where underlying mechanisms for the local initiating events in the pancreas, the systemic dissemination of the inflammatory response and remote organ dysfunction still are unclear. The overall aim of the thesis was to study mechanisms of the inflammatory response in AP with special emphasis on local, systemic, and distant organ injury directed at differe

Rotor–stator mixers (RSMs) are widely used for emulsification and mixing. However, relatively little is known about the relationship between RSM design, hydrodynamics and performance. Previous studies have investigated shaft power draw as a function of design. However, power draw alone is not sufficient to predict efficiency. In order to understand the effect on performance it is important to inve

The expansion of large-scale mining projects in Latin America has led to the application of several different institutional and business-endorsed water monitoring systems. These have attempted to deal with their vast environmental consequences. The methods are based on the devaluation of other forms of knowledge. As a response to this tendency, community hydric monitoring (MHC in Spanish) has been

Dynamical mean-field theory describes the impact of strong local correlation effects in many-electron systems. While the single-particle spectral function is directly obtained within the formalism, two-particle susceptibilities can also be obtained by solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation. The solution requires handling infinite matrices in Matsubara frequency space. This is commonly treated using a

Lund University Master’s Programme in Environmental Science Thesis: 2001-02-05 Deforestation, Coffee Cultivation, and Land Degradation: The Challenge of Developing a Sustainable Land Management Strategy in Brazil’s Mata Atlântica Rainforest by Kelly Watson In cooperation with Iracambi Recursos Naturais Nyängen, Ullersäter 71892 Frövi Sweden 040-431468 kwatson@journalist.com Supervisor: Sandra Fern

https://www.lumes.lu.se/sites/lumes.lu.se/files/watson_kelly.pdf - 2026-07-09

Uppsatsmall 1 Disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in urban contexts: Integration and challenges Claudia Marina Rivera Escorcia DOCTORAL DISSERTATION by due permission of the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden. To be defended at lecture hall A:C, A-huset, Lund Friday, 11th March 2016, at 13.15 hr. 2 Organization LUND UNIVERSITY Division of Risk Management and Societa

https://www.cencip.lu.se/sites/cencip.lu.se/files/kappa_claudiarivera2016.pdf - 2026-07-09

Energy communities (ECs) are considered important in transitioning the energy system. They are of particular interest due to their potential to empower citizens and support a more just energy transition. However, experiences from ECs remain limited and vary across countries, thus raising questions on potential future advancements. In this article, we explore experiences from ECs in several Europea

The Lund University Urban Arena is organising a workshop on the topic of ‘Urban Visions and Challenges’. During the full-day workshop you will meet a range of eminent speakers representing academia and experts in governance and planning. They will provide us with interesting and challenging presentations, discussions and visions on urban development for sustainability. Key questions will include:

https://www.lu.se/sites/www.lu.se/files/invitation_urban_visions_and_challanges.pdf - 2026-07-09

Former Professor emeritus in sociology at Lund University From 2000 to 2007, Lindberg founded and coordinated the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University. During this time, a number of collaborative research projects were stimulated, including support for meetings of South Asian sociologists in 2005.   In the fall of 1966 he studied Tamil at Annamalai University in Tamil Na

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/about-sasnet/brief-history-sasnet/former-directors/staffan-lindberg - 2026-07-07

Climate Adaptation and Human Rights (JXCA01) – Distance Course in English Climate change affects societies, ecosystems, and people’s living conditions across the globe. Addressing growing risks such as floods, heatwaves, droughts, and other climate-related disasters requires not only technical solutions, but also socially just and inclusive strategies. This online course in Climate Adaptation and

https://www.law.lu.se/study/x-courses/climate-adaptation-and-human-rights-5-credits - 2026-07-07