In 2003 the deciding political council in Bromölla municipality requested that an overhaul on the committee and public administration structure should be conducted. In the report Bromölla was characterized as a traditional organization with a low degree of change. This case study will examine why the organization previously has been reluctant to change its structure and why they are willing to do

Over the centuries the Mayan indigenous population has been excluded from power politics in Guatemala. During the last decades much attention by scholars has been placed on the Mayan movement, as a new and unconventional political actor. In this study I examine why and how this actor has emerged, with specific consideration on the shift from class to culture. By drawing on theories of civil societ

Abstract Why don't (some) regimes with formal democratic features undergo transition to democracy? Which are the internal dynamics of these regimes that can offer comprehension to this state of affairs? The main purpose of this thesis is to advance the above questions, and, on a lower level of abstraction, examine the case of Egypt. The Egyptian regime is characterized by, for instance, a mul

In this paper I attempt to analyze the ways the European Union defines its external borders in cross-border co-operation with its neighbours. The analysis is based on case study examining the founding components of a updated version of the Northern Dimension policy of the European Union. The analytical framework of the study is composed of three different perceptions on the cross-border co-operat

Abstract In 1998 the United Nations held a diplomatic conference on the establishment of an International Criminal Court in Rome. In the end of the conference the negotiating states adopted the Rome Statute by which an international criminal court was established. The court, which entered into force on 1 July 2002, has jurisdiction over the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crim

Today we can sometimes discern a tendency in cultural policy in Sweden and abroad, of using culture as a tool to achieve development. In Sweden this tendency is the most obvious at the regional level. In this thesis I study this tendency in the cultural policy in Region Skåne. The aim is firstly to examine in what way the tendency of integrating a development perspective in the cultural policy, i

Northern Ireland is a conflict with a long and violent history, which often focuses on the armed struggle of extremist organizations. This thesis instead asks how is the conflict in Northern Ireland kept alive in the lives of ordinary people? The material used comes from books and articles containing interviews and descriptions of the environment and local perceptions. The theory used is the ethno

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Sahel kallas regionen som ligger mellan Saharaöknen i norr och den gröna savannen i söder. Det sträcker sig från Atlanten i väst till Röda havet i öst. Området karakteriseras av låg och oregelbunden nederbörd. Torka och svält har drabbat stora delar av området i flera omgångar. Den stora torkan 1984 lever kvar i folks minne som en fruktansvärd katastrof. SatellRecent research has shown significant increasing trends in NOAA NDVI for the Sahel region during the period of 1982-1999. These observations could indicate that the amount of vegetation in the region is increasing. The changes could be interpreted as a recovery from the Sahelian droughts during the 1970´s and 1980´s. However, there are currently large uncertainties as to which processes that have

This study is a part of the research project Learning in the ICT-extended university (LiEU), which is conducted by Centre for Learning Lund at Lund University. The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse how upper secondary school students have experienced the Young Masters Program (YMP) and their learning process in the field of sustainable development in the ICT-mediated course with iss

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Som ett svar på den förstärkta växthuseffekten föreslogs vid Kyotokonferensen 1997 en handel med utsläppsrättigheter och åtgärder som reducerar koldioxidhalten i atmosfären. De påvisat ökade halterna av koldioxid i atmosfären har uppmärksammat kolcykeln och visat på behovet av en ökad kunskap om den globala kolcykeln. Detta kan uppnås med hjälp av ekologiska modAs a response to the enhanced greenhouse effect International Emissions Trading and Clean Development Mechanism were proposed as countermeasures at the Kyoto climate conference, in 1997. The observed raise in levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased attention on the carbon cycle and claimed the need of more knowledge and understanding of the global carbon cycle. This can be obtained by t

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Koldioxid är en viktig växthusgas. Växthusgaser fungerar som värmeisolerare i atmosfären och höjer temperaturen på jorden så att liv blir möjligt. Koldioxid utgör även en viktig del av fotosyntesen och respirationen hos jordens organismer. Sen början av den industriella revolutionen har halten koldioxid i atmosfären ökat exponentiellt. Utnyttjandet av fossila brCarbon dioxide in the atmosphere contributes to the greenhouse effect, which is essential to life on our planet. Furthermore, it plays an important part of the photosynthesis and respiration of the world’s organisms. Since the start of the industrial revolution the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased exponentially. The main source is the extensive burning of fossil fuels. If t

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Beskrivning och kartläggning av vegetationen samt tolkning av jord, klimat och annan information är mycket viktigt för förståelse och planering för användande av naturresurser. Fenologi dvs växters årliga variationer, är nära korrelerad med dynamiken i atmosfären. Information om vegetationens fenologi på regional och global nivå är därför en viktigt komponent föVegetation phenology (seasonal rhythm) is closely related to seasonal dynamics in the lower atmosphere and is therefore an important element in global climatic models and vegetation monitoring. Remote sensing is the primary means by which we can observe the dynamic characters of the earth's biosphere. Description and mapping of the natural vegetation, and its interpretation in terms of soil, c

