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Popular Abstract in Swedish Städer har kommit att framstå som alltmer drivande i arbetet med att ställa om till ett ekologiskt hållbart samhälle. Utöver att genomföra statliga direktiv eller fokusera på klassiskt kommunala uppgifter som fysisk planering eller renhållning, har kommunala politiker och tjänstemän alltmer kommit att driva en egen miljöpolitik på lokal nivå. Ett exempel är energi- och Local governments are increasingly taking the initiative in environmental governance. But can they make any difference in addressing current environmental challenges, which are becoming more and more global in scope? This PhD thesis explores and analyses the outcomes of proactive initiatives in the field of building energy efficiency, and the governance approaches taken. It addresses outcomes both

Pre-treatment of sludge before anaerobic digestion can increase methane production and degradation of organic matter. There are various pre-treatment methods for this purpose. Anaerobic digestion tests were performed for comparison of three pre-treatment methods (hygienisation, ultrasonic treatment and enzyme dosing) used separately or in combination on biosludge and mixed sludge. COD solubilisati

Ur ett internationellt perspektiv har Sverige ett högt anseende gällande jämställdhet mellan kvin- nor och män. Trots detta finns det en generell löneskillnad på 12,5 procent mellan könen. Att det finns oförklarade löneskillnader mellan kvinnor och män kan förklaras med att Sverige har en könssegregerad arbetsmarknad. Statistiskt sett finns det oförklarade löneskillnader, men Arbets- domstolen harSweden is regarded as one of the top countries in the world in terms of equality between wom-en and men. Even so, there is a general pay gap of 12.5 % between the sexes. The unex-plained pay differences between women and men can be explained by a gender segregated labour market. Even though statistics show unexplained pay differences between the sexes, there has not been a single conviction of pay

The worlds shipping must reach a 55 percent reduction in carbon dioxide by 2050. This is a massive challenge that will have an effect on every ship, every shipowner and every yard all over the world. At the same time, it appears to be challenging to implement new technologies and the transition is so far too slow for the industry to reach its target. The purpose of this study examines how shipping

This study seeks, with an internet based survey containing ten pages taken from five different manga, to identify if people who read manga (Japanese comics) absorb every part of a presented manga page. It will attempt to see how well they understand various aspects of the Japanese language and what the readers focus lies on within each page, as well as touch upon the subject of using manga as a to

In a recent survey made on behalf of The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency it shows that 37 per cent of the Swedish population meet the governmental recommendations about civilian readiness during a societal emergency. In a different survey about interpersonal trust the results show that approximately 40 per cent of the people in Sweden do not feel high levels of trust towards others. This st

Bakgrund: Flera barnmorskor känner sig oförberedda i mötet med våldsutsatta gravida kvinnor och saknar adekvat stöd och riktlinjer för att bemöta kvinnorna. Syfte: Att belysa hur förberedda barnmorskor upplever sig vara i mötet med våldsutsatta gravida kvinnor. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie med induktiv ansats. Tio barnmorskor med en yrkeslivserfarenhet som legitimerad barnmorska på 4–30 år

Purpose: investigate in which ways sustainable development in Swedish schools is constructed as a wicked problem. Research Question: How is sustainable development constructed as a wicked problem in Swedish educational contexts? Methodology: A qualitative study approach was implemented where 20 semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The data analysis followed the process of sort

This thesis studies the different discourses prevalent in Swedish mass media, regarding climate activist Greta Thunberg and her stance in support for Palestine in the late autumn of 2023. The study is done using the methodology and theoretical framework of critical discourse analysis, CDA, stating that language never is neutral and can be used to exercise power over groups of people. In the case o

The aim of this study was to show how Swedish criminal justice agencies organizational structure is preventing and/or promoting the work with clients that are convicted. This study is based on five semi-structured interviews with five workers in the criminal justice agency. During the analyzing part the answers of the interviews were connected through Max Weber's bureaucracy theory as well as

Post-Materialism is a theory introduced in the 1970's. Post-Materialism is set of values that is stated to have changed, foremost in industrial countries. This shift in values is predicted to lead to changes in attitudes, actions and the social structure, because those who prioritize Post-Materialist values are suggested to think and identify themselves differently. In this thesis, changes in

Det huvudsakliga syftet med denna uppsats har varit att ta reda på ifall man kan tala om ett oberoendekrav på styrelseledamöter i svenska börsbolag utifrån aktiebolagslagen och Svensk kod för bolagsstyrning. Jag har valt att använda mig att rättskälleläran med inslag av rättsvetenskaplig metod. De klassiska rättskällorna lag, förarbeten och doktrin har legat till grund för uppsatsen, kompletterat

Utgångspunkten för detta kapitel är att det finns ett behov av forskning som utöver föresatsen att förstå och förklara samhällets ojämlika strukturer och relationer också drivs av en ambition att aktivt bidra till att förändra dem. Även om många vetenskapliga studier inom socialt arbete tar sin utgångspunkt i kritiska perspektiv och drivs av en vilja att förändra rådande maktstrukturer menar vi at

Abstract Customer demands for board adapted for their specific needs make a flexible production with many different qualities advantageous. The board quality changes can include a change in the composition or only a change in grammage. A grade change is a product quality change in a paper or board machine. Grade changes may however cause problems in the production. When changing the production fro

The current development approach to reduce poverty is through participation which is thought to lead to empowerment. Empowerment is a state where people actively make informed choices that benefits them. The Kenya Water for Heath Organization (KWAHO) has been working extensively with participatory water management projects together with capacity building in Kenya, with the aim of empowering its pa

The demand for sex education targeting immigrants is a debated issue in Sweden. Generally sex education targeting immigrants has been carried out through Swedish for immigrants (SFI), since it is an educational institution which reaches a lot of newly arrived adults in Sweden. In this essay I examine two pieces of sex education material which have been used in SFI. The main purpose is to scrutini