Search for dissertations about: "Municipalities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 445 swedish dissertations containing the word Municipalities.

  2. 1. Environment and municipalities : towards a theory on municipal environmental Management

    Author : Fredrik Burström; KTH; []
    Keywords : Municipal environmental management; environmental policy; environmental management; environmental management system EMS ; environmental monitoring; information management; material flow analysis MFA ; material flow accounting; industrial ecology; i;

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  4. 2. How municipalities can work with digitalisation for environmental aims

    Author : Tina Ringenson; Mattias Höjer; Jenny Palm; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainability; municipalities; environmental aims; environmental goals; smart city; smart sustainable city; digitalisation; ICT4S;

    Abstract : Humanity is facing big environmental challenges. Apart from the climate changes, there is also an ongoing depletion of the natural resources necessary for our survival in general, and for highly electronics-dependant lifestyles especially. At the same time, both urbanisation and digitalisation are progressing at a rapid pace. READ MORE

  5. 3. Sustainable Development in Swedish Municipalities : To know, to be able, to want and to do

    Author : Sofie Adolfsson Jörby; Erik Arrhenius; Högskolan i Kalmar; []
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Swedish municipalities; Hållbar utveckling; Agenda 21; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; Naturresurshushållning; Natural Resources Management;

    Abstract : A process of change like the building-up of sustainable societies can be visualised as four steps: to know, to be able, to want and to do. To pay attention to the appropriate measures and the best solutions implies a wide range of knowledge of natural and societal conditions. READ MORE

  6. 4. Guidelines for enhanced Intranet use : a study of dissemination of information to field workers within municipalities

    Author : Ewa Zimmerman; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Municipalities; Dissemination of information; Employees; Information channels; Intranet; E-mail; Telephone; Paper handouts; Weekly-letters; Information technology; Informationsteknik;

    Abstract : The development and use of new technology enables our society and organizations to disseminate information very quickly. Citizens in the industrialized world have access to information using the World Wide Web and organizations can provide both customers and employees with information using intranets. READ MORE

  7. 5. Flood Warnings in a Risk Management Context : A Case of Swedish Municipalities

    Author : Erik Persson; Lars Nyberg; Inge Svedung; Charles Parker; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Early warning systems; floods; natural hazards; municipality; risk management; preparedness; disaster risk reduction.; Risk and Environmental Studies; Risk- och Miljöstudier;

    Abstract : As a result of the United Nations’ International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (1990-2000), and recent high profile disasters, disaster risk reduction has climbed high on the international political agenda. There has been a paradigm shift from reacting to disasters towards preparing for and mitigating effects of disasters. READ MORE