The purpose of the thesis work is to investigate how contractors can involve environmental certification in the tender phase of a project and provide a basis for solutions to problems that may arise in environmental certification with CEEQUAL. CEEQUAL (The Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment & Awards Scheme) is a certification system for assessing environmental issues and social

Optimal management of the commons to ensure sustainability relies on community management. Despite widespread knowledge of this, conventional wisdom is locked into how much the state should regulate the market. Free market ideology, defined as neoliberalism, promotes a culture of extreme competition and individualism which stand in contrast to the needed cultures of participation and inclusion for

Denna litteraturstudie syftar till att sammanfatta den prekambriska berggrunden och dess geologiska utveckling i norra Skåne. Studien bygger på tidigare publicerat material, primärt tre av SGU:s berggrundskartor: Af 127, 155 och 181. Dessa visar berggrunden i området nordost, sydväst och nordväst om Kristianstad. För att kunna sätta in denna berggrund i ett större sammanhang har även andra publikaThis literature study aims to summarize the Precambrian bedrock and its geological development in northern Scania. The study is based on previously published material, primarily three of SGU’s bedrock maps: Af 127, 155 and 181. These show the bedrock in the area northeast, southwest and northwest of Kristianstad. In order to place this bedrock in a broader context, other publications dealing with

Det svenska skogsbruket påverkar skogens biologiska mångfald Alla dessa kalhyggen vi ser när vi är ute och åker i vårt avlånga land. Förutom att de kanske inte är så estetiskt vackra finns också forskning som visar på att många arter har svårt att klara sig när man gör så stora störningar i naturen. Ur ekonomisk synvinkel är de förmodligen ganska bra, ur ekologisk synvinkel blir resultatet ett an80% of all forest in Sweden is considered to be in active use and since the mid 20th century, clear-cutting is the dominating forestry management method. The implication of clear-cutting is that large areas (up to 200 hectare) are being harvested at once and leaving bare ground as a result. The purpose of this master’s thesis was to compile the current knowledge about the effect of clear-cutting o

This study investigates the relationship between the two different payout policies, dividends and share repurchases, and firm value in the Swedish market. We aim to clarify how the lack of difference in taxation of dividends and capital gains in Sweden affects investors’ preferences for different payout policies and whether a certain payout policy incentivizes investor to pay extra for a firm that

The process of agricultural intensification in England has brought with it significant negative environmental and biodiversity impacts associated with large-scale land use change. The Common Agricultural Policy, implemented at the European Union level, has historically been a significant driver of this intensification, but has also introduced agri-environmental (AE) policies for managing these neg

This paper looks into how learning about firms and their dividend policy affects their valuation, while comparing the results between North American and German firms. Learning is observed through the age of a firm,where the market-to-book ratio (M/B) is predicted to decline over a firm’s lifespan. M/B is expected to be affected positively by the uncertainty of growth, and this effect is associated mor

Detta är en konstnärlig studie med syfte att undersöka publik och musikers upplevelser under en audiovisuell konsert, samt kompositionsprocessen i arbetet fram till konserten. Fyra audiovisuella stycken har komponerats till denna studie och sedan repats in av fem stycken musiker som medverkade under konserten. Musikerna fick samspela med interaktiva projektioner som ämnade att förstärka och kompleThis is an artistic study that aims to investigate the process of audiovisual composing and the experiences of musicians and audience of an audiovisual concert. Four audiovisual pieces were composed for this study and then rehearsed and performed by five musicians. The musicians played with interactive projections reflecting the musical attributes pitch, timbre and loudness. After the concert, thr

The aim of this thesis was to investigate how packages, both primary and secondary, behave under transportation. Before a full analysis of a pallet distribution can be fully understood the understanding of the separate packages is required. This thesis contributes with great knowledge and understanding of how a primary and secondary package behaves during top load compression. Tetra Pak is a globa

The concept of hegemony is indispensable for the study of global politics. Yet, the application of the concept is widely contested and requires clarification. A new framework of hegemony is necessary to account for contemporary global politics. This thesis takes its point of departure in the multitude of definitions of the concept of hegemony. The concept of hegemony is analytically approached thr

Gender equality is not only a human right, but is also suggested to have economic benefits. One of the rights discriminated to girls, especially in developing countries, is their right to education. The purpose of this thesis is to find the effect of gender equality in education on economic growth in developing countries in Asia. An economic growth model is modified to include a gender ratio varia

This qualitative study examines the interrelation of corporate, organisational and social identity within the European Spallation Source, a big research facility under construction. The greenfield project is characterised by ongoing change, in which we explored the influences of identity layers on the diverse and rapidly growing workforce. As future scientific breakthroughs are uncertain, the indi

Research indicates that social and climate policy are highly interdependent and should thus be perceived and practiced as a joint policy field to avoid conflictual outcomes and to enhance potential synergies. Such an integration of policy is highly relevant in urban planning. The multi-family dwellings of the Swedish Million homes program face extensive renovation and energy retrofitting needs to Research indicates that social and climate policy are highly interdependent and should thus be perceived and practiced as a joint policy field to avoid conflictual outcomes and to enhance potential synergies. Such an integration of policy is highly relevant in urban planning. The multi-family dwellings of the Swedish Million homes program face extensive renovation and energy retrofitting needs to

This thesis is a case study of an industrialised community in Karelia, Russia. Kostomuksha is home for approximately 30 000 people who are to a smaller or larger extent influenced by the iron ore mining, which is why the town was actually founded. This research looks at how the residents see their relationship with the natural environment in the industrialised settings. In order to investigate the

Though the diffusion of electric vehicle (EV) is high on the global agenda, and there are efforts to speed up the shift: some countries intend to ban the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV), and some OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) have announced the goal of electrification, the diffusion of EV is slowly. Technological innovation theory explains that we need to harmonise tec

Många flygbolag använder idag komplexa intäktsoptimeringsstrategier i sin vinstmaximering. En av dessa är trängselprissättning, på engelska kallad peak-load pricing. I denna uppsats undersöks om flygbolag använder trängselprissättning av biljetter under en dags rusningstider. Frågeställningen är därför: ”Hur påverkar dagliga rusningstider flygpriser?”. Uppsatsen ämnar svara på denna genom att stud

Purpose - Due to a need of the ability to think strategically in today’s business world, the purpose of this study is to examine on the question whether strategic thinking can be developed via academic education. Methodology - Two samples of the program Industriell Ekonomi, fifth-year students and first-year students, were tested regarding their ability to think strategically. The test was conduc

There has long been a crisis of housing affordability in London, which the government and private sector are failing to address. On top of the socio-economic challenges brought about by this, London’s current and new stock of housing are not built to the necessary environmental standards to achieve legally binding environmental targets. However, the contentious Brexit vote and the continued uncert

In the near future, our species, and many others, face an upcoming shock in the global climate; one that could result in the potential extinction of more than just the human race. In order to combat this issue, the field of sustainability emerged throughout different sectors of society. One of the places that this topic has blossomed is within academia, and there are few things more important than