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Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Kristina Ek.
1. Att leva med mycket svår kronisk obstruktiv lungsjukdom : ett liv i slowmotion
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe how people with very severe obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experienced their every day lives and created meaning, with focus on end-of-life. A second aim was to describe how death and dying can be viewed from the perspective of relatives to people with COPD. LÄS MER
2. The economics of renewable energy support
Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of an introductory part and five self-contained papers, all related to the issue of promoting renewable power sources. Paper I provides an econometric analysis of the most important determinants of Swedish households’ willingness to pay a premium for “green” electricity. LÄS MER
3. Valuing the environmental impacts of wind power : a choice experiment approach
Sammanfattning : There exists a political goal in Sweden to increase the use of renewable energy, and wind power seems to be a favorable choice from an environmental perspective. Although the public generally expresses a positive attitude towards wind power, specific projects often face resistance from the local population. LÄS MER
4. Munhälsa – Äldre personers upplevelser och vårdpersonals attityder och kunskaper
Sammanfattning : Bakgrund: Det är känt att äldre personer har bättre munhälsa i dag och fler kvarvarande tänder än tidigare generationer. Det är en komplex uppgift att utföra munvård för att förebygga nedsatt munhälsa på någon annan. Nedsatt munhälsa kan påverka allmänhälsan på olika sätt, till exempel genom smärta och nedsatt aptit. LÄS MER
5. Essays on the economic impacts of floods and landslides
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained papers addressing aspects that are important for how the negative societal effects of natural disasters can be handled, using floods and landslides in the Gothenburg region in Sweden as examples. In paper I the valuation of the benefits of reducing the negative effects of floods, namely, property damage, traffic disturbances and water supply security, were analysed, using a choice experiment. LÄS MER