In light of alarming reports on devastating effects of deforestation, the UNFCCC initiated in 2005 REDD+; a climate scheme designed to halt deforestation and mitigate emissions from forest degradation. Despite being met with enthusiastic approval at top level, the scheme has been met with resistance by local forest community groups. Displaying the core characteristics of a depoliticized policy iss

5 October 2018, President Aliaksandr Lukashenka lashed out against a draft bill of the Law Against Domestic Violence. That very same day activists Svetlana Gatalskaya and Marysha Korzh created a Facebook page called “March On, Baby” to push for the rejected bill. After 48 hours, about 1700 both female and male Belarusians joined it. This thesis uses “March on, Baby” movement as a case study to lo

Greenlanders in Denmark are often overlooked in the spheres of the Danish society. One stereotypical image of the Greenlander has become ingrained to be almost commonsensical in its use in the Danish language and media. That is the Greenlander as the loser in Danish society, someone who is either drunk, homeless, or destitute. Although some Greenlanders suffer from these issues, the majority of th

Under 2000-talet har Kina på allvar börjat etablera sig som en global supermakt. Centralt i Kinas internationella ambitioner är de nya Sidenvägarna, formellt kallat Belt & Road-iniative. Officiellt är BRI ett ekonomiskt samarbete som syftar till att sammankoppla världen i gemensam infrastruktur och liberala handelsavtal. Anklagelser har dock riktats mot Kina att detta är ett svepskäl för säker

Begreppet segregation har under senare år tagit allt större plats i samhällsdebatten i Sverige. De bakomliggande drivande faktorerna för fenomenet är komplexa och svåra att förklara och att förändra bostadsbeståndet genom nybyggnation tar tid. Trots försök från politiskt håll och från stadsplanerare att motverka boendesegregationen i städer har inga bestående förändringar påvisats. Förutom det dirThe concept of segregation has in recent years been a subject of social debate in Sweden. The underlying driving factors for the phenomenon are complex and difficult to derive and changing the housing stock through new construction takes time. Despite attempts by politicians and city planners to counteract housing segregation in cities, no permanent changes have been concluded. A part from the nei

En utvärdering av design- och isoleringsaspekter för högtemperatursvärmelager i berg är en av nycklarna till en mer hållbar framtida energiförsörjning. Men värmelagringsförmåga såväl som ekonomisk potential behöver analyseras. I en värld kämpande mot klimatförändringar, krävs stora kraftsamlingar för att en framtida hållbarhet skall vara uppnåbar. Centralt för detta ligger minskning av koldioxiduThermal energy storage is a growing concept within the sector of energy production. The concept is based on storage of excess thermal energy, for usage during high demand, as a mean of reducing the need for new production. By implementing thermal storage economic and environmental gains can be made as production can be kept more constant over time and less energy is wasted, furthermore the storage

The concept of experimentation is increasingly promoted to facilitate social learning for sustainability transitions. Experiments are collaborative initiatives designed to generate knowledge and test innovative practices to address a collective sustainability challenge. However, it is often unclear whether experiments generate any impact beyond the initial project scope. Recent literature has call

YouTube har blivit en plattform där unga tjejer spenderar mer tid än någonsin tidigare. Det har blivit en plattform där YouTube-influencers uttrycker sin kreativitet och förmedlar personligt innehåll. De blir således individer med stort inflytande över sin publik. YouTube-influencers serverar information kring produkter och varumärken och får därmed en maktposition i samhället, som gör att unga tj

This degree project examines how Scandinavian architecture can meet antique and classical architecture in a contemporary architectural design within the brief for a new, supplementary building for the Swedish Institute in Rome in Italy. The project is based on a study tour to Italy undertaken during the autumn of 2018. The Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome, founded in 1926, is a rese

This project aims to propose an alternative memory architecture that allows space for a society to process and heal after having experienced collective trauma. The project site and setting is my mother’s home country Chile where the military coup in 1973 and the following dictatorship is still a source of grief and conflict. The point of departure for the project is the concept of architecture

Reuse of building materials is gaining increasing interest in Denmark as a result of policy developments. The thesis aims to describe what actors find important regarding collaboration in investigated Danish projects involving reuse of secondary building materials and to relate these findings to stakeholder interdependency patterns and institution characteristics of the building industry. Five in-

This exploratory mixed-methods case study research is guided by the question of what kind of role carbon markets can currently play in crafting a business model to support nature-based solutions of wild grassland carbon sinks in Europe. By developing a carbon offset project for the nature organisation Rewilding Europe, this research engages with and connects the literature on carbon markets and ca

Uppsatsen undersöker två förlags presentationer av aktuella författare genom att analysera författarpresentationerna på respektive förlags hemsida. Studien är utförd på två förlag med liknande utgivning, Bookmark och Forum. Förlagen liknar varandra både sett till vilka genrer de ger ut och vilka typer av författare. Resultaten visar vad förlagen har med i sina författarpresentationer. En analys oc

Som många kanske vet, är allting runtomkring oss (och även vi själva) uppbyggda av atomer. Atomer är dock inte de minsta byggstenarna som finns, då de består av en kärna -- som består av protoner och neutroner -- och elektroner. Även protonerna och neutronerna består av partiklar, så kallade kvarkar, men där tar det stopp. De här kvarkarna (och även elektronerna) är vad som kallas elementarpartiklIn this thesis the production of the $\Omega^-$ and $\Omega^+$ baryons, in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV, is analyzed as a function of charged-particle multiplicity. The events analyzed were recorded by the ALICE detector, at the LHC. The aim of the analysis is to study the QGP-signature of strangeness enhancement, in search for an enhancement of $\Omega^-$ and $\Omega^+$ at high m

The first three US Presidents of the century have, to say the least, had differing views concerning the nature of climate change and how this issue is addressed most appropriately – as noted by the fact that the issue has gone back and forth between being a security issue and basically disappearing from the security agenda altogether. In order to shine a light on how this has happened, this study

Summer 2018 I worked with a recycling coalition in the United States to investigate food waste as a topic essential in promoting environmental sustainability. We banded together with QFB, a large food bank, to focus on the problem of food waste in their food rescue process. During my time at QFB I noticed paradoxes between the practices and words of different stakeholders in the QFB system: most s

Förkortningen av ledtiden för utveckling av produkter påverkar kraftigt behovet av att ha ett strategiskt tillvägagångssätt för produktutvecklingsmetodik. Det är också av yttersta vikt att använda rätt verktyg och ha förståelse för digitaliseringen av industrin. I denna uppsats, som utförs efter en förfrågan från Scania, presenteras ett strategiskt tillvägagångssätt mot en modern produktkonceptutvThe shortening of the development lead time for products is heavily affecting the need for having a strategic approach to product development methodology. It is also of the utmost importance to use the right tools and have an understanding concerning the digitalization of the industry. Presented in this Master Thesis, conducted after an incitement from Scania, is a strategic approach towards a mod