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As a result of globalization and postmodern confusion, simple place-based identities may be becoming obsolete. Malmö Finns, on the other hand, are part of a thousand-year-old tradition of migration from Finland to Sweden and a long history of in-betweenness. Inspired by phenomenological approaches to geography, this thesis explores the mental landscapes of Malmö Finns and aims to understand how th
In 2014, Caribbean countries declared to claim reparations for slavery from former colonising states. A Reparative Justice Framework covering ten points of action formulated reparations as a regional development strategy, widening stakeholders to include development actors and focalising beneciaries to those disproportionally suering from post-slavery legacies. Jamaica is signatory to the claim, a
Today’s climate crisis entails a need to change our ways of living, where an important aspect of meeting climate goals is a switch to renewable energy production. This bachelor thesis aims to explore the renewable energy transition, through a qualitative case study of a Swedish municipality in which southern Sweden’s biggest wind power park is being built. The research questions are on which geogr
Over the last decades, video games have found their way into mainstream culture. Their distinctly interactive nature sets them apart from other forms of media. With regards to the ongoing global climate crisis, it is more relevant than ever to examine the ways in which we depict natural environments in the media. This master’s thesis aims to identify ecocritical concepts present in Far Cry 6 (Ubis
The objective of this thesis is to examine Swedish climate law to discuss and examine the concept of “rights of future generations”. Global warming is inevitable causing the world to change rapidly, thus future generations will be faced with monumental environmental challenges. Recently, states around the world are being sued by the younger generations claiming their rights have been violated. As
Our continuously changing global environment requires continuous and detailed monitoring for us to understand how ecosystems are structured and function in response to climatic changes. Understanding the arctic ecosystems is of particular importance (Oechel et al., 1997). Indeed, rather than in boreal and temperate regions, the forecasted climatic changes will be first and most pronounced in the A
The Late Ordovician is a period of major global environmental changes. Its understanding requires an integrated stratigraphical approach. Here, chitinozoan assemblages are described from the Borenshult-1 drillcore from Motala (Sweden) and related to stable carbon isotope event stratigraphy. Fifty-six rock samples, corresponding to a stratigraphic interval ranging from the upper Sandbian to Llandov
Objective: To determine the validity of 15 standardized instruments frequently used to measure the outcome of chronic arthritis treatment. Methods: Analyses were performed on data collected at a rehabilitation programme (n=216). The outcome measures evaluated were health-related quality of life, global health, pain, physical function and aerobic capacity. The instrument items were linked to the In
Globally, aviation biofuel (biojet) technology has reached a degree of progress that allows immediate substitution of conventional fossil fuel in commercial air travel. However,numerous factors constitute an impediment to its large-scale use and deployment: a diagnostic analysis identifying key obstacles to biojet development is needed. For this reason, an examination of actors, institutions and a
Urbanization is a strongly fortified global trend. The Swedish population is increasing; however, many municipalities are faced with declining populations. Currently, regional imbalance and rural development is given more room in the social- and political debate. While rurality is often mentioned with negative emphasis, urbanity gets associated with prosperity and thus sets the norm. The region of
The migration debate is discussed globally in today’s society, and countries have chosen to deal with placement of migration in different ways. Australia has demonstrated a unique way of handling migrants through their two policies. One of them places and processes migrants on the islands of Manus and Nauru in the last decade instead of conducting this vetting process on their own soil. This offsh
Throughout this work we investigate a trinification-based grand unification theory (GUT) with a global family symmetry, as a radiative origin of the Standard Model (SM). We show that after spontaneous symmetry breaking of the trinification gauge group, we can in theory construct an effective left-right symmetric model (LRSM) which breaks to the SM gauge group through radiative breaking induced by
Despite the fact that some forecasts suggest that a large number of individuals could become displaced by 2050, the institutional and operational linkages between climate and cross-border displacement continues to be complex. While refugees and IDPs are treated according to specific treaties, the status of cross-border displacement as a result of disasters suffers from a normative gap and the link
Cutting carbon emission from road transports worldwide is a key component in limiting global warming, and electrification is one of the most likely automotive technologies to achieve this goal. Therefore, Elonroad is developing an electric road system that will allow its users to charge while driving. This allows greater range and a reduction in battery sizes. This master thesis is therefore aimin
The beginning of the 21st century marked a time in which the economic and environmental landscape in China was changing very rapidly. The manufacturing industry was facing up to rising factor costs, the rise of profit-oriented private enterprises was eminent, and the pro-growth strategy of the economy was causing increasing environmental degradation. In particular, China was fast becoming the larg
In a time of global climate change and increasing social inequalities across scales, the need to approach the intersection of these issues arises. Cities with industrial legacy in the United States present a distinct local context of social inequalities and climate impacts. Nevertheless, few empirical examples of climate action that incorporates social equity and justice exist. Further, the limite
