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11. Household and corporate behaviour under uncertainity
Sammanfattning : Household and corporate behaviour under uncertainty is examined in five self-contained essays. Thefirst four essays are focused on household behaviour with an emphasis on the role of housing and thelast essay is on optimal corporate financial in relation to the tax system. LÄS MER
12. Sharing the doughnut : Exploring sustainable and just futures
Sammanfattning : Despite decades of international discussions or summits on the need to radically reduce e.g. increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) or biodiversity loss, these are still rising. LÄS MER
13. Assessment of sustainability aspects when making pre-renovation decisions
Sammanfattning : A considerable amount of Europe’s building stock needs to be renovated. The most common reasons for carrying out renovations are acute technical issues or the expiring life span of a building or its components. LÄS MER
14. The impact of big-boxes on local retail : What happens when IKEA comes to town?
Sammanfattning : The development of large discount retailers, or big-boxes as they are sometimes referred to, are often subject to heated debate and their entry on a market is greeted with either great enthusiasm or dread. For instance, the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart (Forbes 2014) has a number of anti- and pro-groups dedicated to its being and the event of a Wal-Mart entry tends to be met with protests and campaigns (Decamme 2013) but also welcomed by, for instance, consumers (Davis & DeBonis 2013). LÄS MER