Search for dissertations about: "Methodology of Theory Building"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the words Methodology of Theory Building.

  2. 1. Urban Planning Participation: Linking Practice and Theory

    Author : Björn Malbert; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable urban development; complexity; local Agenda 21; shared-power situations; urban design and planning; reflective practice and research; strategic choice approach; uncertainty and conflicts in urban planning; communicative planning theory; participatory decision-making; tasks and roles of planners; planning methodology;

    Abstract : Continuing efforts to apply, at the local level, the Agenda 21 mandate of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, in 1992, provide good illustrations of problems typical in contemporary public planning and decision-making in many European countries. The claims for participatory decision-making and the coordination of decision and action among diverse actors and stakeholders constitute challenges to established public planning systems. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Dynamics of Innovation in Eastern Europe -Lessons from Estonia

    Author : Per Högselius; CIRCLE; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Economics; förvaltningskunskap; Statsvetenskap; Political and administrative sciences; Ekonomisk och social historia; Social and economic history; Vetenskapshistoria; History of science; case studies; inherited competencies; proximity; Estonia; telecommunications; systems of innovation; Eastern Europe; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management; systems of innovation;

    Abstract : The overall interest pursued in this thesis is how the former socialist economies of Central and Eastern Europe can build strong and dynamic systems of innovation. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the dynamics and evolution of the telecommunications system of innovation in Estonia from the late Soviet period to Estonia's EU accession, and to provide an in-depth explanation of how innovation has been enabled to occur in the system. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Discourse and Practice of Constructive Journalism

    Author : Joy Kibarabara; Christian Christensen; Anna Roosvall; Karen McIntyre; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Constructive Journalism; Critical Political Economy; Cultural Studies; Mixed Methods; Journalistic Role Conceptions; Socially Responsible Journalism; Journalism; journalistik;

    Abstract : This dissertation critically interrogates constructive journalism for the purposes of developing, enhancing and contextualizing related theory and practice. Constructive journalism is an emerging approach that aims for societal well-being by covering stories about progress, achievement and collaboration as much as stories about devastation, corruption and conflict. READ MORE

  6. 4. Nordiskt perspektiv på arkitektur: kritisk regionalisering i nordiska stadshus 1900-1955

    Author : Gerd Bloxham; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; design process; Nordic architecture; architectural theory; town halls; architectural history; place-specificity; architectural competitions; historiographic methodology; critical regionalism;

    Abstract : The author investigates the reception of main international currents in the Nordic countries as manifested in a specific building type, the town hall/municipal administration building, chosen as the constant necessary for an inter-Nordic, comparative analysis. This investigation has been attempted on two levels, one inductive and one deductive, in a 'double-focus' approach. READ MORE

  7. 5. Patch loading : resistance of longitudinally stiffened steel girder webs

    Author : Carlos Graciano; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Steel Structures; Stålbyggnad;

    Abstract : In most cases, longitudinal stiffeners increase the resistance of steel girder webs subjected to concentrated forces, commonly referred to as patch loading. During the last three decades, a number of experimental investigations have been undertaken in all over the world in this regard. READ MORE