Search for dissertations about: "Oil crises"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Oil crises.

  2. 1. Good Guys : A Cultural Semiotic Study of the Print Advertising of the Oil Industry (1900-2000)

    Author : Pamela Vang; Jan Anward; Angelika Linke; Heidrun Kämper; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Oil industry; brand; print advertisements; communication; cultural semiotics; dialogism; myth; rhetoric; 20th century; Oljeindustrin; branding; tryckta annonser; kommunikation; kultursemiotik; dialogism; myt; retorik; 1900-talet;

    Abstract : Oil is central to our lives and is the source of many of the conveniences that we take for granted. It can bring wealth and prosperity to individuals and to nations, but is also a source of political conflict and the consequences of its impact on the environment are only now beginning to be fully recognised. READ MORE

  4. 2. European Banks and the Rise of International Finance after Bretton Woods (1973–1982)

    Author : Carlo Edoardo Altamura; Mats Larsson; Richard Roberts; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Commercial banks; Euromarket; Financialisation; Oil Crisis; Petrodollars; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

    Abstract : The 1970s is a crucial decade for understanding the modern financial landscape but it is still relatively unexplored in financial history. It was marked by the end of the Bretton Woods regime, the gradual liberalisation of finance, the return of banking crises and two massive energy crises. READ MORE

  5. 3. A Silent Revolution : The Swedish Transition towards Heat Pumps, 1970-2015

    Author : Petter Johansson; Pär Blomkvist; Martin Vendel; Eric Giertz; Mats Fridlund; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; heat pumps; socio-technical transition; sustainability transition; industrial dynamics; value networks; coopetition; complementarities; strategic management; värmepumpar; socio-tekniska övergångar; hållbarhet; industriell dynamik; värdenätverk; coopetition; komplementariteter; företagsstrategi; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : Currently, more than half of all Swedish single-family houses have an installed heat pump and more heat is supplied by heat pumps in Sweden than in any other nation. Despite the enormous impact of heat pumps on the Swedish energy system, the transition towards their use has gone relatively unnoticed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Västsvensk petroleumindustri 1945-2000 : etablering och tillväxt

    Author : Kurt Johnsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; technological systems; petroleum industry; fuel refinery; innovation; institution; industrial network; petrochemicals;

    Abstract : The purpose of the study has been to describe and analyse the establishment and growth of the petroleum industry in western Sweden during the second half of the twentieth century. Empirical data shows that the development of refineries has in large part been governed by environmental changes where belonging to an international concern with large financial resources, and a determined investment in FoU in order to be at the forefront, has been advantageous. READ MORE

  7. 5. Process integration in the steel industry : possibilities to analyse energy use and environmental impacts for an integrated steel mill

    Author : Mikael Larsson; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Energy Engineering; Energiteknik;

    Abstract : There is a growing awareness of serious problems associated with the use of energy. These problems include local and global environmental degradation associated with energy use and depletion of resources. READ MORE