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  • 251.
    Högström, Ebba
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Translating spatial experiences to design recommendations: A mission impossible?2017Ingår i: Caring architecture: Institutions and relational practices / [ed] Catharina Nord & Ebba Högström, Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017Kapitel i bok, del av antologi (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    This chapter relocates to the mid-1970s in Sweden, to a newly opened outpatient clinic for mental healthcare. The clinic, Saltsjöbaden Mental Health Centre (SMHC), was one clinic out of three created in the pilot scheme The Nacka Project 1974-1979, an influential ‘actor’ in the decentralisation and de-institutionalisation of Swedish mental healthcare. The spatial organisation and design of SMHC was encompassing the dual aims of preventing people from becoming long-term psychiatric patients and fostering a culture of co-operation among staff. However, experiences of the architecture differed; it was embraced by many for its innovative and supportive design, whereas the design was criticised by others. Some years later, when SMHC was used as a precedent in guidelines for “the new psychiatry” by The Swedish Health and Social Care Institute for Planning and Rationalisation (SPRI 1985), most of its place-specific aspects relating to care ideology, work organisation and staff experiences were not brought to the fore. Why was this so? Why, in many ways, did these newer recommendations propose quite a different mental health centre to that programmed by the management of SMHC and experienced by staff and patients? 

  • 252.
    Högström, Ebba
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Berglund-Snodgrass, Lina
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
    Fjellfeldt, Maria
    Dalarna University.
    The Challenges of Social Infrastructure for Urban Planning2022Ingår i: Urban Planning, E-ISSN 2183-7635, Vol. 7, nr 4, s. 377-380Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    This editorial addresses social infrastructure in relation to urban planning and localisation, drawing together the themes in this thematic issue on “Localizing Social Infrastructures: Welfare, Equity, and Community.” Having contextualised social infrastructure, we present each of the 12 contributions by theme: (a) the social consequences of the localisation of social infrastructure for individuals, (b) the preconditions for localising social infrastructure in the urban landscape, and (c) the social consequences for the long-term social sustainability of the wider community. We conclude with the openings for future research, such as the need to continue researching localisation (for example, the ways localisations of social infrastructure support, maintain, or hinder inclusion and community-building, and which benefits would come out of using localisation as a strategic planning tool); second, funding (the funding of non-commercial social infrastructure and who would take on the responsibility); and third, situated knowledge (the knowledge needed by planners, architects, social service officials, decision makers, and the like to address and safeguard the importance of social infrastructure in urban development and regeneration processes).

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  • 253.
    Högström, Ebba
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Markström, Urban
    Umeå University.
    Berglund-Snodgrass, Lina
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Fjellfeldt, Maria
    Dalarna University.
    Andersén, Jimmie
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Lillehorn, Sara
    Umeå university.
    Boende och livsmiljö för personer med psykisk ohälsa: En forskningsrapport om stödinsatser, samarbete över förvaltningsgränser och bostadsförsörjning2021Rapport (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [sv]

    I denna rapport har vi redovisat den första delen av två i det tvärvetenskapliga forskningsprojektet LEX-projektet. Hållbara livsmiljöer för psykiskt funktionshindrade. Att integrera bostadsplanering och välfärdsservice genom nya kollaborativa praktiker.  

    Vår utgångspunkt var att ta reda på mer om vad som kännetecknar stödinsatser riktade till människor med psykisk funktionsnedsättning och hur dessa organiseras, samt undersöka tvärsektoriell samverkan i fråga om planering för bostadsförsörjning och inkluderande livsmiljöer. 

    Vårt material visar att målgruppen för boende- och stödinsatser har förändrats. Personer med funktionsnedsättningar till följd långvarig psykossjukdom utgör fortfarande en central grupp, ofta med behov av insatser med hög servicenivå. Målgruppen för insatserna är dock stadd i förändring och detta har i några kommuner medfört en utveckling mot en mer generell organisation för stödinsatserna utan specialistfunktioner. Boendeinsatser beslutade i enlighet med SoL dominerar men en blandning av förhållningssätt kan ses, från enskilda undantag där LSS tillämpas till en kommun där alla beslut om bostad med särskild service tas enligt LSS. När det gäller verksamhetstyperna för stödinsatser dominerar det traditionella gruppboendet och boendestödet. Vissa menar att gruppboendet som typ kommer på sikt att försvinna, och bland verksamhetsansvariga finns det en samsyn att fältet i stort är på väg mot en inriktning att arbeta i riktning mot ökad självständighet och autonomi för brukarna inom verksamheterna. 

    Hur socialtjänst och samhällsbyggnadsförvaltningar arbetar tillsammans med frågor som berör målgruppen skiljer sig åt mellan kommunerna. Arbetet organiseras ibland i nätverk, ibland handlar det om koordinering, i vissa fall samarbete eller samverkan vilket gör att den gemensamma spelplanen ser tämligen olika ut. I en del kommuner finns det fora för kontinuerligt gemensamt arbete, i andra anses det inte behövas alls. Hur möten mellan de båda förvaltningarna organiseras, på vems initiativ och ansvar hanteras på olika sätt. Det är en komplex bild som träder fram där frågor förs fram i olika instanser och på olika nivåer inom den egna förvaltningen såväl som mellan förvaltningarna.  

    När det gäller det kommunala bostadsförsörjningsansvaret är arbetet med att ta fram bostadsförsörjningsprogrammet en viktig del. Tjänstepersoner från olika förvaltningar engageras på olika sätt i detta arbete, från samordning och koordinering till långsiktiga strategiska samarbeten. Olika typer av roller utvecklas, som initiativtagare, informationsgivare, expert eller språkrör med olika handlingsutrymmen.Socialtjänstens erfarenhetsbaserade kunskap om rådande situation för olika grupper tas inte alltid i bruk. Att frågan är politisk känslig och hellre förs fram som en bred målsättning om ’bostad för alla’ utan tydligare konkretisering framträder i materialet.  

    De kommunala strategierna kring lokalisering av bostäder med särskild service handlar om omvandling av befintliga lokaler, bygga nya boenden i redan uppbyggda bostadsområden samt planering för nya boenden i stadsutvecklingsprocesser. Det övergripande mönstret för lokaliseringen av boenden är i bostadsområden men i utkanten, en kompromiss mellan socialförvaltningens idéer om social inkludering och samhällsbyggnadsförvaltningarnas tankar om integritet. Brukarnas möjligheter att skaffa sig positiva grannkontakter kan dock försvåras av sådana perifera lokaliseringar. 

    Vad en inkluderande, ‘god’, livsmiljö skulle kunna vara för personer med psykisk funktionsnedsättning visar sig vara en ny frågeställning för våra informanter. Flera informanter från socialtjänsten inte tidigare funderat över hur boenden och sysselsättning förhåller sig till varandra geografiskt och på vilket sätt det påverkar upplevelser av livsmiljön. Att frågan om inkluderande livsmiljöer för vår målgrupp skulle kunna ses som en del i den bredare samhällsplaneringen var inte självklart för samhällsplanerarna. Det framkom också att det är svårare för kommunen att ställa krav på de som bygger boenden med särskild service och andra liknande omsorgsboenden än när det gäller kommunhus, bibliotek eller simhallar, något som avspeglas i lokalisering och arkitektonisk kvalitet. 

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  • 254.
    Ibarra, Romina Busto
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    McCubbin, Lilli
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Tschuschke, Sebastian
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Integrating Strategic Sustainable Development into Assessing Following up Suppliers in Procurement Practices2011Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    Currently supply chains are globally interlinked, involve many different stakeholders and have a significant impact on the socio-ecological system. They are associated with materials extraction, design, production methods and volume, which result in pollutants and waste as by-products. Procurement plays a critical role in this process by serving as a ‘gate-keeper’. It acts as a great leverage point to influence which products and services are selected by organisations from the assessment of suppliers’ performance. This thesis examines how supplier assessment and follow up tools and their use by the organisation itself can work towards full sustainability. At present, there is a gap in current practices, with the most notable being a lack of vision of success for sustainability, a definition of sustainability that is not communicated across the supply chain, and the adoption of a short-term perspective. We develop two applications - a Golden Standard model and Key Elements for the organisation to embody to maximise its use in order to bridge this gap. These applications can be used by organisations to tailor their supplier assessment and follow up tools to ultimately move towards a sustainable society.

