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Structuring Complexity in Sustainability Science with the Multilevel DPSIR Framework: the Case of the Swedish Sugar System

Sustainability science needs new methods which allow integration of knowledge across disciplines and scales. This paper suggests an approach to conceptualize problems of unsustainability by embedding the Drivers-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) scheme within a multilevel institutional framework represented by Torsten Hägerstrand’s system of nested domains. The proposed taxonomy assists to de

PPs, particles and polysemy of a basic Swedish speech act verb

Every language has a set of verbs which denote the various actions we perform when we communicate through spoken language. In linguistic literature, these are commonly referred to as speech act verbs and they typically include communicative categories like asking, answering, promising, accusing, telling and a host of others. Most speech act verbs have very specific meanings which limit their usage

Identification of Good Practice in Youth Media Protection: an International Comparison. Country report: Sweden.

Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research at the University of Hamburg is currently conducting a study on behalf of the Swiss Government (Swiss Federal Social Insurance Office, BSV) to identify good practice approaches regarding the protection of minors in the field of media. During the project, we will analyse current policy and regulation practices in 12 countries (Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, S

Attitudes towards sustainable development issues in four Swedish municipalities

Sustainable development was defined by the Bruntland Comission as a 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs' (WCED1 , 1987, p. 8). In the report 'Our Common Future' the Bruntland Commission proposed policies for a 'World Programme for Change' (WCED, 1987). At the UNCED2 , conference in Rio 1992, proposals were

Comparative Analysis of Flooding in Gothenburg, Sweden and Mumbai, India: A Review

To cope with flooding in cities, a combination of well working stormwater system and a resilient city is needed. As the future is uncertain, cities have to be built resilient, meaning that they can be flexible and adaptable, as it is not possible to protect the city from floods totally. Green areas in the city can provide resilience, as water can be led here e.g. during heavy rainfall. In this art

Marginal Player: The Hunters and Sweden in the Age of Modern Media Wars

In the autumn of 1993 the subject of free trade in visual media was brought into the public eye as never before, at least within the European Union. The occasion was of course the much publicised near breakdown in the ongoing GATT-negotiations. The crux seemed to be that the US and the EU was unable to come to terms whereas films and television programmes was to be seen as manufactured goods which