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

Syftet med studien var att undersöka de sexuella samtalens betydelse och funktion i kamratgruppen hos unga heterosexuella män. Totalt genomfördes fem semistrukturerade intervjuer med män mellan 23 och 25 år. En aletisk hermeneutisk metodansats användes och det insamlade materialet analyserades med tematisk analys. Utifrån detta framträdde fyra huvudteman: mycket sex ger högre status, önskan om visThe purpose of this study was to examine the meaning and function of sexual conversation in the peer group among young heterosexual men. A total of five men aged between 23 and 25 participated in semi-structured interviews. Based upon a hermeneutic approach, thematic analysis was conducted and four main themes identified: much sex leads to higher status, wish for certain attention, competition in

Effekter av skogsbränder på kolbalansen i boreala skogar I boreala skogar lagras kol i vegetation och jord, däribland kol av antropogent ursprung. Därav är dessa skogar en viktig del av kolcykeln och regleringen av klimatet. Då skogsbränder uppstår påverkas denna lagring av kol då en del av kolet frigörs vid förbränningen av biomassa. Skogsbränder medför även indirekta effekter, detta då ekosystBoreal forests are important for climate regulation since they store anthropogenic carbon emissions in vegetation as well as in soil. Forests fires might counterbalance this by releasing the stored carbon to the atmosphere. In this review the effect of forest fires on carbon dynamics in boreal forests was examined. More specifically, studies were reviewed estimating the combustion emissions of car

The global food system, population growth, increased wealth, shifting diets and an overall larger demand for processed food, meat and dairy, has led to increased pressure on land, water and energy. The environmental implications of this have taken part in the establishment of international institutions which aims to regulate agriculture production methods, and thereby reduce these adverse impacts.

Labour market outcomes for immigrants in general is a well researched field, but the mechanisms behind labour market mismatches among immigrants post-migration is still in need of empirical research. Using a unique and newly compiled dataset on Swedish immigrants, also containing pre-migration occupational and educational information data, this study aims makes use of maximum likelihood models to

Nationalräkenskaperna, och särskilt BNP, används idag ofta som ett mått på välfärd och välmående i samhället. Dock, i verkligheten är dessa mått inte ämnade att mäta välfärd och även när det gäller att mäta produktion finns det oftast stora problem. Utöver detta uppträder det ofta problem när man ska jämföra nationalräkenskaperna mellan länder eller olika tidsperioder. Under den tidsperiod jag anThe national accounts, and specifically GDP, are often taken as a measure of welfare and increased wellbeing in society. However, in reality these measures are not created for measuring welfare, and even in measuring productions there are often significant problems. Furthermore, problems arise when we try to compare national accounts between countries, or between different periods. During the dec

The aim of this project was to examine if it is feasible to develop and apply a reuse concept regarding clean in place (CIP) processes. The concept is based on different topics such as lim-itation, structure, future and reliability. Three CIP processes were chosen to represent the wide variety of cleaning processes available to the food and pharmaceutical industries, Single use Food, Recovery Food

Solkräm – en miljöfara? Solskyddsprodukter används i allt större utsträckning för att skydda oss mot bland annat hudcancer. Vi informeras ständigt om vikten av att smörja oss med solskydd för att undvika skador på huden. Vad som däremot inte informeras om är att vi samtidigt bidrar till stora utsläpp av kemikalier som kan ge negativa effekter för livet i sjöar och hav. Solvårdsprodukter såldes The aim of the study was to perform a hazard assessment of ingredients in sunscreen products available on the Swedish market. Data was collected by documentation of all ingredients in 110 frequently occurring sunscreen products from 15 different brands and by a screening of four known databases for collection of hazard classifications of the ingredients. The study shows that 96 out of 347 ingredie

In the past century, Sweden has seen vast developments in narrowing the gender earnings gap between men and women. Nevertheless the gap still remains, and has revealed patterns of stagnation in the recent decade. In the presence of a gender earnings gap there is an unequal distribution of economic power between men and women, which may lead to an inefficient resource allocation. Today there is a l