Search for dissertations about: "textile and clothing"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words textile and clothing.

  2. 16. Behind the Scenes of Transparency – A Study of a Swedish Denim Company

    Author : Gabriella Wulff; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; organisational transparency; translation; legitimacy; textile and clothing industry; sustainability; balanced transparency; organisational transparency;

    Abstract : During recent decades, a call for increased transparency has been a reaction to the increasing complexity and opaqueness of contemporary society, where information about simple items, e.g. the origin of our everyday products, is difficult to obtain. READ MORE

  4. 17. Essays in Development Economics: Debt Relief and International Location of Industry

    Author : Sven Tengstam; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The first paper shows that if the period following the granting of debt relief is taken into account, debt relief increases adjustment effort (investment), irrespective of whether there is an initial debt overhang or not. The second paper deals with the clothing sector, which has been a driver of diversification and growth for countries that have graduated into middle income. READ MORE

  5. 18. Remake: Design Foundations

    Author : Anna Lidström; Lars Hallnäs; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; waste; surplus; redesign; remake; design; method; clothing;

    Abstract : leftovers, waste, and surplus generated by increasing production and consumption of material goods. Their problem is not new, and over the last decade the search for a solution has given rise to various theories about and technologies for resource recovery and waste management. READ MORE

  6. 19. The missing links : Towards an Informed Substitution of Durable Water Repellent Chemicals for Textiles

    Author : Steffen Schellenberger; Ian Cousins; Stefan Stolte; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : Durable water repellents (DWRs) that provide liquid repellency to functional textiles are part of an ongoing global substitution process. The process of substitution was initiated after DWRs based on side-chain fluorinated polymers (long-chain SFPs) were identified to contribute to the diffuse release of long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) to the environment. READ MORE

  7. 20. Chemicals in textiles : A potential source for human exposure and environmental pollution

    Author : Giovanna Luongo; Conny Östman; Peter Haglund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Analytical Chemistry; analytisk kemi;

    Abstract : The wide use of chemicals in textile production is common knowledge, whilst very little has been done to disclose the potentially harmful compounds hiding in our closet. The initial part of this work focused on explorative screening of textile materials in common clothing. READ MORE