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Kerf structure for flood-responsive architecture

This master’s thesis investigates the potential of applying transformation principles from the fashion industry to architectural design, specifically, how fundamental textile techniques such as seams, cuts, and slits can convert flat, two-dimensional surfaces into complex three-dimensional forms. Through a series of material experiments with these traditional methods, slits and cuts were identifie

Climate Change and Social Vulnerability Among Farmworkers: Perspectives and Strategies from Support Groups in North Carolina

Agricultural workers are on the frontlines of climate change, experiencing firsthand the effects of heatwaves, extreme weather, floods, and droughts on their health, safety, and livelihoods. However, their capacity to address these risks is often restricted by vulnerability factors such as workplace precarity, socioeconomic and immigration status, poor access to health services, and cultural and l

Närvaro i frånvarons tid - En socialantropologisk studie av ansvar, relationer och vardagsmoral i humanitärt volontärarbete

Denna uppsats undersöker volontärarbete inom Rädda Barnens barnverksamhet vid ett svenskt asylboende som en levd, situerad och moraliskt komplex praktik. Genom en kvalitativ metodologi, baserad på semistrukturerade intervjuer och deltagande observation, analyseras hur volontärer själva förstår sitt engagemang i relation till emotionella, etiska och politiska dimensioner av samtida migrationskontex

From Wasteland to Home: Transforming Brownfields through Sustainable Design Approaches

Industrial areas have played a vital role in shaping cities, serving as economic centers and employment places for decades. However, with economic trends drifting and other technological advancements lead to the constant change of industrial areas. They mostly became abandoned or underutilized due to this. These transitions created plenty of environmental, social and economic challenges including

Decarbonizing Municipal Heating: Scenario-Based Heat Planning for Oberschleißheim, Germany

This thesis derives a procedure for heat planning with focus on heat sources through a literature review of existing guidelines and case studies from Germany, Denmark and Italy. In a second step this procedure is adopted for assessing potential scenarios for the future heat supply of the municipality of Oberschleißheim (OSH), Germany, both for a district heating (DH) grid and individual heating so

Impact of clearcutting on forest carbon fluxes

Sveriges skogar är viktiga för klimatet! I Sverige är kalhuggning med efterföljande återplantering den vanligaste metoden för att bruka skog (så kallat rotationsskogsbruk). Med en hög andel skog som är brukad är det viktigt att förstå vilken påverkan på klimatet det har. I denna studie visas tydligt att utsläppen av koldioxid ökar när skogen huggs ner, vilket bidrar till den globala uppvärmningen.Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHG) are rising, thereby acceler-ating global warming and related effects on the environment. Forests are an important ecosystem and can act as carbon sinks, providing a buffer against these effects. However, disturbances such as clearcutting can turn the forests into carbon sources. In this project, the effects of clearcutting on the carb

Med Uniformen som Varumärke

Denna uppsats har till avsikt att undersöka hur den svenska polismyndighetens gestaltning i TV-produktioner kan relateras till strategisk kommunikation, varumärkesbyggande och varumärkesambassadörer. Uppsatsen syftar även till att belysa hur poliser själva uppfattar denna mediala representation. Forskningen baseras på TV-produktionen Poliserna i våldsvågen, och kommer att examinera hur poliser strThis thesis aims to examine how the portrayal of the Swedish Police Authority in television productions is possible to relate to strategic communication, branding and brand ambassadors. It also aims to unfold how police officers themselves perceive the media representation. The research is focused on the TV-production Poliserna i våldsvågen, and will examine how the police officers are strategical

Conceptualizing Gender Inequality: An Intersectional Inquiry into Understanding CSOs’ Conceptualization of Gender Inequality

The way in which gender inequality (GI) is conceptualized contributes to determining approaches to overcome it and, ultimately, to achieve gender equality. There has been little previous research on the conceptualization of GI by civil society organizations (CSOs). This thesis aims to improve our understanding of how CSOs conceptualize GI today, how they understand changes in how GI has been conce

A Tale of Two Countries: Analysing Swedish and Danish Diplomatic Actions within the European Free Trade Association 1960–1962

This thesis examines how national identity influenced Swedish and Danish diplomatic strategies within the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) from 1960 to 1962, and how these strategies were portrayed in national newspapers. By applying a theoretical framework focused on interpreting diplomatic intentions, alongside a narrative analysis of news articles, the study scrutinises EFTA documents and

Diffusing degrowth in Australia: Strategies, barriers and future pathways. A case study of the New Economy Network Australia and Degrowth Network Australia

The pursuit of economic growth is driving multiple global crises, including climate change, ecologicalcollapse, and rising inequality. As a high-income nation, Australia contributes to these problems, whilealso experiencing their impacts. Degrowth offers a radical alternative, yet remains marginalised in politicaland public debates. This thesis investigates the degrowth movement in Australia throu

Stumbling Through the Dark

This project aims to study wide angle scattering events at LDMX through simulation. LDMX is a fixed target experiment searching for missing momentum of the beam electrons to identify dark matter signals. It consists of a tracking system around the thin tungsten target placed in a 1.5 T magnetic field, to measure the momentum of electrons before and after the target, and calorimeters (electromagnet

The Serious Games of Participation: Civil Society Navigating the Peace Process Between the Colombian Government and the ELN

This thesis provides an ethnographic analysis of civil society participation in the peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the insurgent group, the National Liberation Army (ELN). It examines how civil society actors navigated, engaged with, and attempted to influence the participatory process at the heart of the peace talks—negotiating internal and external power relations while

Track-Bridge Interaction – Sensitivity Studies on the bridge across Bryngeån and TBI Analysis on the bridge across Sege å

As Sweden expands and modernizes its railway network, the design of durable and cost- efficient railway bridges becomes increasingly important. A central technical challenge in this context is track-bridge interaction (TBI), the mechanical interplay between the rail and bridge structure. This interaction affects how forces from traffic loads, temperature variations and braking are transferred with

From Relative to Absolute – Predicting Viscosity in Food Processing and Packaging

Viscosity and rheological behaviour are key parameters in anything from the eating experience and mouthfeel of a product to the design choices of pumps, pipes, and down to the filling of packages in packaging and processing equipment. Many companies in the food industry use relative methods of measuring viscosity for quality assurance, as they are usually simple and inexpensive. However, these rel

Method in the Madness: Finding the Right Project Management Fit for Industrial Investment Projects - A Case Study

Project management is a widely discussed subject in both project management literature and academia. Still, organizations struggle with the complexity of managing projects effectively, especially in complex industrial environments. This thesis investigates investment projects at ABB in a single case study to explore which methodology is appropriate for investment projects within the organization.

Soil as an ally for a sustainable world: Unearthing human-soil relations in Danish agricultural advisory services toward sustainable soil management

Soil ecosystems are under pressure from a variety of anthropogenic drivers. Yet, we know surprisingly little about the soil biota, which is believed to be the basis of healthy soils. This thesis explores how Danish agricultural advisors work with soil biota to ensure sustainable soil management.Through qualitative interviews, practices, and challenges in caring for soil biota are revealed, uncover

Enhancing security of food supply: A qualitative analysis bridging stakeholder perspectives on Sweden’s food resilience

In the face of growing geopolitical uncertainty, climate change, and increasing reliance on complex global supply chains, the issue of security of food supply has gained renewed urgency in Sweden. This thesis investigates how the national security of food supply can be enhanced by integrating the perspectives of stakeholders involved in the Swedish food system. Adopting a qualitative approach, the