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The earth’s resources will run out if we do not start conserving the materials that have already been extracted. Today's production is dominated by linear business models that do not take this environmental problem into account. Circular business models have been developed as a solution to this problem and to encourage companies to make the transition, the EU has introduced stricter legal requ
Phosphorus is essential for food production, but Sweden and the EU depend on imported phosphate rock, mineral fertilisers and feed phosphates from concentrated supply chains. Price fluctuations, trade disruptions and geopolitical tensions have made this dependence more visible. Although phosphorus is present in wastewater, sewage sludge and other residual flows, increased recycling is constrained
Efforts are increasingly being made to enhance the carbon (C) storage capacity of agricultural soils as a strategy for climate change mitigation by reducing C losses from croplands. Perennial crops have been shown to increase soil organic matter (SOM) storage and promote the stabilisation of soil C, thereby potentially reducing the climate impact of agriculture, although often producing lower yiel
This thesis investigates how existing urban environments can be adapted to strengthen climate resilience and improve everyday access to urban rest within dense cities. Urban rest is understood as restorative conditions within the everyday urban environment, where opportunities for pause, recovery, and social interaction can occur across both public and semi-private spaces. The thesis identifies an
Förarapplikationer används i allt större utsträckning hos yrkesförare för att stödja företags ruttplanering, orderhantering, dokumentation och intern/extern kommunikation. När förare behöver läsa, tolka och/eller interagera med information i situationer kopplade till körning kan dessa system även skapa visuell, manuell och kognitiv distraktion, vilket ökar risken för trafikrelaterade skador. DettaDriver applications are increasingly used in professional driving to support route planning, order management, documentation, and communication. When drivers need to read, interpret, or interact with information in close proximity to driving, these systems can also create visual, manual, and cognitive distractions, increasing traffic safety risk. This master's thesis was conducted in collabora
In estuarine ports, ballast water operations can be affected by short-term changes in water quality, especially when suspended sediment concentrations increase. This thesis assesses turbidity-related water-quality conditions relevant to ballast water operations in the Port of Hamburg, focusing on Seemannshöft during 2018–2024. Because direct total suspended solids (TSS) measurements were limited,
This study examines the establishment of a new local public library in Planteringen, Helsingborg, as a process of institutional becoming. The aim is to examine how expectations of the library's role are articulated and negotiated by actors in the local network surrounding the new library during an early phase when organisational structures and practices are not yet stabilised. The study addres
The number of cyber attacks against society’s critical infrastructure is increasing, affecting fundamental societal functions such as health care, electricity and communication. In this thesis, a bibliometric analysis consisting of a bibliographic coupling and a co-word analysis is performed in order to investigate the research field of cyber security in relation to critical infrastructure. The ai
Since the formation of the Tidö government in 2022, shifts have appeared in Sweden’s cultural politics relating to literature and reading which indicate a growing political interest in influencing what children are reading. In this thesis, it is investigated whether any of the ideas about what children should read which appear in recent political projects can also be found among children’s librari
Warnings that the Swedish culture and popular education (folkbildning) infrastructure is under threat due to cutbacks in public funding have recently been highlighted in a joint report published by national interest organizations representing the library and popular education sector. This thesis seeks to explore the role and perceived value of the collaboration between study associations and publi
Trigger warnings have become an increasingly common feature when literature is discussed on digital platforms, particularly on BookTok. However, research on how such warnings are understood and handled in everyday library practice remains limited. This study therefore took its starting point in an identified knowledge gap concerning how librarians relate to and work with trigger warnings when prom
This thesis examines the extent to which European Union (EU) labour law provides protection against unjustified dismissal. It focuses on both substantive and procedural forms of protection, as well as the limits imposed by EU competence. The analysis is based on a doctrinal method and draws on EU primary law, secondary legislation, and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ
The slow librarianship movement aims at re-introducing a qualitative, socially sustainable practice into the library and is a response to neoliberalism’s presence within the library sphere. ‘Slow librarianship’ as a concept emerged actively in the USA within the last decade. This thesis takes ‘slow librarianship’ into a Swedish context. It seeks to examine in how far Swedish librarians are familia
Narratives surrounding AI-technology have long been a fixture in news media, ranging from stories rooted in science-fiction, where robots take over the world, to reports on breakthroughs in machine-learning, which help doctors make better medical decisions. These narratives simultaneously highlight present-day shifts in social practices as well as paving the way for future visions of a society sha
This study investigates the spatiotemporal development of the Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) in Malta, and compares it with Zaragoza, Spain, as an inland reference site of the same Köppen climate classification. High-resolution summer Land Surface Temperature (LST) data from 2013 to 2025, along with Impervious Surface Area (ISA), Land Use/Land Cover (LULC), and NDVI data were used to analyse the
Karst caves are known to buffer external climatic variability and track annual temperature and humidity means, yet little is understood about how this buffering extends beyond cave interiors or whether it influences vegetation patterns at cave entrances. This pilot study investigates microclimate (temperature, relative humidity and derived vapour pressure deficit) and vegetation patterns (Shannon
Today, non-exhaust emissions from brake wear are one of the biggest sources of air polluting PM10 in urban areas. To limit toxic effects, the recent Euro 7 regulations include non-exhaust emissions limit values for passenger cars. However, regulatory standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) do not yet exist and the effects of brake wear particles from HDVs are underexplored. The aim of this thesis
Under min ett och ett halvt år långa praktik inom scenografi introducerades jag till ett alternativt synsätt på rumslig gestaltning. Inom scenografin står berättelse, stämning och upplevelse i centrum, och varje gestaltningsbeslut – vad gäller mått, form, ljus, material eller rörelseflöde, utgår från en medveten intention om vad rummet gör med den som kliver in i det. Målsättningen är ofta att ber
This study examines how data governance is enacted in practice for HR data access and use in Business Intelligence (BI) systems within a public sector organization. Using data governance theory, access control models, the CIA triad, and socio-technical systems theory, the study explores the gap between formal governance structures and everyday organizational practice. A qualitative, interpretive s
Hydrogen safety is an important issue in future energy systems, especially for indoor or semi-conffned facilities where leaked hydrogen may accumulate and form explosive regions. This study investigates hydrogen dispersion in a compressor building with a V-shaped roof and upper natural ventilation openings. Computational ffuid dynamics simulations are carried out using OpenFOAM to analyse the tran
