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  1. 11. Views of Nature and Environmental Concern in Iceland

    Författare :Þorvardur Árnason; Elfar Loftsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Views; Nature; Environmental; Concern; Ethics; Iceland; Miljöhistoria; Island; Naturuppfattning; Naturskydd; Historia; Water in nature and society; Vatten i natur och samhälle;

    Sammanfattning : Environmental concern in contemporary societies is a complex phenomenon which is shaped and influenced by a host of different factors. One of the most important of these is the interplay between culture and nature that has taken place during the course of a nation’s history and the various ‛views of nature’ that such interplay has generated. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Der rätselhafte Gott : Heimdallr im Licht altnordischer Vorstellungen von Ahnen und Ordnung

    Författare :Sebastian Cöllen; Eva Hellman; Torsten Blomkvist; Britt-Mari Näsström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Old Norse religion; Germanic religion; Rígsþula; Hyndluljóð; Völuspá; Edda; odal; ancestors; social order; mediaeval society; Norway; Iceland; idéologie tripartie; Altnordische religion; germanische religion; Odal; Sippe; Ahnen; soziale Ordnung; mittelalterliche Gesellschaft; Norwegen; Island; fornnordisk religion; germansk religion; släktskap; samhällsordning; medeltiden; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP; Religionshistoria; History of Religions;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation aims at a deeper understanding of the character of the Old West Norse god Heimdallr and of his function in the mythological traditions. The need for a new study of this god is indicated by the fact that the more than a century old description of him in the secondary literature as “the enigmatic god” is still standing. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Environmental characterisation and change in south-western Iceland

    Författare :Guðrún Gísladóttir; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Miljöskador; Island;

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  5. 14. Understanding the adaptive capacity of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris across native and novel environments

    Författare :Cecilia Hjort; Biodiversitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Bumblebees; Bombus terrestris; Pollination; Introgression; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Whole Genome Sequencing; Landscape simplification; Gene flow; Morphology; Environmental variation; Invasion; Local adaptation; Island;

    Sammanfattning : Anthropogenic stressors such as agricultural intensification, climate change, andincreased densities of non-native managed bees used for crop pollination arecontributing to bee declines. Understanding how and why bees have responded topast environmental changes is crucial for predicting future ones and enablingmitigation to maintain the functioning of both natural and agricultural ecosystems. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Child welfare and professionalization

    Författare :Guðrún Kristinsdóttir; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; child; child welfare; children s rights; contradictions; family; foster care; Iceland; local community; professionalization; social policy; social work; welfare state; Barnomsorg; Island; Ungdomsvård; välfärdspolitik;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the qualities of professionalization of public child welfare. Its relationto general social policy is emphasized. The potentials of welfarism are explored as a part ofthe study of crisis of legitimacy and rationality prevalent in welfare systems. LÄS MER