Search for dissertations about: "baltic sea european union"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words baltic sea european union.

  2. 1. Making water information relevant on local to global scale – the role of Information Systems for Integrated Water Management

    Author : Fredrik Hannerz; Georgia Destouni; Dennis Lettenmaier; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Integrated water management; hydrology; environmental information systems; environmental monitoring; land cover; GIS; Sweden; Baltic Sea; European Union; global water; global change; Water Framework Directive; Physical geography; Naturgeografi; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Abstract : Relevant information is essential for finding solutions in Integrated Water Management (IWM). Complex water systems and a need for increasing integration of sectors, actors and scales in IWM require new methods for developing and managing such information. READ MORE

  4. 2. Science-policy interaction in the governance of complex socio-ecological risks : The case of chemicals management in the Baltic Sea

    Author : Oksana Udovyk; Michael Gilek; Johan Hedrén; Sivlio Funtowicz; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Risk; Uncertainty; MSFD; HELCOM; REACH; post-normal science; precautionary; participation; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I examine knowledge production and science-policy interaction associated with the management of chemical substances in the Baltic Sea under conditions of uncertainty and complexity. The thesis is primarily based on a qualitative analysis of policy documents and reports produced by the European Union (EU), the Helsinki Commission, the Swedish Chemicals Agency, and Gothenburg municipality, as well as 30 semi-structured interviews with scientific experts, policy makers, and government officials with knowledge and working experience in the relevant policy arenas. READ MORE

  5. 3. Energy Efficiency in buildings in the Baltic states and the Nordic countries

    Author : Xiaoying Li; Jonas Björnerstedt; Mats Bergman; Xiang Lin; Robert Lundmark; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; energy efficiency; building regulation; multi-apartment buildings; retrofit; energy performance gap; housing management; energy price inflation; inflation expectations; energieffektivitet; byggreglering; flerbostadshus; renovering; energiprestandagap; bostadsförvaltning; energiprisinflation; inflationsförväntningar; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : Improving energy efficiency in buildings is widely viewed as a cost-effective way of achieving climate and energy goals. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aims to enhance the energy performance of new buildings and increase the renovation rate of energy-inefficient older buildings in the European Union. READ MORE

  6. 4. Governance for sustainable development of major European transport corridors : The Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T core network corridor

    Author : Maria Öberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Arkitektur; Architecture;

    Abstract : Intermodal road, rail, air and sea transport networks across the European Union (EU) calledTrans-European Networks for Transport (TEN-T) are currently being implemented. Keyelements, which should be implemented by 2030, are the most strategic TEN-T Core networkcorridors. READ MORE

  7. 5. In the Shadows of Poland and Russia : The Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Sweden in the European Crisis of the mid-17th century

    Author : Andrej Kotljarchuk; David Gaunt; Robert I Frost; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Swedish-Lithuanian Relations; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Second Northern War; Swedish-Ukrainian Diplomacy; Swedish-Russian Diplomacy; Protestantism in Lithuania and Belarus; History; Historia;

    Abstract : This book examines and analyses the Union between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Sweden signed in 1655 at Kėdainiai and the political crisis that followed. The union was a result of strong separatist dreams among the Lithuanian-Ruthenian Protestant elite led by the Radziwiłł family, and if implemented it would radically change the balance of power in the Baltic Sea region. READ MORE