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Found 4 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

2. 1. Individual Preferences, Choices, and Risk Perceptions - survey based evidence

   Author : Elina Lampi; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; administrators; aircraft; airports; birth order; choice experiment; citizens; environmental policy; female infertility; free entrance; general risk; health care; information; media; museum; natural experiment; noise; only-child; optimistic bias; personal risk; positional concern; relative income; siblings; stated preferences; visitor composition.;

   Abstract : Paper 1 investigates how birth order and having siblings affect positional concerns in terms of success at work and of income. We find that only-children are the most positional, but that number of siblings increases the concern for their position among those who grew up together with siblings. READ MORE

4. 2. Protected Attractions : Tourism and Wilderness in the Swedish Mountain Region

   Author : Sandra Wall Reinius; Gunnel Forsberg; Annika Dahlberg; Peter Fredman; Jarkko Saarinen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Landscape value and perception; nature conservation policy; tourist behavior; tourist attraction; infrastructure; visitor survey; nature-culture dichotomy; Laponian World Heritage Area; Sweden; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

   Abstract : Europe's first national parks were established in northern Sweden in 1909 and this region has thus functioned as a protected and aesthetic pleasure landscape for a century. In 1996, due to the combination of spectacular natural environment and ancient Sami traditions the Laponian World Heritage Area was established here. READ MORE

5. 3. To Bee or Not to Be : Critical Floral Resources of Wild-Bees

   Author : Magnus Larsson; Anders L Nilsson; Jon Ågren; Björn Cederberg; James H Cane; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Ecology; Andrena hattorfiana; Andrena marginata; Andrenidae; Knautia arvensis; limitation; oligolecty; pollen; pollination; solitary bee; specialist bee; Succisa pratensis; Ekologi;

   Abstract : In recent decades, the development of strategies to prevent or slow the loss of biodiversity has become an important task for ecologists. In most terrestrial ecosystems wild-bees play a key role as pollinators of herbs, shrubs and trees. The scope of this thesis was to study 1) pollinator effectiveness of specialist bees vs. READ MORE

6. 4. Understanding recreational landscapes. Developing a knowledge base on outdoor recreation monitoring in Swedish coastal and marine areas

   Author : Andreas Skriver Hansen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Friluftsliv; Naturturism; Nationalparker; Kuster; Hav; Landskap; Outdoor life; Ecotourism; Landskap; Sverige; Kosterhavet; Outdoor recreation monitoring; Outdoor recreation management; Outdoor recreation; Coastal and marine areas; quantitative qualitative methods; Landscapes; Sweden;

   Abstract : Hansen, Andreas Skriver. 2016. Understanding recreational landscapes. Developing a knowledge base on outdoor recreation monitoring in Swedish coastal and marine areas. READ MORE