Search for dissertations about: "thesis on sustainability Development"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 662 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on sustainability Development.

  2. 6. Unravelling Sustainability : The complex dynamics of emergent environmental governance and management systems at multiple scales

    Author : Lucas Dawson; Ingrid Stjernquist; Marine Elbakidze; Raimonds Ernsteins; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Integrated adaptive environmental governance and management; Social-ecological system dynamics; Complex systems; Sustainability transitions; Sustainability strategies; Multi-level governance; Causal loop diagrams; Green Infrastructure; Landscape restoration; Habitat restoration; Biodiversity conservation; Comprehensive planning; Stakeholder participation; System thinking; Water Framework Directive; Sustainable water governance; Collaborative learning; Communities of practice; Knowledge management; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Abstract : This thesis adopts a complex systems approach to investigate the dynamic emergence of sustainable environmental governance and management systems in multiple contexts in Europe. Accelerating rates of environmental degradation across the world have called the legitimacy of previous environmental governance and management arrangements into question. READ MORE

  4. 7. Understanding Scalability and Sustainability in Mobile Learning : A Systems Development Framework

    Author : Anna Wingkvist; Anita Mirijamdotter; Marcelo Milrad; Morgan Ericsson; Mikael Lind; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; information systems; mobile learning; scalability; sustainability; systems development; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science; Data- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The rapid development of mobile technologies combined with access to content almost everywhere and every time allows people to experience new situations regarding learning in a wide variety of situations. Mobile learning brings the promise of learning "on the move" by allowing learners to take control over time and space, thus making learning "more natural". READ MORE

  5. 8. Towards Corporate Sustainable Development : The ITT Flygt Sustainability Index

    Author : Eva Pohl; Hans Lundberg; Birgitta Schwartz; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : Environment; Sustainability; CSR; Indicators; Aggregation; Hållbar miljö; Nyckeltal; Vikta;

    Abstract : This thesis suggests a method for measurement of corporate contribution to sustainable development, looking at how well a company stands up to its policies and commitments regarding sustainable development.A sustainability index is developed and calculated for ITT Flygt AB over a three years period (2002-2004). READ MORE

  6. 9. Unveiling the path towards sustainability: scientific interest at HEIs from a scientometric approach in the period 2008-2017

    Author : Núria Bautista-Puig; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Scientometrics; Bibliometrics; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Sustainability science; Higher education for sustainable development; Spanish higher education institutions; Spanish university system; Implementation of sustainable development; Sustainable Development Goals SDGs ; Millennium Development Goals MDGs ;

    Abstract : Humanity has experienced the impact of an unsustainable economic model at all levels. This topic has crystallized in different summits and conferences during the 20th century. As a result of this concern, the concept of sustainable development (SD) emerged. READ MORE

  7. 10. Conditions of ‘Sustainability’ : The Case of Climate Change Adaptation in Sweden

    Author : David Olsson; Mikael Granberg; Line Säll; Stig Montin; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; climate change adaptation; resilience; vulnerability; sustainability; transformation; governing; policy analysis; Bacchi; WPR; discourse analysis; governmentality; political ecology; climate justice; phronesis; climate change; environmental politics; sustainable development; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : By describing climate change as one of the greatest challenges of our time, the Swedish government has expressed a commitment to climate change adaptation as an integral part of the country’s sustainable development efforts. Sweden has also been portrayed as a frontrunner of climate policy and sustainable development. READ MORE