Search for dissertations about: "rapid transition"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 198 swedish dissertations containing the words rapid transition.
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1. Rapid Urbanization : An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Urban Transition in Developing Countries
Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the challenges posed by the contemporary urban narrative in developing countries. It is premised on the notion of the urban transition, which posits that as a country develops it undergoes a transformation from a predominantly rural society to a predominantly urban one. READ MORE
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2. Need for speed : towards urban planning for rapid transitioning to sustainable personal mobility
Abstract : The Paris Agreement, the recent Special Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Sustainable Development Goals are examples of United Nation’s facilitated calls for urgent climate action and more generally for a rapid transition of society towards sustainability. Since urban personal mobility is a significant contributor to society’s current sustainability challenges, and considering current trends of population growth and urbanisation, there is a strong need to develop enhanced support for urban planning for rapid transitioning to sustainable personal mobility. READ MORE
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3. A Silent Revolution : The Swedish Transition towards Heat Pumps, 1970-2015
Abstract : Currently, more than half of all Swedish single-family houses have an installed heat pump and more heat is supplied by heat pumps in Sweden than in any other nation. Despite the enormous impact of heat pumps on the Swedish energy system, the transition towards their use has gone relatively unnoticed. READ MORE
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4. Interaction of C60 with transition metals for thin film applications
Abstract : The fullerene molecule C60 is known to undergo many different chemical reactions, including intercalation of alkali- and alkaline earth metals. Relatively little is still known about the reaction between transition metals and C60, and the objective of this thesis was therefore-to investigate the chemical interaction between C60 and some group IV-VI transition metals. READ MORE
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5. Magnetic properties of transition metal compounds and superlattices
Abstract : Magnetic properties of selected compounds and superlattices have been experimentally studied using SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) and VSM (vibrating sample magnetometer) magnetometry, neutron diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements combined with theoretical ab initio calculations. The magnetic compounds (Fe1-xMx)3P, M=Co or Mn have been studied extensively. READ MORE