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  • 255.
    Ickin, Selim
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation.
    Fiedler, Markus
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation.
    Wac, Katarzyna
    Demonstrating the Stalling Events with Instantaneous Total Power Consumption in Smartphone-based Live Video Streaming2012Konferensbidrag (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The smartphone usage nearly tripled 2011 according to Cisco Virtual Networking Index. There is a high demand of energy for using popular mobile applications, which run on smartphones with limited battery life. Video streaming applications are widely used on mobile devices, and their high power consumption exhibits high variance during a live streaming session, due to varying conditions on network and application levels. Recent studies focus on the averaged power consumption statistics, while there is lack of observation on the fluctuations of the instantaneous total power consumption of the smart- phones. Network based applications consume power at all layers of the communication stack, and any fluctuation in the total power consumption during a video streaming can reveal a possible misbehaviour such as a stalling event. Until now, these events are investigated in Quality of Experience (QoE) studies through installation of high-energy demanding and hard-to-deploy network measurement tools on users’ mobile devices. In this paper, we demonstrate an ex- periment, where a user experiences a stalling event on the smartphone and observes the live instantaneous power consumption values through Mobile Power Monitoring Tool (MPMT) and Software Visualisa- tion Tool (SVT), simultaneously. We confer that the instantaneous total power consumption likely reveals the misbehaviours such as stalls during a video play- out in live video streaming on smartphones that can facilitate energy efficient QoE studies.

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  • 256.
    Ickin, Selim
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för datavetenskaper, Institutionen för kommunikationssystem.
    Zinner, Thomas
    Wac, Katarzyna
    Fiedler, Markus
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för datavetenskaper, Institutionen för kommunikationssystem.
    Catching the download train: Energy-efficient file downloading on smartphones2014Konferensbidrag (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The most energy-consuming applications in battery life-constrained smartphones are the ones that comprise data transmission, especially via the 3G interface. Scheduling download activities on smartphones is especially necessary, if there are multiple asynchronous downloads scattered over a long duration. The latter scenario highly increases the energy consumption of smartphones. In this paper, we investigate energy consumption with the focus on file downloading while scheduling multiple file downloads in two scenarios: serialized and parallel. We repeat the experiments on a single smartphone via its 3G and also via WiFi tethering via another smartphone. We assess the performance of the two scenarios via measurement of power consumption and corresponding download duration in a realistic environment.

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  • 257.
    Ida, Nilsson
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Med blicken mot landsbygden: En planeringsutmaning?2019Ingår i: Plan, nr 5-6, s. 4s. 45-48Artikel i tidskrift (Övrig (populärvetenskap, debatt, mm))
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  • 258. Idesjö, Niklas
    Lova guld eller gröna skogar: En översyn av av motstridigheter inom riksintressesystemet med fokus på värdefulla ämnen eller material2014Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (masterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [sv]

    Studien syftar till att undersöka konflikter inom riksintressesystemet med särskilt fokus på värdefulla ämnen eller material. Intresset för svenska mineralfyndigheter har ökat och med nya gruvetableringar kommer konflikter om markanspråk. Syftet med studien är att utifrån samhällsstyrningen, undersöka om tillämpningen av 3 och 4 MB följer intentionerna med lagstiftningen med fokus på mineralnäringen och dess konflikt med andra intressen. Riksintressesystemet som studeras, uppkom på 60- och 70-talen på grund av att staten upplevde ett behov av att kunna ange långsiktiga nationella riktlinjer för mark- och vattenhushållningen. Genom det skulle konflikter mellan industrietableringar, bebyggelseutveckling och bevarandevärda kvaliteter hanteras. Arbetet med att utarbeta riktlinjer skulle inbegripa staten, länsstyrelserna och kommunerna vilka skulle föra en dialog med planer, utredningar och riktlinjer. Arbetet utmynnade i en lagreglering av riktlinjerna som blev hushållningsbestämmelserna i naturresurslagen, NRL. NRL angav skydd för verksamhetsanknutna och geografiskt anknutna riksintressen. Under 90-talet infördes riksintressena i MB. De har kritiserats för att brista i tillämpningen och att systemet inte är anpassat till dagens situation. Regeringen har därför startat en utredning med uppdraget att se över riksintressena. De teoretiska utgångspunkterna för studien har varit governancelitteratur som beskriver hur förskjutningar i samhällsstyrningen sker genom samverkan mellan privata och offentliga aktörer. Även plan- och miljöparadigmen som företräder expertkunskap och kommunikation som sätt att ta fram rätt beslut. I studien görs en fallstudie på två koncessionsansökningar (ansökningar om att få bedriva gruvverksamhet), Rönnbäcken och Stekenjokk, där båda fall berör en konflikt mellan framför allt rennäringen och mineralnäringen. En kvalitativ innehållsanalys används med hjälp av analyskategorier från governancelitteraturen för att ställa upp och studera beslutsdokumenten kring ärendena. Analysen av de två fall som studerats visar att en viss förskjutning i samhälls- styrningen skett där privata aktörer initierar processen att utpeka riksintressen för värdefulla ämnen eller material. I övrigt är processen dock centralt styrd med statliga myndigheter som fattar beslut om att peka ut riksintressen och bevilja eller avslå bearbetningskoncession för gruvetableringar. Inom ramen för paradigmen konstateras också att olika instanser i processen tar beslut inom de olika tankemönstren vilket får effekten att beslut grundas på olika kriterier. Utifrån studiens frågeställningar konstateras att konflikter råder och kommer bl.a. till uttryck genom att aktörer bedömer påtaglig skada olika. Riksintressesystemet har en tydlig ärendegång hos statliga myndigheter för prövningen av koncessioner, men skiljer sig åt mellan ärendena. Effekten av att bevarande- och exploateringsintressen ligger under samma paragraf, riskerar att skapa samma problem som fanns vid riksplaneringens tillkomst där bevarandeintressen inte tillmättes något skydd mot exploateringsintressen. Till slut dras slutsatsen att intentionerna inte följs eftersom regeringen i ett ärende beviljat en gruvetablering trots att gruvan anses som kortsiktig markanvändning. Långsiktighet och bevarandeintressen skulle i intentionerna ges starkare skydd, men i ena fallet är det trots allt tydligt att den ekonomiska betydelsen av fyndigheten inom riksintresset för värdefulla ämnen eller material väger tyngre än andra riksintressena inom området.

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  • 259.
    Iehl, Jeremy
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för industriell ekonomi.
    Goetz, Kordian
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för industriell ekonomi.
    Differences between service- and product selling companies in defining their global and local strategies2014Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    The world-wide present business-to-business product- and service selling companies define their global and local strategies in a different way. The main aim of this research is to investigate these differences and analyze them in terms of their origins and influence on these companies. Primary research question: How service- and product selling companies differ in defining their global and local strategies? Supporting research question: How significant are these differences in light of the performances of the companies? As a research method a single-case study with holistic design has been chosen. Both primary and secondary data have been used in analysis. The authors build, present and test two strategy definition-based models: one for product- and one for service selling company. For verification, empirical data from two corresponding case companies have been used. Conclusion: there are clear differences between product- and service selling companies when it comes to strategy definitions. Service selling companies tend to build a deep and long-lasting relationship between the company and customer which is a base of driving this type of business. For these types of companies the customer itself is in center. In case of product-selling companies more focus is being put on channel optimization, focusing on core businesses, making concessions and terminating bad customer accounts, but the main core of strategy is based on quality and innovation of the end product.

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  • 260. Ilic, Danica Djuric
    et al.
    Dotzauer, Erik
    Trygg, Louise
    Broman, Göran
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Integration of biofuel production into district heating - part I: an evaluation of biofuel production costs using four types of biofuel production plants as case studies2014Ingår i: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 69, s. 176-187Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper evaluates the effects on profitability of biofuel production if biofuel producers would sell the waste heat from the production to a local district heating system. All analyses have been performed considering four different technology cases for biofuel production. Two technology cases include ethanol production which is followed by by-production of raw biogas. This biogas can be upgraded and sold as biofuel (the first technology case) or directly used for combined heat and power production (the second technology case). The third and the fourth technology cases are Fischer-Tropsch diesel and dimethyl ether production plants based on biomass gasification. Two different district heating price levels and two different future energy market scenarios were considered. The sensitivity analyses of the discount rate were performed as well. In the case of energy market conditions, the profitability depends above all on the price ratio between biomass (used as the feedstock for biofuel production) and crude oil (used as the feedstock for fossil diesel and gasoline production). The reason for this is that the gate biofuel prices (the prices on which the biofuel would be sold) were calculated assuming that the final prices at the filling stations are the same as the prices of the replaced fossil fuel. The price ratios between biomass and district heating, and between biomass and electricity, also have an influence on the profitability, since higher district heating and electricity prices lead to higher revenues from the heat/electricity by-produced. Due to high biofuel (ethanol + biogas) efficiency, the ethanol production plant which produces upgraded biogas has the lowest biofuel production costs. Those costs would be lower than the biofuel gate prices even if the support for transportation fuel produced from renewable energy sources were not included. If the raw biogas that is by-produced would instead be used directly for combined heat and power production, the revenues from the electricity and heat would increase, but at the same time the biofuel efficiency would be lower, which would lead to higher production costs. On the other hand, due to the fact that it has the highest heat efficiency compared to the other technologies, the ethanol production in this plant shows a high sensitivity to the district heating price level, and the economic benefit from introducing such a plant into a district heating system is most obvious. Assuming a low discount rate (6%), the introduction of such a plant into a district heating system would lead to between 28% and 52% (depending on the district heating price level and energy market scenario) lower biofuel production costs. Due to the lower revenues from the heat and electricity co-produced, and higher capital investments compared to the ethanol production plants, Fischer-Tropsch diesel and dimethyl ether productions are shown to be profitable only if high support for transportation fuel produced from renewable energy sources is included.

