Climate change is happening, right now. Its effects will become more pervasive in our daily lives, and it is part of our task as urban designers to explore how to adapt our cities and communities. One of the places which has been at the forefront of climate resilience from centuries until nowadays is the Netherlands, especially regarding water management, sea level rise and flooding. In fact, Ams

As the world becomes increasingly urban, cities are seeking creative and effective strategies to become more climate-proof and sustainable while, at the same time, creating liveable urban futures. Although it is often positioned as such an all-encompassing solution, urban greening has been found to give rise to new injustices and produce paradoxical effects of green gentrification. In combining do

In 2018, the Indian state of Kerala experienced devastating floods that killed 433 people and displaced 1.4 million. The floods are becoming more frequent since then due to climate change. In this research, we compared international frameworks on health and disaster with national and state documents. We used content analysis and applied Walt and Gilson's framework of health policy analysis to

Sharenting är ett relativt nytt fenomen som fått stor medial uppmärksamhet de senaste åren. Vårdnadshavare i form av privatpersoner och influensers tenderar att obetänksamt dela bilder och information om sina barn på nätet utan att tänka på vilka konsekvenser delandet kan leda till. Barns rättigheter har stärkts i allmänhet när FN:s Barnkonvention inkorporerades i svensk lagstiftning år 2020. BarnSharenting is a relatively new phenomenon which has received a great deal of media attention in recent years. Guardians in the form of private individuals and influencers tend to carelessly share photos and information about their children online without thinking about the consequences of sharing. Children's rights have been strengthened in general when the UN Convention on the Rights of the C

Plastic waste and pollution have proliferated globally causing environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. Costa Rica hosts 5-6% of global biodiversity and struggles to balance socio-economic development with environmental protection in the context of plastic waste management. This system is analysed through the multi-level perspective using primary data collected from semi-structured stakeho

The list of occupational and environmental hazards in the fashion industry is long. Chemicals used in production cause many harms to workers and the environment. Drawing on a content analysis of sustainability reports and a thematic analysis of interviews with key informants, this thesis investigates to what extent chemical hazards are measured and managed by companies and how actors perceive the

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted people’s behavior on many levels, one of which is the frequency of commuting and the mode of transportation (MOT) used for it. This case study analyzes mobility behavior during the pandemic of employees commuting to and in Malmö, Sweden, and its predicting factors. A quantitative online survey (n=94) and qualitative semi-structured interviews (n=8) were conducted bas

Majoriteten av forskning som jämfört gruppers socialkognitiva prestationer har genomförts på samples av personer med autismspektrumstörning (ASD) i relation till friska kontroller (HC). Ett annat kliniskt tillstånd som associerats med signifikanta sociala nedsättningar är schizofreni (SCZ). Tidigare forskning inom socialkognition har ännu inte nått konsensus gällande relationerna mellan olika sociThe majority of research into between group differences in social cognition has been conducted in samples of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in relation to healthy controls (HC). Another clinical group associated with significant social impairments is Schizophrenia (SCZ). Previous research within the field of social cognition has yet to yield consensus regarding the relationships b

The issue of unintended pregnancies is faced by most societies and nonetheless in Kisumu, Kenya which in recent years have experienced an increase in unintended pregnancy rates. Many reasons have been identified as contributing factors for the increasing rates, including insufficient knowledge and low use of contraceptives. This thesis aims to further investigate the prevailing knowledge about fer

This thesis compares the wildfire evacuation simulation programme, WUI-NITY, against real-world data by analysing and comparing three wildfire events of the past. The wildfire events were all limited to be within the state of California and was further analysed based on the available quality of data derived of the chosen database. The goal with this thesis was to setup simulations based on the evi

Following recent developments in multilateral cooperation, literature on global climate governance has paid increasing attention to non-state actors. Contributing to this debate, this study focuses on a new group of businesses that aim to combat climate change, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI). Within the context of sustainable development, the OGCI must balance profit-making with protect

This thesis seeks to study the connection between space, architecture, city planning, policy and human rights. The case studied is the so-called Danish ‘ghetto-initiative’, focusing on the government’s 2018-plan “A Denmark Without Parallel Societies – No Ghettos By 2030”. The strategy entails initiatives legalizing sales, demolishing and renovation of residential areas that fulfils criteria based

Due to urbanization and the increasing number of people living in urban areas, cities play a significant role in conserving biodiversity, including pollination. In addition, pressures on surrounding agricultural land means that pollinators increasingly find refuge in cities. However, local actors, such as civil servants, experts, landscape architects, and planners, face difficulties implementing p

Under de senaste åren har AI blivit ett allt större inslag inom hälso- och sjukvården och anses vara en av de möjliga lösningarna för att bland annat effektivisera diagnostisering, databehandling och minska arbetsbelastningen. Det pågår framför allt satsningar och forskning kring AI inom radiologi och mer specifikt inom bilddiagnostik. Men tekniken medför en rad olika utmaningar för hälso- och sju

Due to the rise of audiovisual social media apps such as TikTok, anyone can participate as a communicator or listener in the climate change discourse. This thesis explores viral TikTok videos about climate change, their usage of narrative elements and predominantly their impact on adults below 30 on an individual level. A content analysis revealed that most videos use helpless storylines to commun

Bakgrund: År 2020 fick 56,8 procent av landets förstföderskor med spontan förlossningsstart värkstimulering med syntetiskt oxytocin. Det tillhör barnmorskans kompetens att självständigt handlägga den normala förlossningen och att få stöd av en barnmorska under sin förlossning hjälper den födande kvinnan att tolka sin egen kropp, främjar hennes inneboende resurser och får henne att känna sig stärkt

This thesis aims to test the idea that the more connected you are to the people around you, the more likely you are to act collectively or in the best interest of the collective. I tested this using Music and Arts festivals, a context in which people feel connected faster and more intuitively than in everyday life. Collective identity theory served as a basis and data was collected through qualita

African regional trade integration remains an understudied field as most of the theories and concepts applied to the phenomenon have been largely drawn in the background of the European context. This study aims to study the Economic Community of West African States by applying a new theoretical approach that posits that there are two logics for developing countries to integrate regionally, an extr

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Much benefit can be found in national screening programs to diagnose cancer early and reduce mortality and such is about to be introduced in Germany. However, the process of screening diagnosis is very time-intensive for radiologists and the workload is not feasible without further support. Artificial Intelligence was assessed to be able to supp