Search for dissertations about: "economic regeneration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words economic regeneration.

  2. 1. The comfort of alignment: Mining, green steel, and killjoy desires in Sweden/Sápmi

    Author : Georgia de Leeuw; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; extractivism; mining; green steel; iron ore; comfort; alignment; Sweden; Sápmi;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with Swedish extractivism in Sápmi through the examples of a planned iron ore mine in Gállok/Kallak and the hydrogen-based steel transition. The main aim is to understand the trust that is placed in extraction as a means to arrive at a happy, prosperous, green future. READ MORE

  4. 2. Valuation practices, value conflicts and coordination in urban development: The case of active frontages design in urban regeneration

    Author : Stefan Molnar; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; inter-organisational collaboration; coordination; active frontages; value conflicts; valuation studies; Valuation practices; urban studies; urban co-design;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to an ongoing discussion between the classic field of urban studies and the emerging field of valuation studies, the latter being devoted to the study of valuation as a social practice (Helgesson and Muniesa, 2013). The thesis is oriented around the questions of: How valuation practices in urban development can be conceptualized; Why certain articulations of value gain legitimacy rather than others, and; How friction between values are expressed and resolved. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Street of Associations : Migration and Infrastructural (Re)Production of Norra Grängesbergsgatan, Malmö

    Author : Laleh Foroughanfar; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; architecture of associations; co-habitation; everyday life; spatial; socio-economic; temporal infrastructures; Malmö; migration; neolibral urban planning; Norra Grängesbergsgatan; re-production; streetmaking; urbanism from below;

    Abstract : As global migration alters the demography of Swedish cities in the postwelfare era, socio-spatial polarisation and discrimination present acute challenges. In recent decades, Malmö has transformed from an industrial into a postindustrial, service economy-oriented city. READ MORE

  6. 4. Microbial production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid and poly(3-hydroxypropionate): Investigation of Lactobacillus reuteri propanediol utilization pathway enzymes

    Author : Ramin Sabet Azad; Bioteknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Platform chemicals; biopolymers; 3-hydroxypropionic acid; 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde; glycerol; poly 3-hydroxypropionate ; polyhydroxyalkanoates; Escherichia coli; Lactobacillus reuteri; propanediol utilization pathway; propionaldehyde dehydrogenase; biotransformation; cofactor regeneration; NADH oxidase;

    Abstract : Concerns regarding environmental issues such as greenhouse gas emissions and climate change have led to a shift within the research community and chemical and energy industry sectors for finding sustainable routes for producing fuels and chemicals from renewable resources, thereby minimizing our dependence on petroleum. The C3-chemical 3-hydroxypropionic acid has been identifed as a top candidate for the biobased chemical industry. READ MORE

  7. 5. Urban policies for a contemporary periphery : Insights from eastern Russia

    Author : Vasileios Kitsos; Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Sasha Tsenkova; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urbanism; global city; globalizing city; globalization; post-socialism; policy mobility; mega-events; boosterism; urban regeneration; corporate social responsibility; participatory planning; Russia; Siberia; Asia-Pacific region; contemporaneity; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : In recent decades, the notion of quality of life has been closely associated with the built urban environment and urbanistic practice. Policies addressing public space and aiming at cities’ increased international competitiveness are proliferating. READ MORE