  • 261. Ilic, Danica Djuric
    et al.
    Dotzauer, Erik
    Trygg, Louise
    Broman, Göran
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för maskinteknik.
    Integration of biofuel production into district heating Part II: an evaluation of the district heating production costs using Stockholm as a case study2014Ingår i: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 69, s. 188-198Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Biofuel production through polygeneration with heat as one of the by-products implies a possibility forcooperation between transport and district heating sectors by introducing large-scale biofuel production into district heating systems. The cooperation may have effects on both the biofuel production costs and the district heating production costs. This paper is the second part of the study that investigates those effects. The biofuel production costs evaluation, considering heat and electricity as by-products, was performed in the first part of the study. In this second part of the study, an evaluation of how such cooperation would influence the district heating production costs using Stockholm's district heating system as a case study was performed. The plants introduced in the district heating system were chosen depending on the future development of the transport sector. In order to perform sensitivity analyses of different energy market conditions, two energy market scenarios were applied. Despite the higher revenues from the sale of by-products, due to the capital intense investments required, the introduction of large-scale biofuel production into the district heating system does not guarantee economic benefits. Profitability is highly dependent on the types of biofuel production plants and energy market scenarios. The results show that large-scale biogas and ethanol production may lead to a significant reduction in the district heating production costs in both energy market scenarios, especially if support for transportation fuel produced from renewable energy sources is included. If the total biomass capacity of the biofuel production plants introduced into the district heating system is 900 MW, the district heating production costs would be negative and the whole public transport sector and more than 50% of the private cars in the region could be run on the ethanol and biogas produced. The profitability is shown to be lower if the raw biogas that is by-produced in the biofuel production plants is used for combined and power production instead of being sold as transportation fuel; however, this strategy may still result in profitability if the support for transportation fuel produced from renewable energy sources is included. Investments in Fischer-ropsch diesel and dimethyl ether production are competitive to the investments in combined and power production only if high support for transportation fuel produced from renewable energy sources is included.

  • 262.
    Isaka, Kiminori
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Makihara, Yurie
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Pereda, Samuel
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Barriers and Assets for Sustainability in Japanese Organizations2010Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    In order for Japanese companies to move strategically towards sustainability, it is necessary to identify and understand the national and organizational factors that can hinder or facilitate this organizational shift. Literature reviews, workshops with a Japanese company, questionnaires, and interviews were conducted in order to identify these factors. The results showed that there are many common sustainability barriers between Japan and ‘western’ countries. In addition, there are some Distinctive Cultural Characteristics (DCCs) specific to Japan that have a significant impact on the success of an organization that wants to move towards sustainability. According to the findings, suggestions for sustainability practitioners are provided, which involve understanding the barriers and taking advantage of the DCCs in order to help the Japanese companies to move towards sustainability more effectively.

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  • 263.
    Jackson, Kellee
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Johnson, Pierre
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Jolley, Melinda
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Strategic Methods in Community Engagement for UNESCO Biosphere Reserves2011Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    This research aimed to find strategic methods in community engagement related to regional sustainable development, specifically within the context of regions in Europe and North America that are applying for the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve designation. The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development was presented as a planning framework that can fill gaps in the current Biosphere Reserve planning process. A tool for assessing community engagement based on the five Process Characteristics of transparency, cooperation, openness, inclusiveness, and involvement was created and used to explore community engagement practices in six UNESCO Biosphere Reserve regions in Sweden and Canada. The assessment of methods used in those six regions yielded a list of nine methods which stood out in contributing to community engagement.

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  • 264.
    Janssen, Edwin
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Kfoury, Selene
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Verkouw, Rutger
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Mind the Gap! Strategically Driving GRI Reporting Towards Sustainability2012Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    Sustainability reporting is a vital tool to communicate an organisation’s sustainability performance to stakeholders. Sustainability reporting also allows an organisation to communicate its vision, goals and strategic plans. In order to be strategic towards sustainability, an organisation should have a vision of where it wants to go, and assess where it is today, so as to take the right initiatives towards its vision. This thesis focuses on how GRI sustainability reporting and strategic planning towards sustainability can be combined in an integrated process to help organisations move towards sustainability. The Integrated Process allows an organisation to gain a better understanding of its sustainability context; design resilient strategies in light of that context using a backcasting from Sustainability Principles approach; and report its sustainability performance and progress in bridging the gap towards sustainability, transparently to internal and external stakeholders.

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  • 265.
    Jeppesen, Adam
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Möller, Johan
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Från planförslag till den faktiska verkligheten: -varför blir det inte alltid som man hade tänkt sig?2021Självständigt arbete på grundnivå (kandidatexamen), 10 poäng / 15 hpStudentuppsats (Examensarbete)
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  • 266.
    JingJing, Duan
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Xinze, Li
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Sitch, Renate
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Ethical Consumers:Strategically Moving the Restaurant Industry towards Sustainability2008Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    Consumerism plays an important role in the development of society, and consumption can be a driving force to shift society into a sustainable future. This paper defines ethical consumers and the restaurant industry as the research field, after analysing the current reality of restaurant industry, and the existing tools for ethical consumers to make their purchasing decision, we bridge the gaps by creating an ideal eco-labelling process for the restaurant industry. Eco-Etiquette is our ideal sustainable tool to better inform ethical consumers in their purchasing decisions. This paper also discusses other ways to assist ethical consumers, and identify some aspects for further research.

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  • 267.
    Jogie, Greg
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för management.
    Shukat, Ayaz
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för management.
    How do Global Retail Companies utilize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?2010Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [sv]

    Företag runt om i världen i dag erkänner mer och mer behovet av långsiktigt hållbara strategier integreras i sin kärnverksamhet. Detta har lett till användandet av Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ram. H & M och UNIQLO är inte annorlunda. De är etablerade globala detaljhandelsföretag och som drabbats hårt av konsumenterna efterfrågan på ett hållbart arbetsprocessen. Kraven är ofta hörs när nyheten träffar av problem i försörjningskedjan. Det kan vara frågor som otillfredsställande arbetsförhållanden i fabriker, miljöfrågor som orsakas av produktion och allmän obalans i arbetsmarknadspolitiska åtgärder. Sådana problem har satt press på företagen att anta en korrekt rapportering ramar för deras hållbarhetsarbete och det är fokus för denna uppsats. Målet är att förstå hur väl organisationerna har använt CSR och målet är att titta på deras beteende inom ramen för sina processer leverantörskedjan och deras miljöfokus. Vi kommer då att jämföra dem enligt en hållbar mätning ramverk kallat Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). GRI är ett ramverk ofta används av högsta internationella företag idag och eftersom den har ett diversifierat perspektiv på företagens sociala ansvar, det kan utöka åsikter om företagens sociala ansvar från konsumenten och företagets perspektiv på en global rapportering perspektiv. Detta perspektiv är opartiskt och globalt accepterad. De slutsatser som dras i slutet av avhandlingen visar likheter och skillnader i de bolag CSR insatser och det tomrum som de behöver för att fylla för att verkligen stärka sitt fokus på socialt ansvarstagande. En väg framåt är att förstå dessa skillnader och skapa en strategi som kommer att hjälpa företagen att övervinna dessa hinder i det långa loppet.

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  • 268.
    Jonasson, Anna
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Kneppers, Ben
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Moore, Brendan
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Principles-Based Comparison Framework for Renewable Electricity Options2008Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    Electricity generation is both a major contributor to the root causes of environmental unsustainability and an energy source that will likely play an important role in the transition to a sustainable society. Because renewable sources of electricity generation are seen as sustainable as a group, there is a danger that investments will be made in renewable technologies that do not effectively move society towards sustainability. We propose the use of a scientific, principles-based definition of sustainability to compare current and future renewable electricity options on their sustainability potential. This study presents a pilot decision-support comparison tool, Guide for Sustainable Energy Decisions (GSED), designed to give investors, policy makers, and manufacturers strategic guidance on the most effective renewable technologies to invest in for sustainability. The tool is based on a modified version of life cycle assessment (LCA) that allows comparisons of the upstream and downstream effects of generation technologies from a whole-systems sustainability perspective. Early feedback by experts suggests that the tool has strong potential to serve as an effective comparison tool and help decision-makers make strategic investments for sustainability.

