Search for dissertations about: "advancing sustainability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words advancing sustainability.

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

    Author : Andra Riandita; Anders Broström; Raffaella Cagliano; Andreas Feldmann; Jonatan Pinkse; KTH; []
    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; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    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

  4. 2. Sustainability-as-a-Service: Advancing digital servitization for industrial sustainability

    Author : Clarissa Alejandra González Chávez; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability; sustainability-as-a-service; case studies; digital servitization;

    Abstract : The expectations and requirements of companies in today’s world are higher than ever. With the increased urgency of achieving long-term sustainability, companies are increasingly exploring new business models that combine increasing digital capabilities with reaching sustainability objectives. READ MORE

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

    Author : David Olsson; Mikael Granberg; Line Säll; Stig Montin; Karlstads universitet; []
    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. Advancing Resilience Practice : Bridging social-ecological resilience theory and sustainable development practice

    Author : My M. Sellberg; Garry D. Peterson; Albert V. Norström; Sara Borgström; Dirk Roux; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Complex adaptive systems; Local and regional planning; Resilience thinking; Social-ecological systems; Transdisciplinarity; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the application of resilience thinking in different real-world settings and research-practice interfaces, for example in the context of natural resource management, local government planning and food systems. The number of cases of resilience practice are growing, including resilience assessments, planning and action, but there are still few scientific studies and even less synthesis across cases. READ MORE

  7. 5. Regenerative Placemaking: Ecosociospatial practices beyond conventional sustainability

    Author : Sigrid Östlund; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; publicly shared space; spatial poetics; regenerative spatial design; design thinking; performative design research; waste-resource systems; beyond sustainability; placemaking; nonmodernity;

    Abstract : This study aims to understand and develop a designerly interpretation of the growing call to move beyond (conventional) sustainability that emerged in the late 1990’s. It does so through a theoretical and practical exploration of the implications of regenerative design principles for placemaking. READ MORE