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Soil organic matter (SOM) plays a significant role in the global carbon (C) and nutrients cycles, not only since SOM is a major storage reservoir of C and plant nutrients, but also since microbial decomposition of SOM releases large quantities of CO2 to the atmosphere. The accelerated or reduced turnover rate of SOM after the input of labile C compounds is a phenomenon known as the priming effect
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP), the world’s largest water transfer initiative, is designed to address northern China’s acute water scarcity by diverting approximately 45 km3 of water annually from the south through three major routes, with completion targeted for 2050. This review demonstrates that the SNWDP has already improved water security for over 150 million people, stabi
With the global economic transformation and the advancement of innovation-driven strategies, entrepreneurship education has become a crucial pathway for cultivating innovative talent, driving economic growth, and enhancing national competitiveness. It also provides new avenues for individual career development and societal value creation. This paper systematically analyzes the development trajecto
Since their emergence in the 1950’s, ice cores have ventured from being scientific objects of concern to a limited number of glaciologists to becoming one of the most iconic representations of anthropogenic climate change. This thesis aims to historicize the way in which ice cores became enrolled into climate discourse, particularly emphasizing the production and representation of temporalities of
This report is the result of a master thesis project conducted at the Global R&D Dish Care Department at Electrolux, Stockholm. The master thesis has been carried out through the Division of Machine Design, Department of Design Sciences at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University. Electrolux is a developer and producer of household appliances active on the global market. Their focus
The global fleet of 48,525 merchant ships is responsible for 90% of world trade, making the shipping industry invaluable in today’s globalised world. On average 1,000 of these ships reach the end-of-life and are recycled annually. Close to 80% of these vessels are disposed of on the coasts of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Ship recycling in itself is a sustainable and necessary practice because o
The global human rights regime can only recognise rights that are already known and given, what I’m calling constituted human rights. This mantra poses some immediate obstacles: it effectively invisibilises issues of the productivity and antagonism of human rights movements, the unknown and indeterminate future, and human rights that don’t yet exist. This thesis is an effort to disclose, through c
Despite climate risks posing a serious threat to business and business continuity, empirical research has shown little active involvement of the private sector in climate change adaptation (CCA). National plans of governments, as well as global agreements and reports, highlight the need for collaborative climate action on a global scale, placing special emphasis on private sector involvement as cr
Monitoring crop phenology at parcel scale aligns with the concept of precision agriculture (PA) and can provide invaluable information to agronomic management systems. Satellite time series data are commonly deployed for detecting crop growth stages, while the recent advancements in remote sensing (RS) technologies such as the launch of Sentinel 2 (S2) are providing unprecedented opportunities for
Christian slaves and their view on the others A comparative analysis of European captivity narratives in Northern Africa during the eighteenth century In the 18 th century, several hundred thousand Europeans were captives in Northern Africa. They represented different nationalities and religions. During the same period, there were numerous conflicts based on religion, and the balance of power be
Does economic globalization impact sexual beliefs, contributing to the rise of right-wing parties? Although voters may not discern threats from trade shocks, individual economic insecurity theoretically impacts cultural attitudes and sparks a backlash towards outgroups, in turn contributing to right-wing candidates that campaign leveraging intolerance. Considering that scholars provide evidence fo
Interpersonal violence against women is a widely spread problem where one out of three women globally falls victim to violence during their lifetime. The Swedish government constructed 2016 six gender equality policies and one of these policies aims to violence against women to end. Despite this, there is no sign that the violence has decreased, neither in Sweden nor globally. Our empiricism consi
Degrowth identifies capitalist colonial appropriation of the Global North as the driver for global environmental and social crises, calling for a new economy centred around human needs. Degrowth also proposes a societal transformation that requires a redefinition of human-nature relations. Industrial agriculture, dominated by profit-oriented multinationals, contributes to and intensifies existing
Refrigerant systems such as chillers and are widely used to create a comfortable indoor climate, often incorporated in large buildings or offices. It relies on a refrigerant circuit that lowers temperature of a coolant via a heat exchanger, called an evaporator. The coolant enters a fan coil which lowers the surrounding air temperature in a desired space and recirculates back to the evaporator at
Concrete is the most widely used construction material worldwide, with an annual global consumption of approximately 30 billion tons and 14–15 million tons in Sweden in 2022. Its popularity stems from its durability, robustness, formability, and resistance to moisture, mold,fire, and sound. However, concrete production has a significant environmental impact, largely due to cement manufacturing, wh
Within months, everything changed in the autumn of 2024. Northvolt, once the defining symbol of Sweden’s green transition, suddenly found itself at the centre of one of the country’s most serious economic crises in decades. What had been a modern, sustainable fairytale of rapid growth and global ambition turned into a question of survival, ownership, and maintaining the Northvolt name. It is now
This thesis explores how welfare and sustainability are constructed, promoted, and contested within contemporary trade governance and specifically through looking at the EU–Mercosur Association Agreement and the 2026 report by Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil, representing the voice of the Indigenous people there, to explore how fair trade can be promoted in today’s world of volatile glob
Øresundsnätverket februar 2021 S I D E 1 F E B R U A R 2 0 2 1 N Y H E D S B R E V N U M M E R 1 NÄTVERKET ØR E S UND SNÄ T V E R K E T F Ö R KØN SH I S T O R I S K F O R S KN I N G OM ØRESUNDNÄTVERKET Øresundsnätverket för kønshistorisk forskning samler forskere, formidlere, undervisere og andre med kønshistorisk interesse, med henblik på att udvikle og styrke kønshistorisk forskning og viden - p
https://www.cors.lu.se/sites/cors.lu.se/files/2021-03/%C3%98reundsna%CC%88tverket%20feb%202021_tillg.pdf - 2026-10-16
2018 Plan of Operations for the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research (CEC) Mission CEC's mission is to initiate, support and conduct education and research on society’s impact on the natural environment and on societal challenges and possible solutions concerning the environment, climate and sustainable development. CEC is to promote interdisciplinary research and education within climate
https://www.cec.lu.se/sites/cec.lu.se/files/cec_plan_of_operations_2018.docx - 2026-10-16
Annual report_2016_IIIEE_.pdf ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS ANNUAL REPORT 2016 The IIIEE by numbers in 2016 Publications 44 37 Masters students 93 on campus (147 on campus and distance) Masters graduates 850+ people from 90+ countries (21 researchers, 11 PhD students, 9 administration, guest researchers) Staff 40+ Participants in MOOCs 52,500 56,000 Research projects 30 (137,000 in total) Downlo
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/sites/iiiee.lu.se/files/annual_report_2016_iiiee_web_version.pdf - 2026-10-16
