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Exploring the Energy Saving Potential in Private, Public and Non-Motorized Transport for Ten Swedish Cities

Transport energy conservation research in urban transport systems dates back principally to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) “Arab Oil Embargo” (1973–1974) and the Iranian revolution (1979), when global oil supplies became threatened and costs rose steeply. Two subsequent Gulf Wars (1991 and 2003) highlighted the dangerous geo-political dimensions of Middle-Eastern oil

Resources Shifting Values : Online and Offline Resources in Swedish Civil Society

Resources have always been at the heart of civil society theorizing. While many earlier theories have focused on resources in the forms of money, people, ideas, or personnel, recent debates highlight the Internet and social media as new environments for resource mobilization. This chapter contributes to current research by comparing the human, economic, and political resources accumulated both offResources have always been at the heart of civil society theorizing. While many earlier theories have focused on resources in the forms of money, people, ideas, or personnel, recent debates highlight the Internet and social media as new environments for resource mobilization. This chapter contributes to current research by comparing the human, economic, and political resources accumulated both off

Translating principles of adaptability and flexibility into practice: The case of Swedish Strategic Partnership Organizations' development cooperation with the Eastern Partnership

The donor community has increasingly acknowledged the principles of adaptability and flexibility as part of promoting development cooperation effectiveness. However, limited research has investigated the implementation of these principles, particularly by intermediary civil society organizations (CSOs). Wishing to address these gaps, this thesis examines the implementation of the principles by Swe

Load following in a Swedish nuclear power plant

Det svenska energisystemet är under ständig utveckling. Länge har vatten- och kärnkraft varit grundstenarna i energiproduktionen, där kärnkraft utgjort den så kallade baslasten och vattenkraften reglerkraften. Då allt mer väderberoende vindkraftverk byggs förändras förutsättningarna för det svenska energisystemet, där en stor del av elproduktionen blir allt mer oförutsägbar på grund av variationer