The vast literature on integration and public policies suggests a relationship between integration and public spending. The purpose of this study is to examine whether integration has affected the structure of public spending in the member states of the European Union and European Free Trade Association in 1996-2009. Both aggregate and ten disaggregated spending components will be examined and fiv

Currently sedimentation is one of the major issues to deal with, for professionals, as it causes continuous loss of storage and hinder the intended purposes of a dam. More research and case-specific studies are required to understand the behavior of sediment transport mechanism in order to propose remedial measures. Sakuma dam on Tenryu River in Japan is one of the largest dams in Japan and it is

Mediebevakningen i samband med rättegången mot Anders Behring Breivik har varit omfattande. Breivik har fått synas i tv-sändningar och journalister har kunnat återge Breiviks uttalanden från rättssalen. Mitt syfte är att analysera svenska nyhetsartiklar om Breivik och lyfta fram återkommande teman och tendenser i rapporteringen. Mitt fokus ligger på framställningen av Breivik som person och min an

The following report constitutes the main part of the course VBR 054 Fire Safety Evaluation given by the Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. The main objective of the report is to evaluate the personal safety at Östergötlands länsmuseum in the event of fire. In an initial risk analysis three likely fire scenarios are chosen for

This report is an evaluation of evacuation safety, during fire, in Söderhallarna, Stockholm. Söderhallarna is a combined market hall with regular stores, restaurants and offices. A lot of people visit Söderhallarna daily, especially during the greater holidays, such as Christmas and Easter. Many non-Swedish speaking tourists visit the market hall, emphasizing the importance to have easy to underst

The following report is an evaluation of the fire safety for Tyrs Hov sports center in Tyringe with emphasis and focus on personal safety in and egress out of the building. The report was produced as part of studying the course Fire Safety Evaluation at the Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety at Lund University. Tyrs Hov holds a variety of sporting activities scattered throug

This report is a Fire Safety Evaluation of Sky City’s public areas at Arlanda Airport and aims to evaluate the safety of persons in the event of fire. The report is written by students in the fire safety engineering program at Lund University. The analysis determines three possible fire scenarios in different parts of the building, which are considered to have the worst probable outcome in terms

This report is an evaluation of the fire safety at Jakobsberg's hospital outside Stockholm. The report is a part of the course in Fire Safety Evaluation that is given at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. The evaluation follows a scheme that was developed on a basis of prior learning at the Fire Protection Engineering Program and focuses on risks concerning life and health. The wor

This report is a fire safety evaluation of Träcentrum, a school and conference center in Nässjö, Sweden. The building is divided into five sections but because of various limitations only two will be thoroughly investigated in this report. A site visit at the location was made in February 2012 to gather information about the fire protection and evacuation of the building. Targets of protection we

The following report contains a fire safety evaluation of Västerport Köpcentrum in Nyköping. The focus of the report has been personal security during evacuation. The report is a part of the course Fire Safety Evaluation given by the Department of Fire Safety Engineering and System Safety at the Lund Faculty of Engineering, Lund University in Lund, Sweden. Västerport Köpcentrum is a 5000 m2 shoppi

The following report contains a fire safety evaluation of the Nynäshamn hospital in Nynäshamn, Sweden. The report is a part of the course Fire Safety Evaluation, a course in the Fire Protection Engineering Program at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, Lund, Sweden. The purpose with the report was to evaluate the personal safety in the building, specifically in regards to egress, in case of

This report evaluates the fire safety at Wallmans in Helsingborg. It evaluates the possibility to safely evacuate the premises if a fire occurs. Wallmans in Helsingborg offers dinnershows, where the guests are entertained while served dinner. After the dinnershow they close and reopen for nightclub. The maximum number of guests is 350 when dinnershow and 650 when nightclub. Three different fire sc

This report contains a fire safety evaluation of Kyrkskolan, Svedala. Kyrkskolan is an educational institution in the community of Svedala that houses a primary school, preschool and kindergarten. Parts of the building are roughly 100 years old and there has been a need to investigate if the fire safety is satisfactory with respect to present regulations and risk acceptance. The aim of this work

The main purpose of the report is to evaluate the personal safety at Väla Center in Helsingborg, in case of fire. Väla Center is one of Sweden's largest shopping mall, localized to one floor and consists of 180 different shops, restaurants and cafes. A risk analysis is made to select three different fire scenarios for further study. The design fires are evaluated with different computer progr

Denna magisteruppsats grundar sig på den egna översättningen av delar av en populariserad sociologisk analys av arbetarnas situation vid Peugots bilfabriker i norra Frankrike (Stéphane Beaud & Michel Pialoux 2004). Den första delen består av en textanalys grundad på i huvudsak Hellspong & Ledin (1997). Den andra delen utgörs av ett antal översättningsteoretiska reflektioner och presenterar

In order to examine the evacuation conditions in the case of fire at Gekås Ullared AB, a fire safety evaluation has been conducted. Gekås is Scandinavia’s largest department store with 4,5 million visitors a year. Three different scenarios were analyzed and simulated in the programs FDS and Simulex. The time to critical conditions were compared with the total evacuation time to see if the requirem

Does democracy increase economic growth? This thesis has narrowed down the question to empirically estimating the causal effect of local elections of district heads on economic growth in Indonesia by using a quasi-experimental research method, or “natural experiment” approach. In Indonesia the first elections of district heads were performed in a staggered manner, and decided such that the year of