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  • 269. Jonsson, Anna C
    et al.
    Rydhagen, Birgitta
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign.
    Wilk, Julie
    Feroz, AR
    Rani, Ashu
    Kumar, Arun
    Climate Change Adaptation in urban India: The inclusive formulation of local adaptation strategies2015Ingår i: Global NEST. International Journal, ISSN 1108-4006, Vol. 17, nr 1, s. 61-71Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [sv]

    I Kota, Rajasthan, är fattigdomen utbredd i flera områden och det finns ett stort behov av att kartlägga sårbarhet och anpassningsförmåga hos olika samhällsgrupper och sektorer till klimatvariation och –förändring, och att formulera hållbara planeringsstrategier. Staden växer snabbt som ett regionalt centrum och möter stora utmaningar när det gäller vattensituationen och negativa effekter av klimatförändring. Workshops med nyckelpersoner i den kommunala förvaltningen har genomförts för att identifiera sårbarheter och diskutera konkreta strategier för att öka anpassningsförmågan på olika nivåer. Artikeln fokuserar på vattenresursplanering som en av de kritiska framtidsfrågorna relaterat till urbanisering och klimatförändringar.

  • 270. Jönsson, Anders
    Lean Prototyping of Multi-body and Mechatronic Systems2004Doktorsavhandling, sammanläggning (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    Major drivers behind increased efforts in product development are the increased competition due to globalisation and the urgent transformation of society towards sustainability. Furthermore, the average product lifetime has been compressed significantly over the last decade. Due to these trends, there is increasing demand for an efficient product development process. Cutting time-to-market, reducing costs and increasing quality are widely accepted as key factors to successful product development. Consideration of sustainability aspects in product development is also becoming increasingly important. Methods and tools that are useful also for small and medium sized enterprises are of particular importance for the Swedish industry. This thesis suggests a definition of lean prototyping and points to its potential for supporting efficient product development. This is done through two case studies: a soil compactor machine treated as a multi-body system and a water jet cutting machine treated as a mechatronic system. Lean prototyping is defined as a coordinated approach to experimentation with the purpose of achieving cost-efficient and accurate enough prediction of product characteristics to support optimisation and well-informed design decisions during product development, especially in the early stages. This often involves an iterative search for and use of a suitable combination of virtual and limited physical prototypes as well as the reuse of knowledge from previous projects. The case studies are performed in cooperation with one small and one medium sized company, indicating the usefulness of the approach for different product types as well as for different company sizes. More specifically, the validated multi-body model of the soil compactor machine describes the dynamics of the machine satisfactorily and the optimisation study shows a significant potential for improved compaction capacity. This potential would not likely been found through traditional physical prototyping. The related comparative study of contact transition conditions is a contribution to consistent impact modelling in multi-body dynamics in general. The real-time virtual machine concept for simulation of the water jet cutting machine, including detailed mechanical component models, is unique. The fully automated concept implementation makes it a promising base for multidisciplinary design optimisation of the water jet cutting machine, and probably of mechatronic products in general.

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  • 271.
    Kaiten, Juan Carlos
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Stonehouse, Kara
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Niederhumer, Sonja
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Large Scale Collaboration towards Strategic Sustainable Development2010Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    As humanity transitions towards a global society, opportunities and challenges have grown in equal magnitude. Severe, global depletion of ecosystems and social turmoil have initiated a widespread public response. If the many small actions were to connect and collaborate strategically, then a greater impact could be made on the system to move towards sustainability. Along with continuous technological and scientific development, society is discovering new ways of organizing itself for a more just, sustainable and harmonious world. This is giving birth to a large social body that is becoming aware of its own existence and is learning to take its first baby footsteps. This study aims to describe the conditions of successful collaboration of a social body, a collaborative process with phases as well as guidelines and tools for each phase. A navigation tool has been outlined to aid practitioners in complex systems to move towards success in any collaborative context. This thesis is a contribution to the creation of a thriving humanity.

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  • 272.
    Kao-Walter, Sharon
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Mfoumou, Etienne
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Ndikontar, Maurice
    Mechanical Properties and Life-Cycle Sustainability Aspects of Natural Fibre2012Ingår i: Advanced Materials Research, TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD , 2012, Vol. 347-353, nr Part 1-7, s. 1887-1893Konferensbidrag (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    In order to understand the basic definition of the natural material, references of recently published articles were studied. From these articles, the definition of different terms like renewable material, recyclable material, biodegradable material, sustainable material and finally natural material were collected. Furthermore, a classification of natural fibre was drawn. One of these natural fibres - the coconut was chosen for a more detail analysis in mechanical point of view. An integrated method to analyse the sustainability of the coconut fibre as one of the blend components in building construction will be suggested. Finally, several uses of the fibre are reviewed.

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  • 273.
    Karlin, Anna
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Hållbar landsbygdsplanering: En fallstudie över Grebo2014Självständigt arbete på grundnivå (kandidatexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [sv]

    Uppsatsen behandlar ämnet ‘Hållbar landsbygdsutveckling’ och syftar till att utreda vilka planeringsstrategier som kan tillämpas i tätorten Grebo i landsbygdskommunen Åtvidaberg.

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  • 274.
    Kayondo-Ndandiko, Lydia Mazzi
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign.
    Bax, Gerhard
    Togboa, Sandy Stevens Tickodri
    Low Cost Methodology for Preliminary Road Maintenance Decision Support2011Konferensbidrag (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [sv]

    Denna uppsats presenterar en låg kostnad GIT datainsamling teknik som är liknande och ett bidrag till vägunderhåll Data Acquisition System (ROMDAS). Den består av ett fordon, två digitala videokameror, 2 GPS-mottagare och en bärbar dator. Två olika videokameror som används för jämförelser (en riktig färg och den andra en modifierad konsument kamera för att registrera infraröd) är monterade på framsidan av fordonet med hjälp av en hemmagjord gyro montering. GPS-mottagare placeras på instrumentbrädan i fordonet. Den bärbara datorn och GPS-mottagare är konfigurerade för att registrera fordonets position när den rör sig. GPS-loggfiler behålla inspelningar av latitud, longitud, tid, hastighet och höjd av fordonets position som forskaren annotates en karta dokument i ArcGIS 9.3 mjukvaran med detaljer läge källhänvisningar och olika attribut väg. Denna uppgiftsinsamling teknik syftar till att utsätta potential geografisk informationsteknik (Gits) att utföra inventering av de vägförhållanden. Den tagna uppgifter kan vara användbara för en mängd olika tillämpningar som är relevanta för väg-inventering och underhåll. Det är i grunden rekommenderas för preliminär vägunderhåll diagnos som på djupet vägen analys kan fortsätta för de drabbade vägavsnitt. Med denna teknik är det möjligt att kartlägga vägarna märken och annan arkitektur längs vägen och tillhandahålla en karta direkt i slutet av undersökningen. Sammanfattningsvis, för data mining av rumsliga videon databaser underlätta rutin och periodiskt underhåll beslut och möjlighet att ändra konsumenternas kameror för forskningsändamål rekommenderas.

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  • 275.
    Kazhura, Yury
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Souza, Paulo Bento Maffei de
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Worosz, Heather
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Sustainable Community Development in the Baltic Sea Region2005Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    This study examines Sustainable Community Development (SCD) in the context of the Baltic Sea Region. The research focuses on understanding a model for SCD piloted in Robertsfors, Sweden. The model is said to be transferable to any community around the world. This study seeks to understand the concepts and tools used in the Robertsfors Model. It also examines whether the model is strategic with regards to sustainability and whether it is successful in engaging the local community around these issues. Considerations for transferability are also addressed, focusing specifically on the Eastern Baltic Sea Region. Opportunities for improving the model are also studied. A combination of secondary research, in the form of literature review and primary research (structured interviews and questionnaires) was used to explore these questions. Propositions about SCD and questions for further research emerged from this study.

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  • 276.
    Kazhura, Yury
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för matematik och naturvetenskap.
    Worosz, Heather
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för matematik och naturvetenskap.
    Souza, Paulo Bento Maffei de
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för matematik och naturvetenskap.
    Kommunal hållbar utveckling i Baltik havets region2005Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [sv]

    Den här magister uppsats berättar on hållbar kommunal utveckling i Blatik havet region.

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  • 277.
    Khabrana, Ahmed
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för tillämpad signalbehandling.
    Ageeli, Jaber
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för tillämpad signalbehandling.
    Producing Electricity in Power Plant2015Självständigt arbete på grundnivå (kandidatexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [sv]

    Conclusion: Converting in steam power plant is one of many ways to produce electrical energy in the world. It can be done in any country because it can be done with different chemical sources. In Saudi Arabia we use oil, because it easier and cheaper than any other chemical source for us. As any country would use what is better for them. The thesis has described circulation system in Shoaiba power plant by converting chemical energy to thermal energy in the boiler, then the turbine converts thermal energy to mechanical energy. Then the mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy in the generator. The advantages of the steam stations are as follows: production of high amounts of electrical energy from small amounts of fuel, low cost of the initial costs, obstetrics and maintenance costs are not high, the station does not need much space to build and they are usually high capacity. The disadvantages of steam stations are the following: environmental pollution, low efficiency, requires very big amounts of cooling water, and these stations must be built away from population areas.

