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The ecological and genetic effects of habitat fragmentation are an issue of major concern in current conservation biology. Habitat fragmentation results in smaller habitat areas and as a consequence smaller and more isolated populations. Many habitats have become fragmented through human activities such as forestry and agricultural development. In Sweden, for example, the area of species-rich, sem
in this chapter (nr 2), i briefly present the career and the works of Bruno K. Öijer. I also analyse some of the main literary themes in his production, from the debut in 1973, up til the so far latest book, the collection of poems "Svart som silver" (2008).
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Today’s architecture swarms with concepts of energy and resource efficient buildings. In contrast, vernacular buildings are characterized by low-tech climatic responsive strategies and by their inhabitants’ resource and energy savings practices during construction and operation of their dwellings. That makes vernacular buildings highly relevant to resource efficiency in contemporary building resea
Att bli indragen i en rättstvist i USA är mycket kostsamt och som en konsekvens finns det aktörer med stora ekonomiska resurser som inte drar sig för att missbruka civilprocessen, t ex för att skrämma misshagliga parter till tystnad. Denna typ av ogrundade stämningar kallas SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – och ett flertal amerikanska delstater har numera en Anti-SLAPP-lag
Value configurations, originally in the form of the value chain, serve as descriptions of how value is created. They focus on the internal activity character in interaction with the environment and can be seen as the essence of business models. Here, the role of standardization in association with value configurations is clarified through the introduction of a framework outlining how process and o
The surrounding world, filled with objects, is the foundation of our actions, thoughts and emotions. Equally, we affect things and objects in our turn, through the interpretation and the significance we give them. In regard to old age, certain objects, as well as places, may become problematic. Some things lose their importance and fall out of use while others appear and become integrated in every
