Search for dissertations about: "thesis on risk in europe"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 216 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on risk in europe.

  2. 1. A Gap in the Grid : Attempts to introduce natural gas in Sweden 1967-1991

    Author : Anna Åberg; Arne Kaijser; Per Högselius; Erland Mårald; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; natural gas; energy policy; infrastructure planning; history of technology; Sweden; Northern Europe; risk; project planning; Denmark; Norway; Soviet Union; Germany; energy systems; energy history; fossil fuels;

    Abstract : This thesis follows the process of introducing natural gas in Sweden and the construction of a Northern European gas grid from 1967 to 1991. Natural gas is a relatively unnoticed fuel in Sweden today, but this relative anonymity stands in contrast to an extensive historical activity that has taken place behind the scenes of Swedish energy policy. READ MORE

  4. 2. Hydrogeologic Studies on the Regional Scale: Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis

    Author : David Wladis; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; well data; decision analysis; lineaments; remote sensing; conceptual model; risk; groundwater; Europe; Sweden;

    Abstract : Regional hydrogeologic studies are important components of environmental policy-making and as a basis of large construction projects. The structure of hydrogeologic studies on the regional scale is often complex, with a large number of steps and considerations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Systemic Risk in European Banking

    Author : Hassan Sabzevari; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Systemic Risk; CoVaR; GIIPS; Quantile Regression; DCC; CDS;

    Abstract : This thesis makes a contribution to systemic risk literature in the European banking system. The intimate interdependence between the European banking industries and the fragile GIIPS debt market has jeopardized the banking sector in Europe. READ MORE

  6. 4. Regulatory tools for managing chemicals risk at the workplace

    Author : Qian Ding; Sven Ove Hansson; Maria Albin; KTH; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational Diseases; Chemicals; Carcinogens; Risk Management; Regulatory Toxicology; Occupational Exposure Limits; Chemicals Legislations; Risk Assessment; Acceptable Risk;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on exacerbating chemicals risk in workplaces under the background of rapid industrialization in developing countries. The overall aim is to investigate the development of regulatory tools which aim at minimizing the health risks from chemical substances in the workplace. READ MORE

  7. 5. Managing migration in modern welfare states : Essays on the development, causes, and effects of policies regulating family immigration

    Author : Anton Ahlén; Joakim Palme; Karin Borevi; Axel Cronert; Christian Albrekt Larsen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family immigration; Migration policy; Welfare state; Conditionality; Progressive dilemma; Civic integration; Stratification; Policy configurations; Eligibility criteria; Qualifying conditions; Time-series cross-country analysis; Europe; OECD; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : Being the main channel of migration into advanced industrial democracies, family migration has been the subject of increasing contestation in political debate. While previous studies have noted that many OECD countries have introduced more restrictive policies on family immigration during the last few decades, we still know little about how cross-country policy configurations in this area have evolved and varied over time, or about how policies affect inflows and why they differ between countries. READ MORE