Search for dissertations about: "Miljövetenskapliga studier"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words Miljövetenskapliga studier.
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1. Getting the transport right - for what? : What transport policy can tell us about the construction of sustainability
Abstract : This thesis studies transport as a governing tool that shapes the physical environment and human society, as well as having environmental impacts. The aim is to learn what policy for transport can say about what sustainability means and does. READ MORE
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2. Participation and Legitimacy : Actor Involvement for Nature Conservation
Abstract : This PhD thesis in environmental science aims to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of the relation between participation and legitimacy in multi-level environmental governance.It is widely assumed that actor involvement has great potential to improve the legitimacy of nature conservation through long-term acceptance and target achievement. READ MORE
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3. 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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4. Parks, Policies and People : Nature Conservation Governance in Post-Socialist EU Countries
Abstract : The national parks in the Carpathian Mountains along the Polish and Slovak border represent encompassing policy agendas that strive to balance biodiversity conservation and social welfare tasks. These countries have, during the last 25 years, undergone rapid transformation from socialist regimes to liberal democracies, and this transformation has affected the political, social and economic spheres. READ MORE
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5. Ticks and Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus : From Nature to Infection
Abstract : Vector-borne diseases are an increasing global threat to humans due to climate changes, elevating the risk of infections transmitted by mosquitos, ticks, and other arthropod vectors. Ixodes ricinus, a common tick in Europe, transmits dangerous tick-borne pathogens to humans. READ MORE