Search for dissertations about: "Technology and Crisis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 98 swedish dissertations containing the words Technology and Crisis.

  2. 1. Shape it until you make it: A conceptual foundation for efforts to analyze and shape technological innovation

    Author : Johnn Andersson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sustainable innovation; Innovation policy; Technological innovation systems; Sociotechnical change; Technological systems; Sociotechnical systems; Technology Assessment; Technological innovation; Sustainability Transitions;

    Abstract : These are times of accelerating climate change and mass extinction of species on planet Earth. We are in the midst of an ecological crisis that will have profound consequences for human society and its natural environment. READ MORE

  4. 2. Business and governance models for DTN-based internet access : Gender and cultural considerations and application cases using open source software and design principles for ICT commons

    Author : Barbro Fransson; Annica Sandström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Genus och teknik; Gender and Technology; Man Machine Relation Focusing Gender; Människa-maskin med inriktning mot genusforskning;

    Abstract : Great effort is being made to get Europe out of its economic crisis and prepare the European economy for the next decade. The aims of the Digital Agenda are to give all Europeans basic broadband by 2013 and to ensure that by 2020 all Europeans have access to much higher internet speeds. READ MORE

  5. 3. Exploring C2 Capability and Effectiveness in Challenging Situations : Interorganizational Crisis Management, Military Operations and Cyber Defence

    Author : Magdalena Granåsen; Niklas Hallberg; Henrik Eriksson; Henrik Tehler; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Modern societies are affected by various threats and hazards, including natural disasters, cyber-attacks, extreme weather events and inter-state conflicts. Managing these challenging situations requires immediate actions, suspension of ordinary procedures, decision making under uncertainty and coordinated action. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hope and rust : Reinterpreting the industrial place in the late 20th century

    Author : Anna Storm; Sverker Sörlin; Tim Edensor; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; industrial history; history of technology; cultural history; industrial heritage; hermeneutics; museology; Sweden; Avesta; Ironbridge; Duisburg; 20th century; reuse; place; materiality; authenticity; History of technology and industry; Teknik- och industrihistoria;

    Abstract : Industrial society has changed thoroughly during the last half a century. In many Western cities and towns, new patterns of production and consumption entailed that centrally located industrial areas became redundant. The once lively workplace and urban core became silent and abandoned, gradually falling into decay. READ MORE

  7. 5. Synthesis, Electrophoretic Deposition, and Characterization of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials

    Author : Hazal Batili; Muhammet Toprak; Oliver Fenwick; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Thermoelectric; Bismuth telluride; Antimony telluride; Hydrothermal synthesis; Thermolysis; Polyol; Electrophoretic deposition; EPD; Seebeck coefficient; Thermoelectric power factor; Colloidal stabilization; Material and Nano Physics; Material- och nanofysik;

    Abstract : The world’s increasing demand for energy and supplying this energy dominantlyfrom fossil fuels has a major impact on global climate change. Theenergy crisis has gotten more alarming in the recent years which increasedthe motivation for replacing fossil fuels with greener routes for energy harvest. READ MORE