Search for dissertations about: "East-West"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the word East-West.

  2. 6. Improved Self-Consumption of Photovoltaic Electricity in Buildings : Storage, Curtailment and Grid Simulations

    Author : Rasmus Luthander; Joakim Widén; Joakim Munkhammar; Ewa Wäckelgård; Nicholas Etherden; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Photovoltaics; Solar energy; Self-consumption; Grid integration; Distributed generation; Energy storage; Curtailment; Power system; Engineering Science with specialization in Solid State Physics; Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot fasta tillståndets fysik;

    Abstract : The global market for photovoltaics (PV) has increased rapidly: during 2014, 44 times more was installed than in 2004, partly due to a price reduction of 60-70% during the same time period. Economic support schemes that were needed to make PV competitive on the electricity market have gradually decreased and self-consumption of PV electricity is becoming more interesting internationally from an economic perspective. READ MORE

  4. 7. Coal, commerce and communism : Empirical studies on energy history in the Czech Republic

    Author : Hana Nielsen; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; industrialization; coal; modern economic growth; central planning; iron and steel; energy efficiency;

    Abstract : This thesis employs an international comparative perspective to empirically analyse the Czech energy transition between 1830 and 2010. It addresses the utilization of energy in shaping modern economic growth through structural and technological change and the implications of those changes on specialization and foreign trade. READ MORE

  5. 8. Urban Design and Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Warm Climates. Studies in Fez and Colombo

    Author : Erik Johansson; Boende och bostadsutveckling; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; marklära; geomorfologi; Fysisk geografi; climatology; cartography; pedology; geomorphology; Physical geography; Urban planning; Urban design; Urban climate; Tropical areas; Thermal comfort; Sri Lanka; Planning regulations; Morocco; Microclimates; Land-use; Fez; Humid tropics; Colombo; Developing countries; Climatic design; Climate; Arid zones; Built environment; Physical planning; kartografi; klimatologi; Town and country planning; Stads- och glesbygdsplanering; Fysisk planering;

    Abstract : In many developing tropical countries, rapid urban growth leads to several problems, including increased thermal stress. This has negative consequences for people's health and well-being, and affects social and commercial outdoor activities negatively. READ MORE

  6. 9. Contemplation et dialogue : Quelques exemples de dialogue entre spiritualités après le concile Vatican II : [examples of spiritualities in dialogue emerging after the Second Vatican Council]

    Author : Katrin Åmell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Benedictine; contemplation; dialogue of religious experience; inculturation; interreligious dialogue; Japan; Monastic Interreligious Dialogue; zazen; zen; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Abstract : In the latter half of the 20th century interreligious dialogue has become a necessary and important feature in human co-existence. This study discusses the dialogue of religious experience. The essentials in this dialogue are mutual understandings of prayer and contemplation as practiced in differing religious and cultural contexts. READ MORE

  7. 10. Female employment, gender roles, and attitudes : The Baltic countries in a broader context

    Author : Akvilė Motiejūnaitė; Paavo Bergman; Sven EO Hort; Gillian Pascall; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; female employment; work; gender-role attitudes; family models; breadwinner; traditionalism; social change; cross-national comparisons; Estonia; Germany; Latvia; Lithuania; Russia; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four constituent studies exploring several common themes: female participation in employment, normative assumptions regarding the proper roles of males and females, and social change. The underlying focus is gendered division of work, which is explored through the concept of family models. READ MORE