Search for dissertations about: "uppmuntran"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word uppmuntran.

  2. 1. Energy Efficient Vehicle Policy: Lessons Learnt : An analysis of the effects of incentive policies on the demand, usage and pricing of energy efficient vehicles

    Author : Jake Whitehead; Joel Franklin; Simon Washington; Anders Karlström; Jonas Eliasson; Bert van Wee; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Energy Efficient Vehicle; Incentives; Policy; Demand; Usage; Pricing; Transportvetenskap; Transport Science;

    Abstract : Encouraging the uptake of energy efficient vehicles (EEVs) is an aspiration of critical importance in a day and age in which we are confronted with the increasingly dire consequences of human behaviour on our planet, and on the planet for generations to come. The transport sector is one of the highest contributors of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, whilst pollution from this sector is responsible for a large proportion of human deaths each and every year. READ MORE

  4. 2. Non-formal Learning through Ludic Engagement within Interactive Environments

    Author : Eva Petersson; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; didaktik; Pedagogik; Pedagogy and didactics; sensorteknologi; rehabilitering; intuitiv interaktion; interaktiva miljöer; interaktiv lek; icke-formellt lärande; handling; fallstudier; Aktivitet; sensor technology; rehabilitation; non-intrusive interface; non-formal learning; intuitive interaction; interactive play; interactive environments; case studies; Action; activity; non-formal learning;

    Abstract : daptive responsive environments that encourage interaction for children with severe disabilities offer a distinct potential for play and learning in rehabilitation. Physical training and therapy for these children is often enduring, tedious, and boring through repetition - and this is often the case for both the child and the facilitator/therapist. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Internet in China. Unlocking and Containing the Public Sphere

    Author : Johan Lagerkvist; Kinesiska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Political Culture; Public Sphere; Social Control; Public Opinion; Freedom of Speech; Democratization; Humanities; Humaniora; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; Propaganda; Internet; New Media;

    Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to address a paradox: government control and social freedom on China's Internet are growing simultaneously. The study, which is based on fieldwork conducted between 2002 and 2006, and 48 interviews, seeks answers to the following two questions: 1. READ MORE

  6. 4. Redesigning Together : Relearning Roles and the Value of Materials in the Overproduction of Fashion

    Author : Amanda Curtis; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : community of practice; do-it-yourself; do-it-together; participatory design; social production; sustainable fashion; value creation; Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

    Abstract : What could cause greater upheaval in any system of trade than the consumer becoming the producer? Even though there is a vast amount of information concerning the negative environmental and social impact that the overproduction of fashion contributes to, the industry still manages to attract and make more people into consumers as they are playing on the human need and desire for renewal. The purpose of this study is to learn more about collaborative approaches on a grassroots level that could contribute to reducing the growing mountain of second-hand garments created by this overproduction. READ MORE

  7. 5. An interactive health technology solution for encouraging physical activity : a first model based on a user perspective

    Author : Anna Åkerberg; Maria Lindén; Anne Söderlund; Maria Hagströmer; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; physical activity; user perspective; user; technology; encourage; behavior change; application; smartphone; fysisk aktivitet; användarperspektiv; användare; teknik; uppmuntra; beteendeförändring; applikation; smartphone; Care Sciences; vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : Globally, the level of physical inactivity is increasing. The overall aim of this thesis was to develop and test a first model of an interactive health technology solution (called App&Move) that should encourage physically inactive adults to be more physically active. READ MORE