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  • 278.
    Kindle, Elias
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Sieber, Christina
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Wzdulski, Michael
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Public Engagement and Participation in Municipalities: Adding Meaning to Planning and Decision Making Processes for a Collaborative Journey Towards Sustainability2012Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    People shape the development of our society and the majority of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Given these circumstances, there is high value in supporting municipalities in their transition towards sustainability. Municipalities have the opportunity to engage directly with the general public by utilizing a participatory approach in planning and decision making. This thesis explores the conditions that enable and hinder municipalities from (i) engaging with the public and (ii) achieving effective and meaningful participation from their citizens. The findings of this study were incorporated into the Ideal Case for Strategic Integrated System Development (SISD), an outline for participatory and cross-sectoral planning towards sustainability in cities and nations. The research focused on developing the elements of engagement and participation in the Ideal Case for SISD, thereby adding depth to the suggested planning process and making it more relevant for engagement and sustainability practitioners.

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  • 279.
    Knutsson, Thomas Brindefalk
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign.
    Urban Mobility in the 21st Century: Defining the Problems of Car-usage2010Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    This master thesis ”Urban Mobility in the 21st Century” gives an insight into the challenges that come with car usage in today’s society. Even though decision makers are trying to encourage people to use other means of transport, the car is still the predominant choice of transport for many people. With this thesis I have tried to answer the question of why people generally prefer to commute and travel by car instead of using public commuting systems. The answers to this question are many. Different scientists have given their view of why people generally prefer to travel by car. One of the explanations is given by Zygmunt Bauman. He argues that we live in a society that demands consumption of both travel and merchandise as well as experiences. In this the car becomes the ultimate choice of transport, due to its apparent sense of speed, flexibility and safety. This appealing sense of speed, flexibility and safety also partly explains why people prefer to use the car, instead of public commuting systems. The society we live in today is complex with many activities spanning a wide geographical area, giving the car many advantages both in flexibility and speed. The decision makers in the European Commission, the Swedish government and the British government have tried to handle this usage of the car in different ways, sometimes by encouragement in using other means of transport, and other times by hard measures like road pricing or increased tax on petroleum. When analyzing these different methods and comparing with the dominating theories on urban mobility, I found that some methods are more successful than others and also that certain methods can have side effects that are less desirable.

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  • 280.
    KNUTZEN, DORIS MBIH
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för management.
    SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STRATEGIES AND GREEN ELECTRICITY MARKET DEVELOPMENT: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM GERMANY2011Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    Human misuse of environmental assets especially energy is causing environmental degradation, which hampers social and economic welfare for present as well as for future generations. A worldwide shift to sustainable energy sources is one of the required actions to solve the problem. Electricity from sustainable energy sources is called green electricity and has arose as one of the most motivating tools for developing the sustainable energy market. This has resulted in the restructuring of Germany's energy industry with a dramatic change in energy use in electricity. The change has been aided by the German renewable energies act (EEG), which is been criticized for its resulting high green electricity prices which consumers have to pay. Green electricity prices seem to call for more consumers' attention than threats posed by conventional energy because only a small fraction of energy is sold as green electricity neccesitating the rethinking of the energy market. Due to the need for future research on more factors influencing consumers buying behavior in the green electricity market, this thesis seeks to investigate the following research questions: Is green electricity price the major influencing factor for its market unattractivess? Does the concern about price really calls for more attention than environmental concerns? It specifically aims to describe German consumers' perceptions of factors influencing their green electricity buying behavior. The research methodology involves the use of secondary and primary data. The secondary data gives a background knowledge of Germany and its energy historical development, Germany's sustainable energy strategies and strategies for market development (electricity feed-in-tariffs, the renewable energy act and problems), green electricity marketing, consumers' purchasing behavior and factors influencing this behavior. The primary data is gotten through a questionnare survey and analysed using both excel and the statistical package for social sciences. Evidence is taken from Germany because of its ambitious goals of 20-30% green electricity by 2020 and 80-100% by 2050. The result of the study shows that, although price is the most influencing factor in choosing an electricity supplier and also calls for more attention than environmental concerns, it's not the major hindering factor for the green electricity market unattractivess. Most German electricity consumers (42%) have no idea about green electricity prices. In comparison to competitors, 27% of them assume the prices are higher while 31% say the prices are thesame and even lower. All green electricity consumers confirm the prices are moderate and even cheaper. Even when prices are the same, most respondents gave other reasons like conviniences before environmental friendliness as the first motive for their electricity choice. Despite Germany's ambitous goals, consumers selfinterest and ignorance about green electricity prices remain a problem for the market.

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  • 281.
    Kolb, Florentina
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Swinton, Frank
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Solodovnik, Iuliia
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Jönsson, Tina
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Putting Farm-to-School on Sweden’s sustainability menu2018Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen), 20hpStudentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    The global food system plays a significant role in the sustainability challenge. One way to approach such a complex problem is to provide a science-based, functional definition of success, and then to find leverage points in the system that can force change. Because they are accessed by all children, we see food education and responsibly sourced school food as such leverage points.

    Farm-to-School is a US concept which encourages schools to provide classroom food education, a garden, and locally produced food in the school restaurant. We explored how the Farm-to-School concept might move the Swedish public-school system, in a strategic way, towards sustainability, using the municipality of Karlskrona as an example.

    We interviewed stakeholders in Karlskrona to understand the current system, and what the benefits of Farm-to-School and the obstacles to implementation might be. We also interviewed stakeholders in the US, to gain knowledge about their experience of Farm-toSchool.

    We found that in Karlskrona there are some initiatives but restrictive regulations hindered innovation and local procurement, insufficient leadership meant there was no unified vision to work towards, collaboration was absent and not encouraged, and there was a shortage of resources. We therefore do not advise implementing Farm-to-School at present.

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  • 282.
    Koukouvetsios, Konstantinos
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Suci, Putri Sari
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Velpula, John Vimal Tej Kumar
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Winterhalder, Johanna Maria
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Mapping Social Sustainability Tools2018Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen), 20hpStudentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    Considering the lack of clear guidance regarding the way business could include social sustainability into their operations, the objective of this research project was to study the functionality of social sustainability tools which are used worldwide by business practitioners and assess how useful these tools are to overcome barriers related with social aspects of sustainability as they are described in the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD): health, influence, competence, impartiality and meaning-making. A qualitative method analysis was selected, based upon direct content analysis. Elements from the 5 Level Framework (5LF) and the FSSD were used for designing two review processes to analyse selected social sustainability tools. The 5LF is useful for planning in complex systems, while the FSSD is designed to address complex challenges and recognize opportunities which aim to sustainability. The findings from the research show which tools, based on their functionality, can help a company move towards sustainability and illustrate how they address different social sustainability aspects. Based on these findings, recommendations were developed which included key features of the selected social sustainability tools. These recommendations could help business practitioners to choose the most appropriate tool for specific business context depending on the company’s needs.

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  • 283.
    Kowalczyk, Angelika
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign.
    Kustra, Monika
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign.
    Transport Planning and Sustainability: The Via Baltica Case2009Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    Road transport is most commonly used out of other modes in terms of freight and passenger transportation on local and regional levels. For European citizens it is a primary mean of their access to services, social activities and employment. The scope of road infrastructure differs in some regions. The major disparity appears when the East of Europe is compared with the West. Actions to link periphery with the core of Europe are being continuously performed, what in this case represents itself in constructing Pan-European Transport Corridors, which will contribute to the connection of the whole territory of Europe. The Via Baltica, chosen as a case for this thesis, is a route to connect Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Kaunas, Budzisko and Warsaw. It is the common initiative of Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. In addition, it is to be an express road and part of the I Pan-European Transport Corridor, which is going to connect Baltic countries with the West and South part of Europe. We focus on presenting how the Via Baltica is introduced in official documents and compare it with the process in practice. Our final goal is to assess the planning process of the Via Baltica route in Poland according to top down planning approaches and sustainability criteria. We are trying to find out what are the advantages and disadvantages of the ongoing process. After introducing results of the analysis made for the Via Baltica by Polish experts, we present how stakeholders and local authorities try to reinforce the process, regardless of environmental issues, to achieve economic and social profits. As the result we try find out how are the dimensions of sustainable development handled in the Via Baltica case in Poland. The conclusions are based on our findings concerning several conflicts which appeared during the planning process. They are also based on one-dimension as well as multi-criteria analyses.

