Search for dissertations about: "technological transitions"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the words technological transitions.
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1. Shape it until you make it: A conceptual foundation for efforts to analyze and shape technological innovation
Abstract : These are times of accelerating climate change and mass extinction of species on planet Earth. We are in the midst of an ecological crisis that will have profound consequences for human society and its natural environment. READ MORE
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2. On national technology policy in global energy transitions: The case of Swedish marine energy
Abstract : Mitigating climate change and achieving sustainable development requires a rapid global transition to a low-carbon energy system. Policymakers therefore promote new renewable energy technologies, while also aiming to create localized environmental and socioeconomic benefits. READ MORE
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3. Sustainability Transitions in Established Industries : The case of European Commercial Transport Vehicles
Abstract : With the increasing trends in trade of goods and services as well as the expansion of road infrastructure and networks, commercial road transport has dominated a significant share of inland and urban logistics in the world and particularly in Europe. This includes not only the basic supply of citizens’ needs through long-haul traffic and short-distance city trucks but also by providing urban services such as courier delivery, household waste pickup and refuse collection as well as passengers movements by public bus transport and inter-city coach transit. READ MORE
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4. Environmental Assessment of Emerging Technologies: The Case of Alternative Transport Fuels
Abstract : There are several methods to evaluate the environmental performance of new technologies. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the methodological development of environmental assessments, with contributions from life-cycle assessment (LCA), theories on technical change and socio-technical scenarios. READ MORE
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5. A Study of Catalytic Ignition and Kinetic Phase Transitions
Abstract : Catalytic ignition and kinetic phase transitions are two critical phenomena which can occur in heterogeneously catalyzed reaction systems. They have in common that the system behavior changes qualitatively when a control parame-ter passes through a critical value. READ MORE