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21. Energy system perspectives on transport biofuel policies – a modelling analysis
Sammanfattning : Climate concerns and energy security issues have in recent years triggered the interest in biofuels for transport. This has resulted in governmental and intergovernmental targets that, if implemented, will lead to an unprecedented growth in biofuel production. LÄS MER
22. Environmental Assessment and Strategic Technology Choice : The Case of Renewable Transport Fuels
Sammanfattning : The scale of the required changes is huge, and time is limited if we are to avoid the most severe effects of climate change. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road transport, several fuels and electricity originating from renewable energy sources have been proposed, all of them in different stages of development and with various and shifting environmental impacts. LÄS MER
23. Environmental Assessment of Emerging Technologies: The Case of Alternative Transport Fuels
Sammanfattning : There are several methods to evaluate the environmental performance of new technologies. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the methodological development of environmental assessments, with contributions from life-cycle assessment (LCA), theories on technical change and socio-technical scenarios. LÄS MER
24. Improving productivity in construction: a contractor perspective
Sammanfattning : Improving productivity in construction has been a lengthy battle. Several debates, articles, reports and books have acknowledged that productivity in construction must be improved. Numerous theoretical and practical solutions to improve productivity have been developed over time both in academia and in practise. LÄS MER
25. Interpreting the Sustainable Home - Bridging Discourses on Home and Sustainability in the Housing Sector
Sammanfattning : How we design, build and maintain our homes are increasingly seen as instrumental to the environmental, social and financial impact of the built environment. By examining perspectives on and interpretations of sustainability in housing development, with a focus on discourses within the Swedish housing sector, the aim of this Licentiate thesis is to explore and provide an account of contemporary conceptualizations of the sustainable home. LÄS MER