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  • 284.
    Kurakina, Svetlana
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    Translating Sustainability Rhetoric into Urban Planning Practice: interpreting ideas, finding solutions and dealing with conflicts, cases of Saskatoon and Uppsala.2016Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (masterexamen), 20 poäng / 30 hpStudentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    This study examines two urban renewal projects in Saskatoon (Canada) and Uppsala (Sweden). The central subject of inquiry is urban planning process and complex dilemmas of sustainable development. What is seen as “a sustainable city”? What are the concerns and conflicts, which planners have to face with? Which arguments are used to justify the planning decisions and how are these arguments constructed?

    The study proposes a three-step framework to compare sustainability interpretation processes in urban planning of the two cities: through identification of the ideas, which are associated with the concept of sustainability; through analysis of local objectives of sustainable development;  and, finally, through examination of actions, which are perceived as appropriate to achieve stated goals. Furthermore, the research examines conflicts of interests, values and scale occurring throughout planning process; and analyses arguments, which are used to justify need “to be sustainable” and choices of solutions for urban renewal projects. The arguments are categorised as rational or normative depending on the type of reference planners use to construct them.

    The study reveals obvious differences in the interpretation of the sustainability concept in Uppsala and Saskatoon: with reliance on normative considerations in one case and rational ones in another. It also shows, that arguments working well for one type of conflict, do not help in resolving conflict of another type; and that Swedish and Canadian planners, facing pretty close challenges, choose different strategies to respond to them.

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  • 285.
    Kyere-Frempong, Bertha
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för management.
    Lemboye, Olakunle
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för management.
    Young Small Business Strategies and Re-orientation towards Sustaining its Business Goals2009Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    This research is aimed at studying the business strategies of young small businesses in Finland and Ireland. Needless to say those young small businesses are critical to many economies despite their size. Studying their operational strategies and finding ways to re orient them to attain and sustain their business goals despite being faced with economic challenges, is therefore of scholastic interest To carry out this study, a qualitative method was used. The primary data used was interview of the manager of four young small firms; two from Finland and two from Ireland. To achieve geographical spread and diversity of information 4 firms were selected: 2 each from Finland and Ireland. And to avoid management bias in information delivery; we interviewed selected employees to help cross check information gathered from the latter. Some randomly selected employees of these firms were also interviewed. Secondary data such as literature collected from books, journals and previous researches were also used. Findings on strategies that the businesses applied during their operation were qualitatively analyzed and recommendations made to help re-orient such businesses. The analysis of the collected data revealed that products and service offerings, strategic marketing and communication, operational costs effectiveness, business educational background as well as commitment of the entrepreneur coupled with the corporate social responsibility affects the goals and for that matter the success of young small businesses. In Recommendation, it is therefore that if young small businesses would not consider their size and scale of operation but objectively adhere to strategy formation principles, they would experience swift strategy implementation guidelines and be in a better position to monitor and control their progress to be able to effect appropriate changes on time in order to sustain their business goals in the long run notwithstanding the economic challenges they face.

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  • 286.
    Lagström, Hilda
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign.
    Osäkerhet och risk- En studie av Norra Älvstranden i Göteborg2012Självständigt arbete på grundnivå (kandidatexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    Inom den fysiska planeringen idag tycks det råda en viss osäkerhet kring hur risker i samband med framtida klimatförändringar och mer specifikt hur risken för stigande havsnivåer, bör hanteras. Det tycks råda en konflikt mellan att bygga bostäder i attraktiva vattennära lägen samt att vidta de åtgärder som behövs för att minska riskerna och minimera konsekvenserna av ett förändrat klimat. Syftet med detta arbete har därför varit att nå en ökad kunskap kring hur den fysiska planeringen hanterar riskerna för ett förändrat klimat och specifikt riskerna med de stigande havsnivåerna, genom att granska hur dessa har hanterats i planeringen av Norra Älvstranden i Göteborg. Vidare har syftet varit att diskutera lämpliga riktlinjer för framtida planering av vattennära bebyggelse genom att besvara följande frågeställningar: Hur har klimatfrågan och framförallt riskerna med de stigande havsnivåerna, hanterats i planeringen av Norra Älvstranden i Göteborg? Finns det någon skillnad mellan hanteringen av klimatrisker och hanteringen av miljörisker? Vilka generella slutsatser kan dras utifrån fallet Norra Älvstranden? På vilket sätt kan slutsatserna tillämpas för att förbättra strategierna inför planering av framtida vattennära bebyggelse? En fallstudie har gjorts över Norra Älvstranden i Göteborg. Metoden som använts har varit en kvalitativ dokumentstudie. De dokument som studerats har varit översiktsplaner, fördjupade översiktsplaner samt 14 antagna detaljplaner som omfattas av fallstudien. Plandokumenten har analyserats var för sig utifrån följande analysfrågor: Hur beskriver översiktsplanen vattnet och specifikt risken för stigande havsnivåer? Vilket är det minsta tillåtna avståndet från vattnet till bebyggelse? Vilken höjd över kommunens nollplan är den lägst tillåtna för bebyggelse i markplan? Var och i vilken omfattning i plandokumenten hanteras miljörisker?(a) generellt, och (b) i synnerhet riskerna med stigande havsnivåer? Beskrivs vattnet som en möjlighet eller ett hot? De teoretiska utgångspunkter som legat till grund för studien har varit kopplade till hur den fysiska planeringen hanterar risker i vad som en del kallar för risksamhället. Begrepp som riskhantering, osäkerhet, riskmedvetandet diskuteras samt vilka problem kommuner och myndigheters organisering kan medföra gällande hantering av risker. Även vår tids tekniska utveckling och beroende av experter diskuteras. Att klimatet förändras till följd av mänsklig aktivitet har konstaterats. De har fått till följd att havsnivåerna stiger vilket medför stora konsekvenser för det svenska samhället där översvämningar är en av de mest uppenbara konsekvenserna eftersom både byggnader och naturmiljöer riskerar att drabbas. Hur sårbart ett samhälle är beror ofta på dess lokalisering. De städer och tätorter som är lokaliserade intill vattendrag och längs kusten är mer sårbara än de som ligger i högre terräng. Norra Älvstranden i Göteborg ligger både vattennära och relativt lågt och har tidigare varit en plats för hamnverksamheter och industri men som under 1990-talet omvandlats till ett attraktivt bostadsområde men fina kvaliteter. Av de granskade översiktsplanerna framgår att det skett en förändring i synen på vattnet, från att endast ha varit ett positivt element till att ses som en riskfaktor som kräver en beredskap samt en långsiktig planering. Av de analyserade detaljplanerna det först i de två sista planerna som det beskrivs vilka konsekvenser en stigande vattennivå skulle kunna få. I dessa planer framgår ett framtidstänkande där man föreslår att förebygga översvämningsriskerna genom att höja lägsta grundläggningsnivåerna med ytterligare 0,5 meter. Utifrån analysen av detaljplanerna kan slutsatsen dras att de miljörisker som beskrivits har varit oförändrade över tid från det att den första planen antogs och fram till idag samt att ett nytt förhållningssätt av hanteringen av vattenfrågan kan urskiljas under de senare åren.

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  • 287.
    Lagun Mesquita, Patricia
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling. Blekinge Institute of Technology.
    Missimer, Merlina
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Social Sustainability Work in Product Development Organizations: An Empirical Study of Three Sweden-Based Companies2021Ingår i: Sustainability, E-ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 13, nr 4, artikel-id 1986Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Companies responsible for product development (PD) and manufacturing play an important role in supporting society in achieving sustainability, and yet they do not always include full sustainability considerations in PD decisions. The social dimension of sustainability has been largely neglected in the PD field and there is very little empirical evidence of social sustainability implementation in general. The aim of this paper is to investigate how social sustainability is currently included in PD organizations and what their motivations are to do so. Results from a comparative case study approach with three organizations include rich descriptions across four dimensions: The scope of the work and their view of interdependencies with other social systems, their definition of social sustainability and the issues they work with, what guides strategic decisions, and how this internal work is structured. The results reveal that the three product development organizations are heterogenous in their approaches to social sustainability and that the more advanced approach shows a better understanding of the complexity of social sustainability and a broader perspective of its interdependencies, which goes hand-in-hand with a way of organizing that overcomes traditional hierarchies and allows for more collaborative and strategic work in this area. This systems perspective also drives what issues are included in an organization’s work; scope and definition of social sustainability become more encompassing and aligned. Finally, our study shows that social sustainability impacts connected to products’ lifecycles, when addressed, are done so by functions outside design activities, as opposed to product developers. A greater understanding of how companies currently approach social sustainability and what challenges they might face in integrating it in organizational and design related practices has been called for; our paper contributes to this but acknowledges that more work is needed.

