This paper consists of a literature study and laboratory experiments of magnesium oxide boards, from Swedish suppliers, that is a part of a larger research project. Lately the boards have become known for the way they absorb moisture which has led to damage on adjacent materials. The boards are inorganic and are marketed as moisture proof. The purpose of the larger research project is to identify

Vi kanske tror att vårt beteende och vår livsstil bara påverkar oss själva. Det stämmer inte. Utsläppen från vår höga levnadsstandard leder till stora problem i hela världen. Världshälsoorganisationen WHO har konstaterat att olika miljöföroreningar dödar tre gånger fler människor i låg- och medelinkomstländer än malaria, AIDS och tuberkolos tillsammans! Dessutom leder våra livsstilsval till växthuThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of behavioral change oriented measures to address climate change problems. Municipalities in Sweden already work with these kinds of measures, but they find it hard to apply for funding since it’s often a requirement to show the emission reductions of each project. The initial part of the study aims to understand how the members of the Climate

The aim with our study was to explore ADIC’s policy work in the field of substance abuse and the process of implementation of policies on Sri Lanka. We chose a qualitative method were we interviewed six professionals. The theoretical concepts of welfare regimes and social policy approaches were used to analyse our empirical material. Our findings showed that ADIC were working with policies in two

Title: The Magic to Change Cinderella´s Glass Slipper: A qualitative study on breaking the norm preserving gender in the construction industry Authors: Erika Gräns & Wiebke Müller Supervisor: Sverre Spoelstra Submission Date: 20th of May 2016 Keywords: Gender Inequalities, Norm, Horizontal Segregation, Glass Ceiling, Glass Slipper, Ideal Worker, Occupational Identity Purpose: The purpose

Based on the imbalances caused by asymmetric information and opaque supply chains, this study aims to contribute to the research field of logistics and supply chain management by exploring the potential of blockchain technology within logistics. The main focus is on increasing supply chain transparency for both suppliers and consumers, and improving contractual coordination in order to secure fulf

Chronic Lyme disease in Germany, although widely discussed in the political sphere, is not yet a legitimate illness in front of the law. Despite being classified as a (re) emerging threat to public health,fragmented regulatory approaches and the isolated nature of knowledge on Borrelia and co-infections represent major obstacles on curbing its growing impact on people's health. This explorativ

Currently, the consumer decision-making is influenced by an increase of technological adoption, called multi-channel retailing, which can be defined as a retailer using a combination of integrated channels for promoting and selling products and services. Since there is a lack of knowledge about how the consumer decision-making in this context looks like, the purpose of the study is to redress the

Fördelar och nackdelar med att gräva upp gamla soptippar för utvinning Många av Sveriges nedlagda soptippar ligger vid bostäder. Områdena är ofta förorenade områden och innehåller stora mängder avfall som skulle kunna återvinnas och återanvändas. Utgrävning och utvinning av avfallet hade medfört vinster och risker för miljön och närbefolkning. I Sverige finns det cirka 6000 äldre nedlagda soptipThere are probably thousands of old landfills in Sweden. Many of those contain recyclable materials, which could be excavated and recycled, but also might state environmental threats due to the large amount of non-recyclable and potentially hazardous waste buried. The present study is a study on two landfills in the municipality of Lund in southern Sweden, comprising of an industrial waste landfil

Obesity levels in developing countries are increasing at an alarming rate, while “old” problems such as hunger and undernutrition still persist, creating a paradoxical situation of a double burden of malnutrition. Intertwined with new sustainability challenges such as climate change and land degradation, food, health and sustainability are interconnected in a complex web of relationships, spanning

Immigrant entrepreneurs who get involved in the restaurant industry face different challenges to promote their restaurants and attract new customers. However, immigrant entrepreneurs’ cultural capital is an important asset that can be exploited to overcome these challenges. This paper seeks to identify and explore what is the cultural capital that immigrant entrepreneurs use as marketing strategie

An understanding of the inherent effectiveness-potential of environmental product-labels is important because of the growing presence of these labels as governance regimes, especially in the textile market. The proper governance of eco-labels has the potential to assist with the transformation to more environmentally friendly consumption, but not enough is known about the inherent qualities that m

Denna kandidatuppsats handlar om vilka faktorer som mest påverkar användaracceptans vid systemförändringar i ofrivilliga system, d.v.s. när användaren inte har ett val om den vill använda systemet eller inte. Vi skapade en undersökningsmodell baserad på UTAUT & ECT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology & Expectation Confirmation Theory) och tog sedan fram en enkät som skickad

As more and more companies are realizing the importance to integrate sustainability with their economic prosperity development, Triple Bottom Line functions as companies' Polaris to guide them to incorporate "People, Planet" considerations into their "Profit" seeking goal. Corporate social responsibility initiatives are adopted by many companies. Among them, Cause Related M

I vilken mån kan man som svensk gitarrist spela och komponera autentisk flamencomusik? Denna studie bygger på författarens egen konstnärliga praktik som svensk flamencogitarrist. Tre spanska flamencogitarrister har fått lyssna till inspelningar av två av författarens kompositioner, kommentera inspelningarna och svara på en serie intervjufrågor. Målet med studien är att åskådliggöra möjligheter ochTo what extent can one as a Swedish guitarist play and compose authentic flamenco music? This study is based on the author’s own artistic practice as a Swedish flamenco guitarist. Three Spanish flamenco guitarists have been asked to listen to recordings of two of the author’s compositions, give comments to the recordings and answer a series of interview questions. The study aims to reveal possibil

People’s ability to learn holds a promise for sustainability as learning is seen to enable change; yet, the prevalence of norms and values in society that reinforce unsustainability may severely challenge this process. The debate on what role learning can play is centered around the question whether people can learn from others and if so, how to enhance it. More precisely, who has to learn what fr

This thesis presents a narrative analysis of slavery and human trafficking case in Maluku, Indonesia. It employs the concepts of the Global Production Network (GPN) framework and unfree labour to situate the slave labour dynamic in the Indonesian fishing industry structure. The main argument is that the dynamic of the Indonesian fishing industry’s production networks is fundamental in reproducing

This study has investigated the usage of rescue chambers as an alternative to additional egress paths. The new underground facilities at CERN that are planned as a part of the HL-LHC project have two proposed designs with rescue chambers or additional egress paths. This report consists of two parts, a case study of the proposed designs for CERN and a literature review on rescue chambers. The resul

Klimatförändringar kommer att göra det svenska klimatet både varmare och blötare. Det kommer att leda till en ökad nederbörd. Parallellt med klimatförändringar flyttar allt fler människor till städer. Detta sätter stor press på att samhällsutvecklingen tar hänsyn till både klimat och ökad inflyttning för att minska risken och sårbarheten att drabbas av översvämningar. Ett sätt att minska översvämnAmidst the on-going trend of urbanisation, and its notable effect of climate change, there have been calls for a more sustainable management of storm water. As part of this movement, blue-green measures, with their many multifunctional benefits, have been recognised as sustainable solutions. The aim of this study is thus to identify the barriers and drivers in order to facilitate the implementatio

“There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women,” Kofi Annan (UN News Center, 2005). The empowerment of women takes different forms such as pursuit of education, participation in political activities and representation in leadership, equal employment opportunities and wages, access to health care and ability to make decisions on personal reproductive health, economic