Search for dissertations about: "Sustainability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 865 swedish dissertations containing the word Sustainability.

  2. 1. Building Sustainability : Studies on incentives in construction and management of real estate

    University dissertation from Stockholm : KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Author : Lovisa Högberg; [2014]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability; sustainable buildings; sustainable renovation; sustainable construction; sustainable management; housing; sustainable building certification; energy efficiency; incentives;

    Abstract : This thesis summarizes the results from several studies with connection to sustainability in construction and management of real estate. Here, the concept sustainability includes environmental, social and economic dimensions and focus is on the actors with the best possibilities to impact real estate, namely the real estate owners and the developers. READ MORE

  4. 2. Inter-firm relationships for sustainability Incumbent firms and sustainability ventures

    University dissertation from Stockholm : KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Author : Andra Riandita; Anders Broström; Raffaella Cagliano; Andreas Feldmann; Jonatan Pinkse; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; inter-firm partnership; sustainable entrepreneurship; incumbent firm; new venture; sustainability; partnership interaziendali; imprenditorialità sostenibile; imprese incumbent; nuova venture; sostenibilità; allianser; hållbarhetsorienterat företagande; entreprenörskap; hållbarhet; Industrial Economics and Management; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

    Abstract : The magnitude of global environmental and social challenges puts business firms under constant scrutiny. To address such challenges, incumbent firms initiate and manage partnerships with external organizations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Conditions of ‘Sustainability’ The Case of Climate Change Adaptation in Sweden

    University dissertation from Karlstad : Karlstads universitet

    Author : David Olsson; Mikael Granberg; Line Säll; Stig Montin; [2018]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; climate change adaptation; resilience; vulnerability; sustainability; transformation; governing; policy analysis; Bacchi; WPR; discourse analysis; governmentality; political ecology; climate justice; phronesis; climate change; environmental politics; sustainable development; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : By describing climate change as one of the greatest challenges of our time, the Swedish government has expressed a commitment to climate change adaptation as an integral part of the country’s sustainable development efforts. Sweden has also been portrayed as a frontrunner of climate policy and sustainable development. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Three Pillars of Sustainability Juxtaposing two Swedish fashion companies and their corporate sustainability concepts

    University dissertation from Stockholm : Department for Media Studies, Stockholm University

    Author : Judith Katharina Nyfeler; Andrea Kollnitz; [2013]
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sustainability; brand values; ecology; corporate responsibility; slow fashion; Swedish fashion; modevetenskap; Fashion Studies;

    Abstract : The fashion system has increasingly been imbued by ecology and sustainability. While in the recent years a lot on approaches to more sustainable consumption behaviour from the con- sumers’ side have been suggested, this study focuses on the very practice of how sustainabil- ity - in an applied matter - is realised within a fashion company. READ MORE

  7. 5. Sustainability Solutions Lessons on Assessment and Facilitation

    University dissertation from Linköping : Linköping University Electronic Press

    Author : Axel Lindfors; Mats Eklund; Roozbeh Feiz Aghaei; Karl Hillman; [2020]
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : Sustainable development is one of the most influential visions guiding future societies. Encompassed within its vision are various domains where improvements are desirable such as, social equity, environmental degradation, climate change. READ MORE