Search for dissertations about: "Jan Lundqvist"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Jan Lundqvist.
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1. Studies of the quaternary history and deposits of Värmland, Sweden : experiences made while preparing a survey map
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2. Insulin-antagonistic neurohormonal pathways in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Abstract : According to the current paradigm, the development of type 2 diabetes is driven by insulin resistance and the gradual failure of beta cells to compensate for this by secreting adequate amounts of insulin. Obesity is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes and is considered to influence disease development primarily by induction of insulin resistance, via mechanisms that have not been fully elucidated. READ MORE
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3. Food and Fashion : Water Management and Collective Action among Irrigation Farmers and Textile Industrialists in South India
Abstract : In recent years, much ofthe political debate in the West, East aud South has focused on the decentralization of responsibilities from the state to private enterprises and NGOs. But what potential is there for local communities to create their own govenlance structures able to deal with issues up till recently seen as the responsibility of the state? In this thesis, answer to this question is sought by analyzing two case studies from the semi-arid Coimbatore-region in South India from an institutionai perspective. READ MORE
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4. Environmental considerations in the planning of large dam projects : a study on Environmental Impact Statements and the Southeastern Anatolia Project
Abstract : Large dam projects have played a key role in supporting societal development in the past and continue to be launched, primarily in developing countries. However, large dam projects also cause extensive environmental impacts in the river system, which may reduce the river system's capacity to provide goods, services, and other values apart from those generated by the project. READ MORE
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5. Why states cooperate over shared water: The water negotiations in the Jordan River Basin
Abstract : The focus of this thesis is on foreign-policy decision-making in circumstances of water scarcity. In particular the study focuses on how the issue of water has been treated in the interstate negotiations within the Peace Process between Israel and the Palestinians and Israel and Jordan. It also analyses the implementation phase. READ MORE