Studien avser coaching inom socialt arbete med socialkonstruktionistisk utgångspunkt. Coachingen bedrevs inom projektet "Stärkt skydd för utsatta barn", Länsstyrelsen i Skåne län. Studien syftade till att utforska med vilken mening och betydelse som coachingen användes inom kontexten av socialt arbete. I studien berättas om hur coachingen inneburit utveckling av och lärande av metoder oc

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Satelliter används ofta för att studera markanvändning och vegationsutbredning. För att öka satelliternas möjlighet att kvantifiera vissa parameterar hos vegetationen har en strålningsmodell utvecklats. Dessa modeller simulerar den reflekterade strålningen som satelliten registrerar. På grund av att reflektansprocessen är så kompliserad kräver modellen en stor mCanopy reflectance models are used as a means of estimating vegetation parameters and simulating reflectance signatures of vegetation surfaces. A forest canopy reflectance model is tested on deciduous forest collections in southern Sweden. A sensitivity analysis is performed to study how large influence each parameter has on the simulated reflectance. Thorough field measurements of the forest coll

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Övergödningen av våra kustnära hav blev akut under 1980-talet, syrefria bottnar och giftiga algblomningar visade tydligt att något var mycket fel. Kväve, ett näringsämne, visade sig vara en av huvudorsakerna till dessa reaktioner i havet. De största kvävespridarna i Sverige var jordbruk och reningsverk. Avloppsvattenhanteringen behövde förändras och ett sätt attThe aim of this essay was to study the nitrogen flow in two willow plantations, at different locations in the south of Sweden, that were irrigated with sewage. The study was also performed to compare the differences in nitrogen flows between two years, 1998 and 1999. The study was made in three parts. First, the denitrification activity was measured using the acetylen inhibition method. Second the

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Krkonoše national park är beläget i Sudeterna vid gränsen mellan Tjeckien och Polen. Parken karakteriseras av stora variationer i altitud och ett mosaikliknande vegetationsmönster. Det komplexa landskapet medför svårigheter vid val av klassificeringsteknik och skala för produktion av tillförlitliga markanvändningskarteringar. Denna studie syftar i första hand tiThe Krkonoše National Park is located in the Sudetes mountain range at the Czech - Polish border. It is characterized by large variations in altitude and a mosaic vegetation pattern. The complex landscape raises the issues of appropriate classification techniques and scales. The first aim of this study is to produce a land cover map using 21 classes based on a rule-based classification system and

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between perceived popularity, social information processing and working memory. With the intentions of examining popularity 209 (98 female, 111 male) children in second and fourth grade were presented with a roster of their classmates and were to nominate whom they liked and whom they disliked. To study working memory capacity a working memo

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Grässjön ligger på kommungränsen mellan Osby och Östra Göinge, och har varit utsatt för stora förändringar på 18- och 1900-talen, bl. a. sänkningsprojekt och ändrade flöden. Sjön ingår i Tommaboda/Ekeshultsån, som är en del av Skräbeåns avrinningssystem - en av de åar som rinner ut i Hanöbukten. Grässjön var före 1909 en del av den tills då mycket större VielånThere are records of lowering of the water level in a lot of the Swedish lakes from the middle of the 1700th century. The aim was gaining more areable land to meet the needs of more food to support the expanding population. In areas with top soil which contents of clay or loam as in the southwest of Scania in southern Sweden this was proven to be a successful way expanding the total outcome of the

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: En verksamhet eller åtgärd kan ha stor inverkan på människor, djur, växter, mark, vatten, luft, klimat, landskap och kulturmiljö. För att fatta bästa möjliga beslut om en projekt-ut-formning som tar hänsyn till konsekvenserna för olika berörda miljövärden åter-finns kravet på miljökonsekvensbeskrivning, MKB, i svensk lagstiftning. Syftet med en MKB är att identiAn activity or a measure might have a great impact on people, animals, plants, soil, water, air, climate and landscape. In order to describe the direct and indirect effects an intended activity might have an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) must be carried out. This demand is regulated in Swedish legislation and makes it possible to achieve as small impact on the environment as practicable. A

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Biologisk mångfald innebär variationsrikedom bland alla levande organismer i alla miljöer, på land som i vatten. Utveckling av snabba noggranna metoder för övervakning av landskap och biologisk mångfald är därför av hög prioritet i Sverige och resten av Europa. På grund av landskapsanalysens komplexitet, har ett behov av att kvantifiera landskapets ekologiska egA need to develop methods for quantifying the landscape in means of improving the monitoring of the biological diversity has become more necessary in recent years. Landscape indices are one way of quantifying the landscape. The method gives an opportunity to treat data statistically and to compare the patterns on different scales. The aim of the paper is to evaluate two indices, a shape index and