In 2011, China’s urban population surpassed its rural population for the first time in the history when it reached 690 million. The massive urbanization has resulted in a booming of urban housing and infrastructure. Consequently, crowded infrastructure systems burdened by an increasing urban population and severe environmental problems like air pollution have become the main challenges for Chinese

Studiens syfte var att nå en fördjupad förståelse för känslomässiga upplevelser av att växa upp med ett syskon med allvarlig psykisk eller fysisk sjukdom eller funktionsnedsättning. Utöver detta var syftet att undersöka hur individer upplever att de har påverkats av dessa erfarenheter avseende sin förmåga till upplevelse och uttryck av affekterna glädje, ilska, skuld och skam. Semistrukturerade inThe purpose of this study was to reach a deeper understanding of the emotional experience of growing up with a sibling with severe mental or physical illness or disability. In addition to this, the purpose was to investigate how individuals feel they have been affected by these experiences in regard to their ability to experience and express happiness, anger, guilt and shame. Semi-structured inter

This thesis is based on the problem of transferring knowledge across different cultures. It is a qualitative research, which takes place in Uganda and Tanzania, consisting of six interviews with participants from two batches in the Sida program, two observations and one workshop. The point of departure were two questions: 1) What cultural aspects affect the knowledge transfer within the Sida:s “Ch

Purpose: The sustainability impacts of supply chain practices have become a topic of contention, and customers are demanding more information on the sustainable performance of corporate entities. Sustainability reporting has emerged in response to these concerns as a method to showcase the sustainability performance a company’s supply chain to relevant stakeholders. However, research on the topic

I egenskap av lärarstudent med ett år kvar av utbildningen har jag fortfarande vissa svårigheter med att tolka den nya läroplanen, Lgr 11. Jag har därför undersökt hur yrkesaktiva lärare tolkar och hanterar den nya läroplanen. Studien innehåller också en analys av likvärdigheten av lärarnas tolkningar eftersom nya rapporter påpekar bristande likvärdighet i den svenska skolan. Studien är kvalitativAs a teacher student with only one year left until fully educated, I still have some difficulties completely understanding and interpreting the new curriculum, Lgr 11, for the higher grades of Swedish elementary school. Therefore I examined how working teachers tend to interpret and deal with this new curriculum. The thesis also contains an analysis of the teachers’ answers in the perspective of e

Genom EU-medlemskapet har Sveriges arbetsmarknad utvidgats till EES-medlemsländers yttre gränser i och med den fria rörligheten. Detta, tillsammans med en ökad gränsöverskridande rörelse, EU-utvidgningen i öst, samt EU-domstolens praxis i form av Lavaldomen, har satt press på den svenska modellen och mer närmare det svenska kollektivavtalssystemet. Uppsatsen uppmärksammar och påvisar att den svensThrough the membership in EU and the free movement, Sweden’s labour market has been extended to the EES-countries outer national boarders. This, together with an increased transboundary movement, EU-extension in the east, and the EU-Court´s judgements such as Laval, has put pressure on the Swedish model and more in detail the Swedish collective agreement system. This essay highlights and indicates

Undersökningen syftar till att förstå vad självständighet betyder och hur det upplevs av boende på vårdboende utifrån deras perspektiv med frågeställningen; Hur upplevs självständighet bland boende på vårdboende? För att förstå fenomenet använder jag Goffmans dramaturgiska perspektiv. Studien är kvalitativ med samtalsintervjuer och deltagande observationer som främsta metoder. Självständighet är

The world is urbanising at an unprecedented rate. Cities are perceived to be potential solutions as well as causes of the many problems our society faces. On the one hand, cities are considered the driving forces of prosperity through innovation, wealth creation and growth. On the other hand, cities are perceived to be the roots of urgent environmental and social issues. In fact, the very notion o

The world’s fisheries and marine ecosystems are in danger of collapse. Fish is a highly traded commodity worldwide and the WTO regulates most global trade. Yet, overfishing is an environmental problem and the WTO is not an environmental organisation. Due to its power and reach, increased observance of sustainability could be very influential. It is argued that a tool like ecolabelling can improve

This paper examines if it is possible to achieve a higher cumulative and risk adjusted return through an active portfolio strategy compared to a passive portfolio strategy. This is done through a mean-variance framework in which the variance is forecasted using two different models. The results show that it is possible achieve a higher cumulative and risk adjusted return by dynamically changing th

Urban design and city planning have historically been a practice undertaken by distanced experts and funded by detached donors and political bodies. The result is often urban sprawl, transit domination, and streets deprioritizing pedestrians. While urban areas do support innovation and knowledge-intensive production, the occurrence of social and environmental urban vulnerabilities is increasing an

In an effort to mitigate global climate change, the REDD+ mechanism (an acronym for ‘Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stock’) continues to be put forward as an attractive carbon sequestration and forest conservation tool. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hosting m

I den nya översiktsplanen för Malmö, som antogs den 14:e maj 2014 läggs ett stort fokus på hur man kan stärka social hållbarhet genom insatser i den byggda miljön. De miljöer som beskrivs som socialt hållbara ska präglas av täthet och funktionsblandning. Detta står i skarp kontrast till vilken typ av miljöer som har förespråkats för att stärka social hållbarhet tidigare i Malmös historia. Under 19

Studiens syfte är att öka förståelsen för hur den köpande organisationens val av samarbetsstrategi kan påverka Green Supply Chain Managements genomslagskraft i försörjningskedjan. Teorin definierar begreppet Green Supply Chain Management och redogör för vilka hinder och drivkrafter som kan återfinnas vid miljöarbete. I den teoreriska referensramen definieras armlängdsstrategin samt relationsstrate

The purpose of this study was to investigate what preconditions Kurdish families in Sweden have to solve childcare and how they do it. This was done by using qualitative, semi-structured interviews with six Kurdish mothers of young children and theoretical foundations that links childcare, welfare conditions and transnational migration. The study shows that migration causes a vulnerability which m

This paper takes a performance-based approach to corporate governance and investigates whether compliance with the corporate governance code in Sweden equates to a lower cost of capital, measured as cost of equity, cost of debt and the weighted average of these, the WACC. The premonition is that adherence to governance codes should lower the risk profile of the firm, leading investors and creditor