Despite the large theoretical corpus on approaches to dealing with negative externalities of road transport, there is a remarkable lack of connection to practically implemented road transport schemes. This thesis gives two implemented road transport management systems, the congestion charging scheme as introduced in Stockholm and the low emission zone as introduced in Berlin, their place in the li

Landskrona appears in many contexts as a city with constant social problems and violent crime. These are mainly linked to the central areas. Although, if you look at statistics of violent crime of Landskrona the numbers have actually decreased in recent years. Therefore the thesis of this paper is about violent crime in the city of Landskrona. My approach has been applying two different theories o

The present study examined the relationship between perceived speechtime, therapeutic alliance, and gender in couples therapy. The aim was to investigate if there were any gender differences in therapeutic alliance and if male clients needed to rate themselves as having more perceived speech-time than female clients in order to remain in therapy. A quantitative method was used as well as questionn

Violence is a central part of criminality with young men overrepresented in assault relates violence, both as perpetrator and victim. Our aim of this study was to get a picture of what attitudes ordinary young men have toward masculinity and manliness as well of violence and how these attitudes relate to their picture of the young man as a victim. The empirical material was qualitatively collected

Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka konsumenters resonemang kring köp på internet för att öka förståelsen för vad som är viktigt för att dessa ska känna förtroende för en webbutik. En kvalitativ studie har genomförts utifrån ett hermeneutiskt förhållningssätt. Ansatsen är deduktiv med induktiva inslag. Primärdata bygger på semistrukturerade intervjuer. Sekundärdata är främst hämtad från vetenskapligThe purpose of this thesis is to examine consumer’s reasoning about online shopping to increase the understanding of what is important when it comes to trusting a webstore. A qualitative study has been conducted using a hermeneutic approach. The approach is deductive with inductive elements. Raw data is based on semistructured interviews. Secondary data is mainly taken from scientific papers. The

Uppsatsen tar sin utgångspunkt i ett släktforskningsmaterial som omfattar perioden 1750-2000 vari en sammanställning görs av de förnamn som har givits personerna som ingår i denna släkt. Förutom namnen sammanställs även den sociala bakgrunden för namngivarna samman avseende de titlar som de begåvats med. Med detta material som utgångspunkt görs sedan en kvantitativ analys av materialet. Detta görs

China has ascended to be one of the best performing countries in the world and is always striving to be better. China has developed its economy by leaps and bounds; meanwhile, huge inequality has been created as the result of the rapid growth. Furthermore, besides China’s income inequality, other unequal factors, for instance: uneven social opportunities, ill-distributed social welfare and educati

The purpose of this study is to analyze and understand how branding, image and identity play a role for Nations both to attract and maintain student, customers and motivate volunteers. This will be analyzed by means of the following research questions: “how do the Nations brand themselves?” and “how do members and volunteers of nations understand the Nation’s image and how do they respond to it?”

Title: Million Boost, renovation and energy upgrade of an apartment building from the old Swedish residential development. Authors: Eszter Faludi, Victor Tuvesson Tutors: Laura Liuke, Housing Development & Management, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. Examiner: Erik Johansson, Housing Development & Management, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. Issue: The many apartments that

The main goal for year 2050 is to reduce energy usage by 50 %. This is meant to be achieved through the use of energy efficient solutions. Operation and maintenance of installations and buildings are main factors in achieving this goal. The building must be viewed from a holistic perspective throughout the process. With regards of both optimization of installations and improvements of the construc

The current energy demand of buildings in the studied countries varies a lot. With the new directive from the EU requiring nearly zero energy buildings, all the countries are striving for similar goals. Although the countries can make their own interpretation of what a nearly zero energy building is, the goals are quite close to each other. In a way, the EU has succeeded with their directive. The

This thesis stresses out brand promise as one of the main prerequisites to ensure trust in the relationships with the consumers when it is delivered in a sincere, consistent and transparent way. However, the hectic and volatile nature of social media requires agility and careful deliberation when facing crisis.

Titel: En rekryterare tar form – Social identitet och kulturuppfattning bland rekryterare på bemanningsföretag Seminariedatum: 31 Maj, 2012 Ämne/kurs: FEKH95, Examensarbete kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Fanny Brodin 880924-0540 Martin Danielsson 900320-5771 Julia Pavlova 900216-2643 Handledare: Nikos Macheridis Nyckelord: Bemanningsföretag, rekryterare, social identitetsteori, or

Hydropower is responsible for approximately 45 % of the Swedish annual electricity production making it an important constituent of the Swedish energy market. This master thesis serves to evaluate how the use of three different bias correction methods and the delta change approach effect the predicted future hydropower production in Lule, Skellefte and Dal river basin. The study includes one glo