Search for dissertations about: "Mattias Höjer"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words Mattias Höjer.
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1. What is the Point of IT? : Backcasting urban transport and land-use futures
Abstract : Sustainable development, future studies, informationtechnology, urban land-use and passenger transport. These arethe five concepts upon which this thesis and the eight papersit contains are based. READ MORE
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2. Better Low-energy Buildings : The Contribution of Environmental Rating Tools and Life-Cycle Approaches
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3. Practice makes perfect? : Sustainable practices with ICT and daily travel
Abstract : The thesis shows how practice theory can be applied in different ways when exploring how daily life can be supported to become more environmentally sustainable. Ultimately the thesis aims to contribute to new knowledge on how to design policies and interventions that aim at facilitating environmentally sustainable practices. READ MORE
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4. What is a sustainable everyday life? : Exploring and assessing the sustainability of everyday travel, sharing and ICT
Abstract : In a world where the general trend is unsustainable consumption patterns, can sustainable everyday life be enabled? This thesis sought to expand the knowledge base for policies and measures for sustainability, based on the assumption that consumption can be viewed as the outcome of practices in which people engage in their day-to-day life. The thesis addressed the overall aim by examining the following questions: How can information and communication technology (ICT) practices contribute to sustainable everyday practices? How can sharing practices, ICT-based and other, contribute to sustainable everyday practices? and How can travel practices, ICT-based and other, contribute to sustainable everyday practices?Empirical and conceptual studies revealed that ICT has become a fundamental and integral part of everyday practices and that digitalisation is a tangible material companion with implications for sustainability. READ MORE
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5. From Vision to Transition : Exploring the Potential for Public Information Services to Facilitate Sustainable Urban Transport
Abstract : Background: Policy initiatives to promote sustainable travel through the use of Internet based public information systems have increased during the last decade. Stockholm, in being one of the first cities in Europe to implement an Internet based service for facilitating sustainable travel is believed to be a good candidate for an analysis of key issues for developing sustainable travel planning services to the public. READ MORE