Search for dissertations about: "Transboundary"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the word Transboundary.

  2. 21. Making Sense of Large-scale Cyber Incidents : International Cybersecurity Beyond Threat-based Security Perspectives

    Author : Sarah Backman; Mark Rhinard; Arjen Boin; Tim Stevens; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International cybersecurity; large-scale cyber incidents; securitization; cybersecurity governance; International Relations; internationella relationer;

    Abstract : Large-scale cyber incidents have figured prominently in securitizing speech acts over the last decade. This thesis demonstrates how conceptualizations of cybersecurity as a public security problem connects to and shapes cybersecurity governance in national and international settings. READ MORE

  4. 22. The institutionalisation of corporate action on climate change in the Swedish electricity industry

    Author : Steven Sarasini; Research Policy Institute (RPI); []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis utilises qualitative methods to examine what drives / impedes corporate action on climate change in the Swedish electricity industry. Reasoning from new institutional theory, this thesis examines the role of institutional logics as a determinant of corporate actions. READ MORE

  5. 23. Tropical cyclone induced extreme wind, rainfall, and floods in the Mekong River Basin

    Author : Aifang Chen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Mekong River Basin; Climate extremes; Tropical cyclones; Precipitation; Floods; Satellite data; Reanalysis data;

    Abstract : Increasing magnitude and frequency of climate extremes under global warming are threatening the socioeconomic development in many parts of the world. The Mekong River Basin (MRB) is a good example for how climate extremes can affect society, as the transboundary MRB has experienced hydroclimate changes and fast socioeconomic development during the past decades. READ MORE

  6. 24. Beyond impacts : Contextualizing strategic environmental assessment to foster the inclusion of multiple values in strategic planning

    Author : Juan Azcarate; Berit Balfors; Maria Rosario Partidario; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Strategic environmental assessment; Context; Values; Strategic planning; Participation; Ecosystem services; Monitoring; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) has the potential to improve strategic planning. However, meeting this expectation is a major challenge since SEA practice still constraints itself to assess the impacts of strategic planning initiatives. READ MORE

  7. 25. The Precipitationshed : Concepts, Methods, and Applications

    Author : Patrick W. Keys; Line Gordon; Deliang Chen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; water; atmosphere; precipitationshed; moisture recycling; variability; ecosystem services; social-ecological systems; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Human societies are reliant on the functioning of the hydrologic cycle. The atmospheric branch of this cycle, often referred to as moisture recycling in the context of land-to-land exchange, refers to water evaporating, traveling through the atmosphere, and falling out as precipitation. READ MORE