Search for dissertations about: "shopping mall"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words shopping mall.

  2. 1. Energy Efficiency in Shopping Malls : Some Aspects Based on a Case Study

    Author : Sofia Stensson; Jan-Olof Dalenbäck; Per Fahlén; Monica Axell; Jeffrey Spitler; Sweden Chalmers University of Technology; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Shopping mall; energy use; energy efficiency; HVAC system; load patterns; case study; regulatory requirements; building code; and energy declarations;

    Abstract : The building sector accounts for approximately 40 percent of our energy use. To reach existing environmental targets energy use will have to be reduced in all building types. At the European level, the main legislative instrument for improving the energy efficiency of the building stock is the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). READ MORE

  4. 2. Energy efficiency in shopping malls. Energy use and indoor climate

    Author : Sofia Stensson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; energy use; loads; cooling; Shopping mall; simulation; heating; field measurements;

    Abstract : The purpose of this licentiate thesis is to describe energy use, heating and cooling demands and the relative importance of internal heat loads in shopping malls. It will be a foundation for a future doctorial thesis in which alternative energy efficient HVAC systems for shopping malls will be analysed. READ MORE

  5. 3. Performing second-hand retail : organizing the material re-circulation of goods

    Author : Lars Hedegård; Peter Dobers; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Second-hand retail; Material re-circulation; ReTuna; Textile management; Shopping mall; Actor-Network Theory; Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns second-hand retail and efforts to prepare used goods for re-circulation. Second-hand retail is one of the most promising forms of alternative retail. However, second hand retailers struggle to attract mainstream consumers and often fail to commercialize most of the used goods donated. READ MORE

  6. 4. Bad Guys, Good Life : An Ethnography of Morality and Change in Kisekka Market (Kampala, Uganda)

    Author : Anna Baral; Sverker Finnström; Filip De Boeck; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Morality; Ethics; Urban planning; Informality; Bayaaye; Everyday life; Agency; Masculinity; Uganda; Buganda; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Abstract : Based on ethnographic data gathered over a period of almost three years, this dissertation scrutinizes the everyday lives of informal workers selling auto parts in Kisekka Market, central Kampala. Its ambition is to understand how the workers navigated a highly moralized environment in today’s Uganda, where the supposed moral deterioration of society is passionately discussed in public and in private. READ MORE

  7. 5. True and false intentions: Can the concept of "episodic future thoughts" help to discriminate?

    Author : Melanie Knieps; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deception detection; true and false intentions; criminal intentions; episodic future thoughts; repeated interviews; unanticipated questions; consistency;

    Abstract : In legal settings it is important to be able to assess the veracity of statements provided by suspects, witnesses and alleged victims. This is why there is a large body of literature on deception detection (Vrij 2008; Granhag & Strömwall, 2004). READ MORE