Search for dissertations about: "arctic social sciences"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words arctic social sciences.
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1. A Changing Arctic Climate : Science and Policy in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
Abstract : Climate change has often been framed as a global issue but slow progress in the global climate negotiations and an increasing need to plan for local adaptation have made it increasingly salient to also discuss the potential of other arenas for climate policy and knowledge production. This dissertation analyzes the interplay between science and policy at the international regional level based on a study of an assessment of the impacts of climate change in the Arctic. READ MORE
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2. Environmental protection of arctic waters : specific focus the Russian Northern Sea route
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3. The global energy system through a prism of change : The oil & gas industry and the case of the Arctic
Abstract : The energy industry as a whole and the oil & gas industry in particular is experiencing changes under the influence of a variety of trends and the changing needs of society. Current social, economic, environmental and climate challenges are raising sharp questions for the established principles of energy production and consumption, increasingly arguing for sustainable trajectories in the development of the global energy system. READ MORE
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4. Physical control of primary production in a sub-arctic reservoir
Abstract : The first paper (Paper I) in this thesis treats autumn cooling in the Swedish lake Väsman. The water temperature is simulated using a one-dimensional lake model where the vertical mixing is calculated by a k - ɛ turbulence model. The heat exchange between the atmosphere and the lake is formulated in terms of heat fluxes. READ MORE
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5. Arctic geographies in the making : understanding political economy, institutional strategic selectivity, and agency in tourism pathway development
Abstract : Tourism has long been promoted as a catalyst for socio-economic development in sparsely populated areas based on the commodification of culture and natural environments. This thesis examines the case of Arctic tourism in the two neighbouring northern counties of Finnish Lapland and Norrbotten (Sweden). READ MORE