Search for dissertations about: "regional processes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 384 swedish dissertations containing the words regional processes.

2. 1. Cascading extinctions in food webs : local and regional processes

   Author : Anna Eklöf; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cascading extinctions; complexity; connectance; dispersal; food web; local dynamics; regional dynamics; resistance; spatial structure; species loss;

   Abstract : Ecological communities all over the world are loosing biodiversity due to different kinds of human activities and there is an urgent need of understanding how those losses affect the function of the ecosystems on which we all depend. The community's response to species losses is likely to depend on both the structure of the local community as well as its interactions with surrounding communities. READ MORE

4. 2. Climate change adaptation processes : Regional and sectoral stakeholder perspectives

   Author : Karin André; Björn-Ola Linnér; Louise Simonsson; Anna Jonsson; Kate Lonsdale; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Adaptation processes; adaptive capacity; climate change; forestry; participatory methods; perceptions; private and public organizations; risks; roles; stakeholder dialogues; stakeholders; Sweden; transdisciplinarity; urban regions; Anpassningskapacitet; anpassningsprocesser; deltagandemetoder; intressenter; intressentdialoger; klimatförändringar; privata och offentliga organisationer; risker; roller; skogsbruk; Sverige; transdisciplinaritet; uppfattningar; urbana regioner;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses how societal adaptation processes in public and private sectors at the regional to local level in Sweden are enacted. The thesis pays particular attention to critical factors that constrain or enable adaptation by focussing on: who are the stakeholders, how do different stakeholders perceive their capacity to adapt, and the role of stakeholder interaction in facilitating adaptation processes A combination of two analytical perspectives is used where one is based on key concepts within adaptation literature, and the other draws on boundary crossing and transdisciplinary knowledge production (stakeholders, adaptive capacity, and science-based stakeholder dialogues). READ MORE

5. 3. Species extinctions in food webs : local and regional processes

   Author : Anna Eklöf; Bo Ebenman; Peter Münger; Marcel Holyoak; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Extinction; food web; metacommunity; dispersal; species loss; migration; habitat fragmentation; connectance; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Loss of biodiversity is one of the most severe threats to the ecosystems of the world. The major causes behind the high population and species extinction rates are anthropogenic activities such as overharvesting of natural populations, pollution, climate change and destruction and fragmentation of natural habitats. READ MORE

6. 4. Dressed for success : designing and managing regional strategic networks

   Author : Edith Andresen; Lars Hallén; Martin Johanson; Lars Silver; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; RSNs; regional development; actors; resources; activities; performance; commitment; hub-tasks; communication strategy; cooperation; entrepreneurship; Regionala strategiska nätverk; regional utveckling; aktörer; resurser; aktiviteter; resultat; engagemang; navets uppgifter; kommunikationsstrategi; samarbete; entreprenörskap; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Inter-organizational network initiatives such as regional strategic networks (RSNs) are often used by firms and public agencies to support regional development and competitiveness. RSNs are designed networks managed by a hub and financed by public or private means. READ MORE

7. 5. Understanding regional renewal and industry cluster emergence processes within the Swedish periphery

   Author : Andrew Arbuthnott; Joakim Wincent; Jessica Eriksson; Peter Zettinig; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; industry emergence processes; regional renewal; industry clusters; periherial regions; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : There are many insightful writings revealing that regions within industrialised nations are able to renew their local business environments through building and supporting industry clusters. Such knowledge stems from research based on how to maintain and develop successful industry clusters located within central regions. READ MORE