Bus rapid transit (BRT) systems have been recognized around the world by combining the advantages of urban rail transit systems with the flexibility and low cost of conventional bus systems. Although its introduction in different cities has helped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality, one of the major criticisms for these systems is that buses are usually powered by diesel, w

The Chinese economy in central and western regions is not as developed as eastern coast. There is a big discrepancy between various regions in economic development. The disparities of Chinese regional economy have become the main problem, since it affects China’s continued economic prosperity, social stability, national unity and it’s attracted by world attentions. This study intends to analysis t

Ukraine is a country with huge wind energy potential. And yet it remains heavily dependent on imported fuel from Russia. Despite the existing potential the development of the wind energy sector in Ukraine faces many obstacles. Lack of transparency in the market and lack of the effect regulations both have negative impact for the development of wind energy sector. Political instability and continuo

The WEEE Directive requires the producers to fulfil e-waste compliance according to the extended producer responsibility (EPR) principle. In order for producers to comply with the requirements nationally, collective compliance schemes were formed. Usually the manufacturers join together and form producer responsibility organisations (PROs) which take the responsibility for organising the waste man

Från början av 1990- talet har straffrättsbedömningen gått från att vara inriktad på allmän prevention och individuella omständigheter till att vara kopplad till brottet och vad som anses vara rättvist. En rättvisebedömning kan skilja sig på många sätt, därför finns det strukturer för domstolen hur handlingar ska värderas och vilka omständigheter som ska anses vara av betydelse. En bedömning av stFrom the beginning of the 1990 - century penal assessment went from being focused on general prevention and individual circumstances to be linked to the crime and what is considered fair. There are structures on how the court should value the documents, and which factors that should be considered to be of importance, thus, a fair assessment can differ in many ways. An assessment of the penalty fo

In this thesis the inoperability I/O model has been used in a case study to evaluate if it is applicable to Swedish conditions and if it is a suitable approach of describing interdependencies. The inoperability I/O model can, given a perturbation from one or more sectors, estimate the ripple effects measured in terms of industry inoperability and economic losses. The model approximates physical in

Branschen för personlig assistans präglas av minskade lönsamhetsmarginaler och en intensifierad konkurrens. Detta har skapat en marknadssituation där värdeappropriering blir en central förmåga för aktiebolagen. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur dessa aktiebolag prissätter sina produkter samt vilka faktorer som ligger till grund för en effektiv prissättning. Studien visade att interna elementThe industry for personal assistance is characterized by decreasing returns of profit and an intensified competition. This has created a market situation where value appropriation has become a central capability for the firms. The purpose is to investigate how these firms are pricing their products and what factors that are considered fundamental to effective pricing. The study showed that interna

This study examines what factors are behind a successful establishment of European Spallation Source in Lund, as a growth engine for the entire region in long term? This paper is also concern about how ESS, with innovation as driving force will affect the economic growth of the region (Skåne) through knowledge spillover and talent inflow. This study is also concern about how this investment contri

There is a need for a consolidated data source to retrieve data from the retail systems in the stores since those are locally installed per store. There are needs to get business management report information with data covering more than one store or country. To be able to have reports globally or covering more than one country/store, a centralised consolidated data source is needed. To be able to

Present day aid strategies and their effectiveness are subjected to fundamental reassessment. Major donors and international financial institutions are increasingly basing their aid and loans to the countries on the condition that recipient governments undertake reforms that ensure "good governance" of the allocated funds. Present study conducted in November and December 2007 in Zambia w

The purpose of this paper was to identify key challenges of equity and inclusion in participatory community-based watershed development management. Furthermore, my ambition was to generate findings that are relevant to research beyond the case of watershed development, i.e. community-based natural resource management (CBNRM)in general. On the basis of a histographic overview of the main developmen

Among the multidimensional effects that forced displacement has on population welfare, the economic ones may be measured in various ways: one of them is assessing the effect of being a forced migrant in the probability of accessing the labor market in the destination communities in Colombia. This is obtained through the estimation of a logit model which uses data from the “Survey in marginalized a

Popular science This study describes the development and implementation of a Photo Voltaic (PV)Roof Integration Analysis Tool integrated into a GIS system in order to be used in conducting research within alternative energy field. This study focuses on the Dokki district in Greater Cairo that was used as a case for developing the idea of a tool to assess the possibility of the roofs of existing bu

Exposure to vibrations from tools and machines used in construction work can induce damages to the human body. Oscillations around a fix point with a certain direction, frequency and magnitude describe the phenomenon vibrations. Their influence is generally expressed as acceleration [m/s2]. Furthermore, vibrations are separated in two categories; hand‐arm vibrations or whole body vibrations. Expos

Problem: Vilka är de drivande faktorerna till köbildning på klinikens avdelningar samt hur kan ökad kunskap om dessa faktorer på sikt skapa möjligheter för en effektivare kapacitetsplanering och en förbättrad servicenivå mot klinikens kunder? Syfte: Förbättra kapacitetsplaneringen för att på så sätt frigöra resurser och minska väntetiderna. Ta reda på vilka data som krävs för att på ett smidigt mProblem: Which are the driving factors creating queues at the different sections at the Department of Orthopedics and is it possible to use enhanced knowledge of these factors to create competitive advantage when conducting capacity planning? Will this also lead to an increased service level towards the patients? Purpose: Improve the capacity planning in order to free resources and reduce waiting

A large and growing body of literature has investigated the national parliaments and their involvement in the activities of the Union. However, the literature does not fully cover all the national parliaments of new Member States which joined the EU after the largest enlargement of the Union in 2004. As well, little is known about the national parliaments of Baltic Member States. This paper aims t

The purpose of this thesis is to produce an example of a solution to the problem with varying space requirements in divorced families living one-and two-family houses in Sweden. We have focused our work on solving this with a stand-alone complementary building which contains all the critical functions a dwelling should have. To facilitate and make the investment more realistic the building should

Global mega-events have proven to be costly projects for the countries that host them. Still, there is a huge demand for hosting these events. Recent research has found an increase in host countries’ exports due to the hosting of mega-events. This thesis investigates whether the hosting of the UEFA European Football Championship have had any long term effects regarding the exports of hosting count

Vad: Kandidatuppsats VT12, Service Management – Retail, Lunds universitet: Campus Helsingborg Författare: Caroline Danielsson, Joakim Hyllén & Oskar Olafsson Titel: Vill ni ha mig eller inte? – En studie om motivation hos korttidsanställda i butik Handledare: Carl Hellberg & Birgitta Olsson Syfte: Syftet är att beskriva och analysera vilka problem som kan uppstå och vilka nyckelfaktorer so