Search for dissertations about: "Environment problem"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 1042 swedish dissertations containing the words Environment problem.
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1. Adaptation, now? : Exploring the Politics of Climate Adaptation through Poststructuralist Discourse Theory
Abstract : Increasing evidence of anthropogenic climate change and the recognition that warming is likely to go beyond 2°C raises the need for responses that help people cope with the anticipated changes. The rise of attention to so-called climate adaptation on political agendas at the local, national and international scale has come about with a hastily growing field of academic knowledge production. READ MORE
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2. Why Care About Future People's Environment? : Approaches to Non-Identity in Contractualism and Natural Law
Abstract : The dissertation analyses the capacity of contractualism and natural law to justify environmental intergenerational duties.For three decades, climate change has been a major political concern. As a fundamental threat to environmental sustainability, climate change is believed to threaten the long-term welfare of humankind. READ MORE
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3. Walkability as an Urban Design Problem : Understanding the activity of walking in the urban environment
Abstract : The planning and design of the walkable environment is receiving more and more attention for its various benefits related to public health, sustainability, economy, or social life. Therefore, there is a growing need for knowledge about the walkability of the built environment. READ MORE
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4. On the Adaptive Array Problem
Abstract : By an array we mean a set of coupled sensors, typically antenna elements. The array receives superimposed signals from distant sources. By combining the outputs of the sensors in different ways, one can change the array sensitivity to different Directions-of-Arrival (DOA). READ MORE
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5. The physical classroom environment : roles, conceptions, and preferences
Abstract : The problem addressed in this thesis is that a considerable proportion of students around the world attend school in inadequate facilities, which is detrimental for the students’ learning outcome. The overall objective in this thesis is to develop a methodology, with a novel approach to involve teachers, to generate a valuable basis for decisions regarding design and improvement of physical school environment, based on the expressed needs for a specific school, municipality, or district as well as evidence from existing research. READ MORE
