Sökning: "collective consumption"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 34 avhandlingar innehållade orden collective consumption.
11. From Good Work to Sustainable Development - Human Resources Consumption and Regeneration in the Post-Bureaucratic Working Life
Sammanfattning : The thesis concentrates on the psychological consequences ofthe contemporary work. Two focal question of the thesis are,first, why do employeespsychological resources becomeconsumed in the contemporary working life? Second, how tocreate regenerative work enabling employeesdevelopmentin the present situation? The latter question aims todistinguish the conditions for sustainable individual andcollective development at work. LÄS MER
12. Clustering Architectures: The Role of Materialities for Emerging Collectives in the Public Domain
Sammanfattning : This thesis is a study of social life, addressing issues concerning how and by what means people meet in urban public space. The main aim of this thesis is to is to investigate how certain artefacts and architectural features support the formation and temporal stabilisation of heterogeneous clusters and collectives, and thus, in order to the development of conceptual tools that can contribute to a more refined description and analysis of the role of architecture and artefacts for urban public life [a very long sentence…]. LÄS MER
13. Drinking behaviors of large groups : studies disentangling population drinking in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Background: The starting point for this thesis was the unexpected development of per capita alcohol consumption and youth drinking in Sweden. There has been an observed decline for both: in the adult population since 2004 and among youth since 2000. Alcohol has at the same time become cheaper and more available. LÄS MER
14. Optical Diagnostics of Gasoline Compression Ignition : HCCI-PPC-Diffusion Combustion
Sammanfattning : Access to clean and affordable energy is one of the cornerstones of the world's society. Since the introduction of the internal combustion engine, diesel engines have become widely used for transportation in the commercial sector. LÄS MER
15. Den sociala ekonomin : Familjen Clason och Furudals bruk 1804-1856 : [the Clason family and Furudal ironworks 1804-1856]
Sammanfattning : How does historical change occur? This thesis deals with the economic and technological development of Furudal ironworks in the period 1804-1856. Furudal went from a traditional ironworks producing mainly bar iron to a complex production unit which included an engineering shop. LÄS MER