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Både Sveriges rättsväsende och makthavare gjorde avsteg från gällande processrätt på 1600-talet. Den samtida lagstiftningen uppställde stränga regler för rättegången, bevisvärderingen och straffen. Trolldom hade utgjort ett brott enligt lagstiftningen sedan medeltiden. Med förändringar inom rättsväsendet utökades brottet, samtidigt som anklagelser om Blåkullafärder och djävulspakter spred sig övBoth the Swedish Judiciary and rulers made deviations from applicable procedural law in the 17th century. The contemporary legislation set up strict rules for the trial, the evaluation of evidence, and the punishment. Sorcery had constituted a criminal offense according to the law since the Middle Ages. With changes within the Judiciary, the crime was expanded, while accusations of journeys to Bl

Cities today globally face significant problems in the context of the climate crisis. Firstly, in terms of resilience in enduring future challenges – urban heat islands, increasingly frequent flooding, supply chain disruptions, sea level rise among others. Secondly, in terms of contributing to said crisis, through carbon emissions, the erosion of biodiversity through sprawl, overconsumption, and c

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a versatile and biocompatible polysaccharide produced by bacteria, with Komagataeibacter xylinus being the model species for its production. This polymer has unique properties that make it valuable in several applications, including as a rheology modifier in cosmetics. Cellugy, a Danish start-up, produces EcoFLEXY, a BC-based rheology modifier that enhances the viscosit

The last mass-extinction event happened over 65 million years ago when an asteroid collided with earth, resulting in the loss of 76% of all species. Scientists now warn that we are on the precipice of a new mass-extinction, the responsibility of which can be placed entirely on one species, the homo sapiens. While some species of birds, bats, and arthropods are especially vulnerable, we are all int

Our decisions from the past affect the present time. The same is true of the decisions we make today. How do we want to see our local environment in the future? In the western part of Iceland there is an island called Brákarey. Brákarey is connected via bridge to the town of Borgarnes. Brákarey has played a variety of roles over the past years, but transport of people and goods was one of its bigg

This thesis investigates how place can be understood through assemblage theory and what that implies for the understanding of human relation to place. The framework has been widely used outside and within human geography, at a few instances related to place. Exploring place as assemblage is done through a case study of S:t Pauli cemeteries in Malmö. Main methods are walk along interviews and obser

III-V semiconductors are a profound part of the optoelectronics industry and new developments in alloy compositions and architectures are constantly emerging. Lowdimensional semiconductors, such as nanowires (NWs) have shown to have improved characteristics in certain areas such as enhanced light absorption and can furthermore be integrated on Silicon (Si) plattforms and are thus predicted to be a

This thesis clarifies how the management of contaminated excavation soils can be made more sustainable and circular by applying in-situ techniques. Its aim is to map existing and emerging remediation methods, identify technical, legal and economic obstacles, and quantify potential climate and cost benefits, giving industry stakeholders a sound basis for increasing local treatment and reuse of soil

Due to the climate crisis we are facing, we can no longer consider current construction methods, which contribute to 40% of global CO₂ emissions, as an alternative to building. Vernacular architecture, in comparison, offers a sustainable alternative. People have experimented with this approach to designing, constructing, and living throughout time. This system essentially stands for maximizing eff

Forest ecosystems are important actors in climate change mitigation strategies through their abilities to act as both carbon sinks and sources. The commonly used forest management strategy of clearcutting has been suggested to be paired with large greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the need for research on the climate effect from alternative management strategies. Rumperöd forest is managed thro

This study looks at the change of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) intensity in Rio Park, Madrid, which during the course of the last 20 years has in essence been retransformed from an urban highway into a flourishing green park along the Manzanares river. The deconstruction of the M-30 highway started in 2005, was completely finished in 2015, and canopy growth in the area continued during the followin

Drainage of peatlands causes changes in water table (WT), vegetation and decomposer community. As a consequence, decomposition patterns and carbon dynamics change, which is visible in altered Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) concentrations in ground and soil water. Additional changes in precipitation patterns towards more extreme drought and rain periods, as expected with climate change, cause furth

This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of Swedish sauna practices as experienced by international students at Lund University. The research objective is to navigate experiences of belonging and community formation that occur in the sauna, but also highlights how experiences of outsiderness and exclusion come to the fore in this highly sensorial environment. The sauna is analysed as a microcosm

This thesis presents a case study of an indoor Green Wall (GW) installed in an office building in Malmö, Sweden. The study analyzed the effect of the GW on air humidity during low temperature and dry moisture outdoor conditions. The objective was to determine the green wall's indoor humidity contribution while enabling an adequate comparison before and after the GW installation, which requires

”Most of Sweden’s surface is covered by forest, 68 percent is woodland; the built-up and landscaped land does not make up more than 3 percent of Sweden’s total land area. About 50% of the forest land is made of pine (Pinus sylvestris), making it the most common tree species in the country’s forests.” In the 70s, a design movement was established in Swedish homes “ Svensk fur”. It was cheap, hones

As the demand for eco-friendly alternatives to traditional plastics grows, Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) emerges as a promising solution. Derived from renewable biomass sources, PEF embodies sustainability principles by reducing reliance on finite resources and minimizing environmental impact. PEF is synthesized from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a key monomer which upon polymerization has the