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Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) is an emerging concept which has the potential to address several sustainability challenges. In this multiple case study research on three NBS projects in Gothenburg (Sweden) the projects objectives and evaluated impacts are studied to provide insights into how NBS interventions are implemented in urban contexts. In addition, barriers and drivers for up-scaling are ide
“In a state of exception” : A qualitative study about palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have lived in refugee camps for 70 years. The situation is extremely difficult in these camps since they exist in a national, legal and political state of exception. Actual living conditions in the camps are affected by huge deficiencies, including poor infrastructure, sanita
The aim of this thesis work was to investigate and evaluate new possible industrial applications for large welded plate heat exchangers, with heat transfer areas of at least 500 m2. The research has been carried out through thermal design of heat exchangers for a total of nine cases. The nine cases are real-life applications for processes covering the petrochemical, oil & gas, power, and refin
We consider a technique involving Neural Networks in order to try to predict trends for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc. In that respect the project involves construction, design and training of a deep learning Neural Network based on historical trading data for these cryptocurrencies. Subsequently we apply this trained network in order to better understand its ability to possibly f
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give a vision of the world the international community want to reach by 2030. Businesses have been given a key role in delivering solutions for this end, but businesses’ engagement have not progressed as quickly as anticipated. This study seeks to (1) understand the state of integration of the SDGs among companies on the Large Cap of the Stockholm stock exc
De senare årens framsteg inom informationsteknologi och datahantering har gett upphov till allt mer avancerade och detaljerade sätt att övervaka det mänskliga arbetet. Denna uppsats ämnar belysa några av de konsekvenser en intensifierad övervakningskultur med elektroniska och automatiserade system kan medföra. Studiens syfte är att undersöka faktiska konsekvenser och upplevelser av en omfattande ö
This study focused on the experience of self-initiated Korean expatriated in Sweden. The purpose of this research was to examine and analyse the process of learning and adjustment to the new environment and specifically work-life balance. The theoretical framework was composed by cognitive adjustment theory and Berry’s acculturation model. The method that was used was qualitative research build on
Sexual minorities have been largely ignored in Japanese politics until very recently. The past couple of years have seen a change where LGBT issues have been brought to attention in both politics and in media. This thesis explored what impact these changes have on the lives of individuals, and the research was a qualitative study based on fieldwork in Japan and secondary sources. The study drew on
This thesis studies what triggers people’s environmental attitude using theories of the New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) and emotional affinity towards nature. Having looked at the case of a nature park in Kuala Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia carrying out mangrove rehabilitation and conservation, I also aimed to investigate the institutional interrelations and how these combined with environmental
In 2014, the sharia-ruled Aceh province of Indonesia legislated bylaw qanun jinayat no.6/2014, which criminalised same-sex acts, and imposed a caning punishment consisting of a hundred lashes if a person was found guilty. The law impelled a hunt and persecution of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) individuals, thereby worsening discrimination against the already hampered LGBT community. T
From Nye’s famous soft power, a new international relations concept has recently emerged: strategic narratives, the narratives which different states use to promote their agendas in the international system. This thesis focuses on one particular aspect of Sino-Japanese relations: the understanding, characterization and possible implications of the strategic narratives projected by both countries v
I det här arbetet arbetar jag med frågor om vad som skapar gemenskap och tillhörighet till den plats vi bor på och de människor vi delar den med. Genom analyser och teoristudier kommer jag fram till några principer som jag applicerar i den fysiska utformningen i ett kvarter i nordöstra Malmö. Principerna handlar om behovet av att vara privat och att röra sig från privata mot successivt mer offentl
This study looks into Intercultural Bilingual Education among the Indigenous Peoples of the Andes. Using the policy as a vantage point it shows the interconnectedness of the different parts of a larger network of processes influencing it. Spring boarding of Foucault's second notion of biopower, that which concerns the regulation of the population, and the governmentality concept, the study con
Baumol in his seminal paper “Entrepreneurship: Productive, Unproductive and Destructive” offers the hypothesis that while total supply of entrepreneurs varies among societies, their productive contribution varies much more because of institutions in those countries. According to him, the rules of the game are responsible to divert entrepreneurial capabilities to productive, unproductive or destruc
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between organizations, BI Consultancy, value co-creation. The study will examine how the managers use the advice they get from the BI consultants and the information they obtain from the customers to make products and services that are of value to the customers. To achieve this, the study will present an understanding of BI consultancy and v
Syftet är att, utifrån 1959-års Nilenavtal om vattenfördelning av Nilen, pröva två teorier på konflikten som uppstod efter Nilenavtalet från 1929. De valda teorierna är Paul Collier och Alexander Wendts, som ger olika förklaringar till vad konflikten kan bero på. Dessa prövas genom Karl Poppers metodologiska verktyg om falsifiering, med syftet att avgöra vilken teori som ger en mest lämplig förkla
Uppsatsens syfte är att analysera hur genus kan göras och ogöras med fokus på kvinnor i relation med alkoholiserade män samt hur det avspeglar och påverkar marginalisering i det litauiska samhället. Undersökningen är avgränsad till en tidsperiod oktober 2016 och oktober 2018 och fokuserar på Litauen. I syfte att hitta relevanta artiklar och kartlägga kontexten i vilken dessa är producerade användsThe aim of my thesis is to perform a media study of how gender is done and undone in Lithuanian news stories regarding women in a relationship with alcoholic men and how it reflects and affects the broader marginalization in the Lithuanian society. The research is limited to the time period between October 2016 and October 2018 and the chosen country is Lithuania. In order to find relevant article
Context/Purpose/Material: Sweden, portrayed as a humanitarian superpower, has been widely criticised for the export of military equipment to Saudi Arabia, a state on the other side of the spectrum, as a human rights-violating authoritarian regime. Sweden is still continuing the export to Saudi Arabia, despite Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations both within and outside the country. The purpose o
Problemställningen för detta examensarbete är att utvärdera en föreslagen beräkningsmodell för korslimmat trä (KL-trä) vid balkbelastning. I detta ingår att undersöka de antaganden som ligger till grund för beräkningsmodellen och att undersöka huruvida lamelltjockleken har en inverkan på styvheten i kontaktytan mellan lamellerna. Beräkningsmodellen är presenterad i Marcus Flaigs doktorsavhandling
Studien undersöker hur den politiska diskursen om LSS förhåller sig till lagens ursprungliga intentioner samt vilken roll välfärdsstaten spelar i den politiska diskursen. Primärmaterialet för undersökningen är riksdagsdebatterna till två betänkanden och fem interpellationer. Undersökningens teoretiska perspektiv baseras på Magnus Berg och Fredrik Sunnemarks analyser om välfärdsstaten som ramen förLSS in the Political Discourse of the Welfare State Sweden. The study examines how the political discourse concerning LSS relates to the original intentions of the law and what role the welfare state plays in the political discourse. The empirical material of the study is the parliamentary debates of two reports and five interpellations. The theoretical perspective of the study is based on the an
