The goal of risk and vulnerability research is to reduce the harm done by disasters. A disaster is a combination of a natural hazard and a vulnerable society. Understanding vulnerability is vital to reduce disaster risk, or the potential of losses in property or life. Vulnerability is often divided into a technical, relating to buildings, infrastructure, and so forth, and a social which concerns t

China has ever since the 1990s emerged as a manufacturing superpower, following its liberalized trade reforms and its entrance to the World Trade Organization. This has caused China to expand their exports substantially, in particular to the OECD countries. This has lead to an increasing debate on whether, or to what extent, increasing manufacturing exports from China to the OECD countries has con

Bakgrund: Statistik har visat att amningsfrekvensen har minskat i Sverige och i världen. En orsak till minskningen kan bero på att projektet Baby Friendly Hospitals Initiative som startade 1991 i Sverige avvecklades från vårdens sida mellan åren 2003 och 2004. Därefter skedde en nedgång gällande amningsfrekvens i Sverige. Vid denna tidpunkt framkom det kritik om att kvinnor med amningsproblem fick

The Po Delta Biosphere Reserve is located in Northern Italy and has attained recognition by UNESCO in 2015 due to its unique natural and cultural value. The reserve covers an area of approximately 140 000 hectares, supporting a human population of 118 000, as well as a complex mosaic of ecosystems, which are found in this transitional waters landscape. Administratively the area is highly fragment

Abstract Title: Manipulerar riskkapitalisterna? - En studie om redovisningsmanipulation vid börsintroduktioner i Sverige Seminar date: 17 January 2019 Course: FEKH69, Bachelor’s Degree Project in Accounting Undergraduate Level, Business Administration Undergraduate Level, 15 University Credits Points Authors: Christian Lüning, Fredrik Östlind, Gustav Nilsson Advisor: Peter W Jönsson Key words: Ear

When time changes, new conditions set the opportunities for the city to grow. We can remember what has been through simple means, capture what has distinguish the place before and develop to something that conform today’s needs. It can be areas that haven’t been open for public in many years and has been left as gaps in the urban fabric. This is a study in re-purposing such a place, an area with t

Fotboll är Sveriges mest populära sport och dominerar stora delar av svensk media. Hyllandet av den starka vinnaren för samtidigt med sig ett förakt för den svaga förloraren. Samtidigt sägs vi leva i ett demokratiskt samhälle där allas lika värde eftersträvas. Hur påverkas maskulinitets-produktionen av dessa motstridiga signaler? Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur maskulinitetsproduktion