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21. Local Environment at Stake : The Hallandsås Railway Tunnel in a Social and Cultural Context
Sammanfattning : A major trend in facility siting research focuses on economic and psychological aspects of land-use regarding the location of potentially hazardous technological facilities including storage for high-level radioactive waste, landfills, chemical plants, large-scale dams, or waste incinerators. Such facilities frequently have profound environmental impact and are often understood by local citizens as intrusions on their environment that threaten landscape, place, and community. LÄS MER
22. Contextualizing managerial work in local government organizations
Sammanfattning : This thesis is about managerial work in local government organizations. The purpose is to explain important aspects of managerial work with the help of a contextual perspective. The focus is on managers at the operational level of education, health and social care services, and technical services. Two research questions are raised. LÄS MER
23. Mind the gaps! : from intentions to practice in animal welfare legislation and private standards
Sammanfattning : There is a movement away from government governance of farm animal welfare towards more private governance. As a result, many farmers need to comply with both legislation and private standards simultaneously. LÄS MER
24. The Social Construction of Green Building: Diachronic and Synchronic Perspectives
Sammanfattning : AbstractAlthough environmental issues have been on the agendas of governments, businesses and scientists for at least three decades, there still remain conceptual difficulties concerning what environment or green actually encompass. The concepts are in constant flux, shifting as actors who represent different social relevant groups struggle to find support for their specific interests. LÄS MER
25. Green Deserts or New Opportunities? : Competing and complementary views on the soybean expansion in Uruguay, 2002-2013
Sammanfattning : In just over a decade, soybean production in Uruguay emerged from almost non-existence to second most important export product. The extraordinary rapid soybean expansion is often referred to as representing changes that go far beyond the mere substitution of one agrarian activity for another, but evolved into a broad societal concern. LÄS MER