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  • 288.
    Laycock Pedersen, Rebecca
    et al.
    University of Calgary.
    Nikulina, Varvara
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Chineme, Tinuke
    Subroto, Sujoy
    Robinson, Zoe
    Winkler, Klara
    Luederitz, Christopher
    Metson, Genevieve
    Malmborg, Katja
    Moriggi, Angela
    Lam, David P. M.
    Partelow, Stefan
    Cockburn, Jessica
    Bhurekeni, John
    Distinguishing transdisciplinary (and) action research in sustainability science: a comparative systematic-narrative hybrid literature reviewManuskript (preprint) (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    There are many socially engaged research modes in sustainability science. The main ones are action research and transdisciplinary research. There is also transdisciplinary action research, a field that seems to combine the two. This paper aims to provide a better understanding of the differences between these research modes in the context of sustainability science to help potential users to determine appropriate research mode(s) to fulfil their purposes. To do so, we asked three research questions: (i) What are the aims of these research modes? (ii) What are some methods used to fulfil the aims of these research modes? (iii) In what empirical domain are the different approaches being used today? Using a comparative systematic-narrative hybrid literature review and bibliometric studies the paper attempts to fulfil the set aim. In total, we analysed 1487 articles in-depth, of which 633 utilised the action research mode, 787 used transdisciplinary research, and 67 used transdisciplinary action research. There are a lot of similarities between the research modes, e.g. they all use traditional qualitative social science research methods, engage the same types of stakeholders, and address the same sustainability issues. But the differences relate to the aims of the research modes. Researchers employing action research seem to be more intent on achieving action in the practice domain and knowledge from that action for both practitioners and researchers (action-for-knowledge). In contrast, researchers employing transdisciplinary research rather seem to be more intent on producing new, relevant and shared knowledge for an action that is later undertaken in the practice domain (knowledge-for-action). Although this might be a premature conclusion, researchers employing transdisciplinary action research seem to be more intent on achieving action based on integrative knowledge (integrative knowledge-for-action). Finally, some advice regarding the choice of research mode for a particular purpose is presented.

  • 289.
    Laycock Pedersen, Rebecca
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Robinson, Zoe P.
    Keele University, GBR.
    Surman, Emma
    Keele University, GBR.
    Understanding Transience and Participation in University Student-Led Food Gardens2019Ingår i: Sustainability, E-ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 11, nr 10, artikel-id 2788Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    In an increasingly mobile world, transience is becoming the norm. Sustainable community food initiatives, therefore, must organise to withstand high turnover of volunteers. Using a case study of the United Kingdom’s National Union of Students’ food growing scheme in universities, this paper aims to map the causes and effects of short-term, irregular, and low participation using a causal loop diagram to understand how to mitigate their negative impacts and improve participation. Data was gathered through interviews, workshops, photovoice, a fishbowl discussion, and a reflective diary. We found three amplifying feedback loops increasing short-term, irregular and low participation, their causes, and their impacts. These feedback loops were precariously buffered by a continuous in-flow of new potential participants each academic year. We also found that the stakeholders of these gardens conceptualised time akin to both temporary and permanent organisations, and these differing conceptualisations were a source of tension. Furthermore, although ‘organisational amnesia’ was a problem, the gardens were still learningful spaces. We recommend both upstream and downstream solutions are implemented to buffer the impacts of transience and suggest that university and students’ union staff could play a crucial and subtle supporting role.

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  • 290.
    Laycock Pedersen, Rebecca
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Thomson, Giles
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Friblick, Lena
    Botildenborg, Malmö.
    Gaubert, Cyrille
    Botildenborg, Malmö.
    Nazarin, Saba
    Botildenborg, Malmö.
    Amplifying sustainable commercial urban agriculture in Sweden through the Stadsbruk method: Chapter 122023Ingår i: Urban and Regional Agriculture: Building Resilient Food Systems / [ed] Peter Droege, Academic Press, 2023, s. 307-340Kapitel i bok, del av antologi (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Interest in urban agriculture is growing. Yet despite its popularity barriers remain, preventing widespread uptake, especially for productive commercial urban agriculture. Stadsbruk is a method developed to foster dynamic commercial urban agriculture movements in Swedish cities. The method uses a brokering organization to: facilitate communication between urban farmers and municipalities; provide training programs for municipalities and farmers; support farmers to access municipal land for growing; and build networks of municipalities and other key actors involved in commercial urban agriculture. In this chapter, we use the city of Malmö as an example to show how Stadsbruk farms have the potential to make a substantial contribution to the city's self-sufficiency in terms of fresh vegetable provision. We then explain how Stadsbruk amplifies commercial urban agriculture by creating more resilient movements in the cities where it operates, increases the speed at which commercial urban agriculture is taken up, and thereby grows the movement itself. As such, the Stadsbruk network and its underlying principles have begun to spread across Europe. Importantly, Stadsbruk is influencing policy and shifting public perceptions of urban agriculture. While the method is promising, there continue to be many institutional barriers to more widespread success, and this is compounded because attempts to gain legitimacy through demonstrating impact can be thwarted by methodological challenges. As commercial urban agriculture is amplified, social and ecological sustainability values must be prioritized to ensure that it remains a genuine contributor to sustainability.

  • 291.
    Levy França, César
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Introductory Approach to Business Model Design for Strategic Sustainable Development2013Licentiatavhandling, sammanläggning (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    The interrelated challenges of systematic degradation of ecosystems, social inequalities, financial instability and resource constraints are redefining the overall conditions for business in the twenty-first century. Addressing these challenges both demands and brings great opportunity for innovation. An important but sometimes neglected aspect of innovation is the design or redesign of business models. This has been identified as a greater source of lasting competitive advantage than new products and services per se. The majority of managers among those who say that their company´s sustainability activities have added to profits also say that these activities have led to business model changes. However, integrating business model design and sustainable innovation practices is a relatively underexplored area of research. The aim of this work is to develop an approach to business model design that supports the realization of sustainability-driven strategies. In this thesis, it is argued that a major barrier to sustainable innovation is the usual unawareness of an operational definition of sustainability and of guidelines for how an organization can support sustainable development while strengthening its own competitiveness. Therefore, a Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), which includes such an operational definition of sustainability and such strategic guidelines, is used as an overarching methodology for this work. Specific research methods include literature reviews, data collection, data and document analysis, explorative workshops and action research, mainly with partners in the district heating sector. To be able to design a business model that supports a sustainability-driven strategy, it is necessary to have, or to be able to develop, such a strategy. The literature review revealed that there is currently no business model design tool that in itself includes support for developing sustainability-driven strategies. However, as regards business model design as such, a tool known as the Business Model Canvas (BMC) is frequently referenced and by many seen as a kind of de-facto standard support tool for business model design. A combination of the FSSD (bringing the sustainability perspective) and the BMC (bringing the generic building blocks of business models) is therefore explored. Depending on the context it is necessary to also combine this with other methods and tools; in this work specifically with methods and tools for energy systems modeling and simulation. Both as a way to develop a combined approach and as a way to start validating it, a prototype of a handbook for sustainable innovation in the district heating sector was developed and tested iteratively. The use of early versions of this handbook preliminary indicates that the combined approach helps organizations to, e.g., self-assess their maturity in terms of strategic sustainability work, clarify strengths and weaknesses of current business models from a strategic sustainability perspective and generate of new solutions, including mutually supportive actions and business models within their wider value network.

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  • 292.
    Lewis, Aaron
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Simmons, Mark
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    P2P Carsharing Service Design: Informing User Experience Development2012Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (masterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    This thesis investigates the P2P carsharing user experience. The intention of this investigation is to increase the adoption and uptake of P2P carsharing in existing and future markets because of its benefits to the environment, the local economy and its accruement of social capital. We see P2P carshar- ing as a key means to creating a sustainable urban transportation solution. We started by doing a web review of P2P carsharing followed by a system- atic analysis in which we categorized each platforms’ key attributes. With this information we created two infographics. The first displays existent platforms and their different attributes. The second illustrates the customer journey. We then conducted a survey between April 6 and May 14, 2012, receiving 206 responses from borrowers, owners and people who have not yet used the service. Although the survey was open to anyone, users in the US, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden were targeted. The survey pro- vides demographic information about P2P carsharing users who were found to be young, highly educated, well-off working professionals. Their trans- portation habits and needs, especially as relating to P2P carsharing were also found. After collating this information we partitioned respondents into: Owners, Borrowers, Prospective Owners, Prospective Borrowers, and then orthogonally into US Users and European Users. We then created user pro- files and a mix of short and longer-term multi-stakeholder design chal- lenges for stakeholders; whose work, building off of ours, will we hope, foster innovations that make P2P carsharing a ubiquitous mobility solution.

