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This thesis is concerned with the relationship between agribusinesses and the right to food and examines how the international framework of human rights law regulates the impacts of the industry’s activities on this right. Considering the contemporary challenges that climate change poses to the right to food, this thesis also looks into the role agribusinesses have played in fueling the climate cr
The non-profit sector is reliant on volunteers and strong relationships with volunteers help retain them. These relationships with volunteers always need to be built and maintained. Organizations use Social Media to inform the stakeholders, build a community, and activate volunteers, but the dialogue is often hardly reached. The understanding that communication constitutes organizations allows the
Capacity Development is considered a vital tool for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. However, evidence suggests limited effectiveness of capacity development efforts so far, both in development cooperation and for disaster risk reduction. Motivated by the research gap on the topic, the study’s purpose is to explore and describe the current challenges and opportunities for capacity development,
Sweden has set a climate goal that emissions generated by businesses within Sweden by 2045 should be at least 85% lower than emissions in 1990. In 2017, the construction and real estate sector accounted for 19 % of Sweden's total greenhouse gas emissions. A large part of a building's climate impact occurs during the product phase. The foundation is part of a building’s design which signifi
Built environments, that include urban spaces, landscapes, and buildings, shape human lives profoundly. According to numerous scientific studies, disciplines such as biology, psychology, cognitive neuroscience and phenomenology steadily yield evidence of that the environments we create can alter our minds and our capacity for thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. This is a subject of growing importa
This report describes the development of a bathtub aid, called the tub insert. The report is a part of a master thesis and primarily focuses on the concept development of this tub insert, which is based on the front-end process presented by Ulrich and Eppinger. The development is conducted at a Swedish company within medical technology. The purpose of this report is to initiate the design process
The scientific development of astronomy today mainly comes from the information that can be obtained via electromagnetic radiation. Today, the Gaia optical telescope is one of the most ambitious space projects man has ever completed. Another optical telescope LSST is designed to complement Gaia. In about 15 years it will also be possible to measure gravitational waves with the telescope LISA, whic
Det här examensarbetet undersöker vilka faktorer som påverkar användandet av privat bildelning och om det är önskvärt med ett ökat användande av konceptet. Många anser att utöver att bidra till förbättringar inom delningsekonomi kan konceptet också leda till ett mer hållbart samhälle. Metoden i examensarbetet består av två intervjuer och en enkätundersökning. Resultatet ger en djupare förståelse fThis thesis analyzes what factors influence the use of private carsharing and if it would be desirable with an increased use. Many claim that, in addition to contributing positively to the sharing economy, the concept can also contribute to a more sustainable society. The methods used in this thesis contained two interviews and one survey. The survey was designed based on the model Theory of plann
The products produced in rich countries are very different from the products produced in poor countries. Why? Unreliable electricity is often cited as one of the main challenges facing industrial production in less developed economies. In this paper, I connect these two observations by linking interruptions in the production environment to the sophistication of the production output. Using a data
In order to counteract the ongoing climate change, fossil fuels must be replaced with renewable alternatives in all sectors of society. The transport system is one of Sweden’s most important fossil dependent branches to redirect in this regard. Research suggests that biogas is a renewable alternative that in comparison with other biofuels seem to have a substantial potential and environmental adva
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of ESG ratings on firm’s credit ratings for real estate investment trusts in the USA. Through a quantitative research methodology, a panel data regression analysis is used in order to examine the effect of ESG rating on firms’ credit ratings. The sample used in our study consists of a set of unbalanced panel data consisting of 3,470 firm-month
Sea surface temperature and salinity are important variables for understanding many ocean and climate processes. They can be measured both by in situ sensors and satellite remote sensing, each method with its own advantages and disadvantages. Satellite data provides unmatched spatial and temporal coverage on a global scale, but is limited by its spatial resolution which cannot always resolve varia
Abstract of chapter 1 For n >= 2 the number of mixing n-step subshifts of finite type (sft) over the alphabet {0, 1} is proven to be at least 15/16 times the number of transitive n-step sfts. A conjecture assumes the latter to be at least 2^(3*2^(n-1)-n). Abstract of chapter 2 The alternating colouring function is defined. Strings over the alphabet {0, 1} are divided in colourable and non-coloura
EU:s statsstödsregler är en del av EU-rätten som har haft stor inflytelse i konkurrenspolitiken bland medlemsländerna. Sverige har under sina 25 års medlemskap inom EU har påverkats och det berör dessutom kommunernas handlingsmöjligheter med att sälja offentliga markområden eller fastigheter till privata aktörer. Denna uppsats kommer att fokusera sig på otillåtna kommunala överlåtelser som anses sEU’s State Aid rules are a part of the EU law that have had great influence in the competition politics amongst the member states of the EU. Sweden has been highly affected by these rules during its 25 years membership in the EU, and it is affecting the ability for the municipalities to sell public land or buildings to private actors. This thesis is going to mainly focus on the unauthorized transf
Media shapes the public´s perceptions of social problems and how we understand the people affected by them. This study investigates the shaping of dual diagnosis, a concept that refers to the co-occurrence of a mental illness and substance use, a phenomena that has gained increased prominence in the last decades. While those suffering from dual diagnosis rarely have their voices heard in research,
The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to examine posts in the facebook group“Försäkringskassanupproret!” and it’s discontent with the Swedish Social Insurance Agencyas a part in a larger critique of the welfare state and its institutions. To do this we developed atheoretical framework out of the literature surrounding grievance and framing through whichwe analyzed our research material. The mater
Bakgrund och problemdiskussion: Överkonsumtion är ett av alla hållbarhetsproblem i dagens samhälle. I och med detta har återbruk blivit mer efterfrågat och konsumtion av begagnade produkter och reparationsservice ökar. I samband med denna trend blir det populärt för företag att implementera cirkulära affärsmodeller. I affärsmodeller syns de logistiska funktionerna, där ett logistiskt bakåtflöde ka
In this thesis, I investigate if the binaries that are being tidally disrupted by means of the Hills mechanism, producing hypervelocity stars, could have been transported to the galactic centre by two-body scattering. To survive a scattering event, the binary must be hard, meaning that the binding energy of the binary is higher than the kinetic energy of the collider. If the binary is soft, the bi
Once the South African dung beetle Kheper lamarcki has constructed its ball of dung, it strives to escape the competition at the dung pile and locate soft ground to dig down. The most efficient way to do this is to move away along a straight path. One way to achieve this is by using celestial cues as orientation references. However, when these cues fail to provide sufficient directional informatio
