Search for dissertations about: "ISLANDS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 260 swedish dissertations containing the word ISLANDS.

  2. 1. Islands and Autonomy : A Study of Factors that Constitute Autonomy for the European Island Regions

    Author : Pär Olausson; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Islands Autonomy Europe Regions; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Licentiat avhandling.... READ MORE

  4. 2. Autonomy and islands : A global study of the factors that determine island autonomy

    Author : Pär Olausson; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Att ett geografiskt territorium uppnår autonomi förklaras ofta av skillnad I etnicitet, språk eller religion. En region som skiljer sig i någon av dessa kulturella aspekter från övriga regioner i ett land anses därför ha större sannolikhet att utveckla autonomi. Pär M. READ MORE

  5. 3. Islands of Togetherness : Rewriting Context Analysis

    Author : Minna Räsänen; Ann Lantz; Per-Anders Forstorp; James M. Nyce; Paul Dourish; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Human-Computer Interaction; call-centre organization; ethnography; togetherness; socio-cultural context; Technology and culture; Teknik och kultur;

    Abstract : A continuing debate within Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research is how to elucidate, improve, and optimize the relationship between social context and technology use. Social context is conventionally understood as immediate use context while an understanding informed by social science suggests a wider scope, involving actors and structures. READ MORE

  6. 4. Energy planning for islands : Guiding island energy transition and decision-making

    Author : Andrew Barney; Heracles Polatidis; Stefan Ivanell; Magdalena Kuchler; Theocharis Tsoutsos; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Islands; Energy planning; Renewable Energy; Energy transition; Decarbonisation;

    Abstract : The importance and benefits of transitioning away from fossil fuel based energy systems is becoming ever clearer. The transition is especially crucial for geographic islands that typically have limited, or no, access to mainland energy networks. READ MORE

  7. 5. Colonisation and extinction of vascular plants on islands off the Swedish east coast

    Author : Anders Löfgren; Lars Ericson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; plants; ecological succession; colonizing ability; population dynamics; grasslands; islands; Sweden; plant ecology; Plant Ecology; växtekologi;

    Abstract : Persistence of species is a function of colonisation and extinction among patches at a regional scale. A decrease in area and an increased isolation of suitable patches may result in a decreased colonisation rate and an increased extinction rate among species. READ MORE