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  • 293. Lichtenberg, Alexandra
    et al.
    Gurimaraes, Patricia
    Podsedkowska, Heleen
    Planning for Sustainable Mobility with Personal Rapid Transit in Small European Cities2010Konferensbidrag (Refereegranskat)
  • 294.
    Lichtenberg, Rose
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Guimarães, Patricia
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Podsedkowska, Heleen
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Personal Rapid Transit systems for reduction in car dependence Karlskrona case study2008Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    This research project is designed to enhance the planning process that can aid authorities moving towards sustainable and economically feasible local and regional mobility systems. The improvements that have been made to transit so far have not been successful in breaking the trend of increasing car traffic and decreasing transit trip making. This means that sustainable mobility is a complex system which also encompasses changing attitudes and behaviours, integrating spatial and energy planning into it, and looking upstream to affect the causes of the problem instead of downstream to just fix its consequences. Environmental impacts (noise, pollution, health problems), accidents and congestion are all by-products of transport activities – they are the so-called external costs – and must be made part of the equation. European guidelines were analysed, as well as the results of many of the European Union‘s mobility research programs. The core of the research analyses how to move Karlskrona municipality‘s mobility system towards its vision of success in the future through the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development – Sustainable Mobility (FSSD-SM). Backcasting from a sustainable vision in the long-term future is central to this process. The Municipality of Karlskrona, in Sweden, is the case study. A sustainability analysis of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) systems was undertaken to determine the feasability of integrating this modal system into the mobility solution for Karlskrona municipality.

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  • 295.
    Liimatainen, Juho
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Paludan-Müller, Kai
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Saarinen, Nora
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Schmeink, Helena
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Strategic Sustainable Development-Based Tool for Needs Analysis in Public Procurement2022Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen), 20 hpStudentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    In light of the pressing sustainability challenges, new solutions are needed in all aspects ofsociety. Sustainable public procurement (SPP) plays a crucial role in aligning publicorganizations' own actions with political goals and ambitions. In this paper, we focus on thefirst stages of procurement processes in order to realize the potential of SSP to contribute to amore sustainable society. We also acknowledge the potential advantages of the StrategicSustainable Development (SSD) approach, including a common definition for sustainability,promoting a more holistic understanding and these together enabling organizations to actmore strategically.

    To realize these advantages in practice, we propose an applicable tool for analyzingprocurement needs through an SSD lens. The tool guides procurers to consider sustainabilityaspects and to apply strategic and systemic thinking early on in procurement projects. Weargue that this supports more efficient use of resources, including not only the benefits ofincreased sustainability considerations, but also use of public funds. We further argue thatdespite current challenges of insufficient resources allocation to proper SPP considerations, itis essential to include foundational considerations such as what the need is and what optionsexist to meet the given need in every procurement project. 

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  • 296.
    Lin, Shangchao
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Zhao, Zhenhua
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Peng, Peng
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap.
    Sustainable Neighbourhood Reconstruction in the Urban District2010Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [en]

    The neighbourhood reconstruction involves three key stakeholders—municipality, builders and residents. There are some conflicts among them due to their different standpoints, and the reasons of most conflicts relate to human needs of residents when they are not met. The main purpose of this study is to create a general socially sustainable neighbourhood reconstruction process through the lens of FSSD and Max-Neef‘s human needs theory. This new process will promote the collaboration among these three key stakeholders and help residents to have their basic human needs fulfilled. First of all, a vision of a sustainable neighbourhood reconstruction process is created and amended based upon literature review and authorities‘ feedback; then a summary of the current reality of the reconstruction process is addressed in light of a case study; followed by the analysis of the gap between vision and reality. At last, different suggestions are given with the purpose of eliminating the gap.

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  • 297.
    Lind, Anders
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Fakulteten för teknikvetenskaper, Institutionen för fysisk planering.
    HOTANDE HAVSNIVÅER En fallstudie av Lomma2014Självständigt arbete på grundnivå (kandidatexamen)Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
    Abstract [sv]

    Klimatförändringen är här och havsnivån håller på att höjas vilket hotar bebyggelse utmed kusterna. Lomma i sydvästra Skåne är en småstad som redan idag drabbats av översvämningar och som i framtiden kommer utsättas för än större risker. Havsnivån i Lomma kan enligt SMHI komma att stiga med så mycket som 2,6 meter vid framtida högvattennivåer vilket skulle få förödande effekter på bebyggelsen men även för drabbade människor. Sättet att hantera de stigande havsnivåerna har de senaste åren gått från en tillit till tekniska lösningar till en mer tillåtande lösning på naturens villkor, där vattnet tillåts översvämma bestämda områden. Med hjälp av de teoretiska utgångspunkterna, referensexempel från Hamburg och Nederländerna, samt en innehållsanalys av kommunala dokument från Lomma har tre strategier tagits fram för att hantera den stigande havsnivån i Lomma. Strategierna tillsammans med handlingsalternativet defend resulterar i ett gestaltningsförslag som på ett hållbart sätt hanterar de väntade havsnivåerna.

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  • 298.
    Lindahl, Pia
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för maskinteknik.
    Approaching Strategic Sustainable Materials Management2013Licentiatavhandling, sammanläggning (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    Society’s sustainability challenges relatedto materials management have been an area of concern for policymakers, industry and the public for decades. However, if those challenges are managed in a strategic way, they are not only aproblem, but could also bring in new opportunity for companies and other organizations to improve their competitiveness through developingproduct-service systems that promote sustainable development of society. The overall aim of this thesis is to explore how aframework for strategic sustainable development (FSSD) can support the development and design of sustainable materials management strategies in product innovation. This is achieved by four studies investigating howsustainability considerations are, or could be, integrated in decisions regarding materials selection. The studies are informed by the FSSD, Maxwell’s model for qualitative research design and the design research methodology. The first study is a theoretical discussion which provides a base for the following three exploratory studies. The exploratory studies have, through literature reviews and semi-structured interviews, investigated general sustainabilityconsiderations in companies, made a comparison of the strategic potential of two product improvement strategies and finally studied what considerations that are in focus and what types of solutions that are revealed when companies apply a strategic sustainability perspective to materials management. The studies have shown that decisions regarding materials management often arebased on compliance with legislation and on avoiding substances with characteristics commonly considered problematic (such as toxicity, persistency, etc.), and that decision support regarding how materials could be managed in a sustainable way are lacking. However, the results also include some examples from companies that have successfully developed pro-active strategies towards sustainable materials management. They have approached this through managing materials in closedtechnical loops, enabled material substitution through value chain collaboration and reduced material flows through new and innovative design. Most importantly, they have assessedactions not only regarding their potential to reduce a selection of current socio-ecological impacts but also regarding their potential to link toforthcoming actions towards the full scope of socio-ecological sustainability. Through this approach, they have found several ways by which materials with characteristics that are commonly considered problematic can be. The results highlight the possibility of enabling sustainable materials management practices by using a strategic sustainability perspective in combination with material characteristics knowledge and that a static division of “sustainable” vs. “unsustainable” materials (e.g., through lists of forbidden and allowed materials) is not necessarily serving the purpose in the best way. More subtle considerations are needed. By not applying a strategic sustainability perspective to materials management, organizations risk using “sustainable” materials in unsustainable ways or phasing out “unsustainable” materials that, managed differently, could be helpful for sustainable development. Developing decision support for materials management that integrates this new way of thinking will be the focus of future work.

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  • 299. Lindahl, Pia
    et al.
    Broman, Göran
    Robèrt, Karl-Henrik
    Material substitution and weight reduction as steps towards a sustainable disposable diaper2011Konferensbidrag (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    Increasing market demands for 'sustainable products' has in the development of disposable diapers resulted in a focus on material substitution and weight reduction. In this study we have compared the strategic potential of these two approaches for development of the absorbing core of the product. The study indicates that regardless what strategy a company selects for reducing a products socio-ecological impact, both society and environment would benefit from a stronger focus on the long term goal of a sustainably product, instead of the milestones.

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  • 300.
    Lindahl, Pia
    et al.
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Robèrt, Karl-Henrik
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Ny, Henrik
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Broman, Göran
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, Avdelningen för strategisk hållbar utveckling.
    Strategic sustainability considerations in materials management2014Ingår i: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 64, nr feb 2014, s. 98-103Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Increasing awareness in business and society regarding socio-ecological impacts related to society's use of materials is a driver of new materials management practices. The aim of this study is to gain insight into what considerations come into focus and what types of solutions are revealed when companies apply a strategic sustainability perspective to materials management. Through literature reviews and semi-structured interviews we found that the companies studied have assessed material choices and related management actions, not only regarding their potential to reduce a selection of current socio-ecological impacts, but also regarding their potential to link to future actions to move towards the full scope of socio-ecological sustainability. Through this approach, these companies have found several ways through which materials with characteristics that are commonly considered problematic can be managed sustainably by making strategic use of some of these “problematic” characteristics and other characteristics of the materials. For example, a material associated with problems at end of life, could be managed in closed loops facilitated by the persistence of the material. Based on the findings, we conclude that by not applying a strategic sustainability perspective to materials management, organizations risk phasing out materials perceived to be unsustainable which, managed differently, could be helpful for sustainable development.

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