Search for dissertations about: "sustainable risk"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 291 swedish dissertations containing the words sustainable risk.

  2. 1. Grasping complexity: analysing risk for sustainable development

    Author : Per Becker; Lunds universitets centrum för riskanalys och riskhantering (LUCRAM); []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; design; sustainable development; Development; risk; risk analysis; sustainability science; disaster; value; hazard; vulnerability; system; capability; human-environment systems; systems approach; design science.;

    Abstract : Sustainable development relies on our ability to make decisions today that will determine our tomorrow. Given that uncertainty is explicitly allowed to influence our view of what the future holds for us, most ex ante analyses of challenges for sustainable development can be viewed as analysing risk. READ MORE

  4. 2. Information infrastructure risk : perspectives, practices & technologies

    Author : Lars Öbrand; Jonny Holmström; Ole Hanseth; Mari-Klara Stein; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Risk; risk management; practice research; information infrastructure theory;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates the nature and management of information infrastructure risks in organizations. Specifically, it examines how practitioners identify and manage threats towards their organizational aims, and suggests ways of achieving sustainable risk management, in settings characterized by the integration of information technology (IT) and organizational processes. READ MORE

  5. 3. Building Sustainability : Studies on incentives in construction and management of real estate

    Author : Lovisa Högberg; Hans Lind; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Marja Elsinga; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability; sustainable buildings; sustainable renovation; sustainable construction; sustainable management; housing; sustainable building certification; energy efficiency; incentives; Fastigheter och byggande; Real Estate and Construction Management;

    Abstract : This thesis summarizes the results from several studies with connection to sustainability in construction and management of real estate. Here, the concept sustainability includes environmental, social and economic dimensions and focus is on the actors with the best possibilities to impact real estate, namely the real estate owners and the developers. READ MORE

  6. 4. Strategic Sustainability Risk Management in Product Development Companies

    Author : Jesko Schulte; Sophie Hallstedt; Sören Knuts; Raine Isaksson; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable product development; sustainable design; risk management; corporate sustainability; product innovation; sustainability transition; Strategic Sustainable Development; Strategisk hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Society’s transition towards a sustainable state entails rapid and disruptive change in all sectors. This change is the source of profound uncertainty. READ MORE

  7. 5. Understanding individual investors’ preferences and knowledge of sustainable investments

    Author : Ida Ayu Agung Faradynawati; Ingalill Söderberg; Annina H. Persson; Misse Wester; Jeanette Carlsson Hauff; KTH; []
    Keywords : sustainable investments; risk-return preference; investment horizon; financial literacy; sustainability literacy; sustainable finance literacy; product literacy; information-seeking behavior; advice-seeking behavior; hållbara investeringar; risk-avkastningspreferenser; investeringshorisont; finanskunskap; hållbarhetskunskap; kunskap om hållbar ekonomi; informationssökande beteende; rådsökande beteende; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the field of sustainable investment by investigating individual investors’ preferences and knowledge level of sustainable investments. To achieve this objective, this thesis examined the impact of investment-related attitudes and demographic characteristics on sustainable investment choices through secondary data analysis and assessed investors’ knowledge level regarding sustainable investments through a survey. READ MORE