Search for dissertations about: "Sustainability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 850 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. 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

5. 3. 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

6. 4. 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

7. 5. Student Sustainability Consciousness Investigating Effects of Education for Sustainable Development in Sweden and Beyond

   University dissertation from Karlstad : Karlstads universitet

   Author : Daniel Olsson; Niklas Gericke; Jelle Boeve-de Pauw; John Piccolo; Jan Činčera; [2018]
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Education for sustainable development; effects; environmental and sustainability education; holism and pluralism; students; sustainability consciousness; Biology; Biologi;

   Abstract : Environmental and sustainability education has been an important part of education worldwide for many years, aiming to foster pro-environmental behavior among young people. Education for sustainable development (ESD) and its teaching components holism (the approach to the content) and pluralism (the approach to teaching) has been launched as the educational approach to support this aim by empowering young people with action competence for a sustainable future. READ MORE