Search for dissertations about: "Environmental norms"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 79 swedish dissertations containing the words Environmental norms.

  2. 21. The political economy of emission standards : politics, business and the making of vehicle emission regulations in Sweden and Europe, 1960-1980s

    Author : Mattias Näsman; Ann-Kristin Bergquist; Kristina Söderholm; Per Högselius; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; history; car industry; environmental governance; environmental regulation; air pollution; transition; vehicle emissions; transnational; European integration; standards; knowledge creation; linking; delinking; expertise; business power; lobbying; California Effect Hypothesis; ekonomisk historia; Economic History; History; historia; sustainability; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to an improved historical understanding of the challenges and complexities involved in constructing systems of governance of motor vehicle air pollution. The specific aim of the study is to explore the development of regulatory vehicle emission standards in Sweden between 1960 and the 1980s as well as to analyze this development within its broader European economic, regulatory and environmental policy context by adopting a transnational approach. READ MORE

  4. 22. The economics of household packaging waste : norms, effectiveness and policy design

    Author : Olle Hage; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained papers, which all deal with the economic effectiveness of the Swedish producer responsibility for packaging materials. Paper I analyzes the determinants of household packaging recycling efforts in Sweden by employing data on households' self-reported behavior. READ MORE

  5. 23. Making travel sustainable with ICT? : The social practice of travel planning and travel information use in everyday life

    Author : Åsa Nyblom; Mattias Höjer; Greger Henriksson; Marie Thynell; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Travel planning; travel information; travel information services; travel planners; sustainable social practices; practice theory; everyday life; ICT; urban transport; user-centred perspective; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : Adopting the perspective of the traveller, this thesis examines how travel plans are actually made in the everyday situation and how information is used and drawn on when planning the many, often unremarkable, trips of ordinary urban life. Ethnographical field studies in southern Stockholm, Sweden, employing a practice theory perspective showed that people use a vast mixture of different types of information when planning and making trips. READ MORE

  6. 24. Personality, Stress, and Indoor Environmental Symptomatology

    Author : Roma Runeson; Dan Norbäck; Håkan Stattin; Lena Hillert; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; SBS; Personality traits; stress; KSP; SOC; demands-control-support; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : The sick building syndrome (SBS) comprises eye, nose, skin, and throat symptoms, headache and fatigue. Gender, personality aspects, and psychosocial factors at work have lately been at focus in health research. READ MORE

  7. 25. Repatriation, Integration or Resettlement : The Dilemmas of Migration among Eritrean Refugees in Eastern Sudan

    Author : Sadia Hassanen; Charles Westin; Gunilla Andre; Gaim Kibreab; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Keywords: Religion; ethnicity; protracted refugee situation; human rights violations; local integration; Sudan; Eritrea; resettlement to third country; gender; Earth sciences; Geovetenskap; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : The refugee problem continues to be a major international concern. This study is based on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Kassala town, Sudan, but provides some general insights in the on-going debate about the notions of home, transnationalism, citizenship, integration and return migration. READ MORE