Search for dissertations about: "mining policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words mining policy.

2. 1. Landfill Mining : Institutional challenges for the implementation of resource extraction from waste deposits

   Author : Nils Johansson; Joakim Krook; Mats Eklund; Myra Hird; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Landfill mining; recycling; mineral policy; institutions; transitions; mining.;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis is to examine the institutional conditions for the implementation and emergence of landfill mining. The result shows that  current policy makes it difficult for landfill mining operators to find a market outlet for the exhumed material, which means that landfill mining may result in a waste disposal problem. READ MORE

4. 2. Extracting versatility : Films commissioned by the mining industry in postwar Sweden

   Author : Ole Johnny Fossås; Marina Dahlquist; Bo Florin; Zoë Druick; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; film history; swedish film; sponsored film; industrial film; useful cinema; mining; Sápmi; non-theatrical film; public service television; film distribution; the Swedish Film Institute; Radio Sweden; documentary film; film policy; filmhistoria; beställningsfilm; svensk film; industrifilm; informationsfilm; Sápmi; gruvindustrin; Svenska Filminstitutet; Sveriges Radio; Cinema Studies; filmvetenskap;

   Abstract : This study investigates how films commissioned by Swedish mining companies were employed for institutional use between 1945 and 1965. A central aspect of what gave these films their versatility stems from circumstances that allowed commissioned texts to pass as non-partisan audiovisual aids, as educational and informative instruments and as occasional examples of film art through intermediaries. READ MORE

5. 3. A Risky and Polarized World : Essays on Uncertainty, Ideology and Foreign Policy

   Author : Maximiliano Sosa Andrés; Eva Mörk; Luca Repetto; Pilar Sorribas-Navarro; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Risk tolerance; uncertainty; institutions; polarization; policy; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay 1 - We examine whether risk aversion as well as higher order risk attitudes (HORAs) (prudence and temperance) have changed during COVID-19. We include prudence and temperance as higher order measures, as these two have been largely understudied under extreme events but are determinants of decisions related to the health and financial domains. READ MORE

6. 4. Extracting Legitimacy : Input, Throughput, and Output Legitimacy in the Mining Industry

   Author : Gregory A Poelzer; Simon Matti; Karin Beland Lindahl; Sverker Jagers; John Barry; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Legitimacy; Governance; Mining; Resource Development; Political Science; Statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Legitimacy affects questions on constitutional design, international political regimes, and specific policy sectors. Although it permeates society at various levels, legitimacy becomes particularly crucial when decisions hold long-term or permanent consequences. READ MORE

7. 5. Understanding quality improvement in care: The case of public care procurement and process mining

   Author : Sara Dahlin; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; cancer care; methodology; process mining; Quality improvement; elderly care; care pathways; public care procurement; context;

   Abstract : Healthcare is facing challenges of increased cost and complexity originating from factors such as new technology and diversified treatments, increased life expectancy, an ageing population, and multi-comorbidity, making the need for Quality Improvement (QI) in care highly relevant. This is, however, easier said than done, considering that healthcare is complex, dynamic, ad-hoc, and multidisciplinary. READ MORE