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  1. 31. Att stå på egna ben

    Författare :Bo Friman; Arkeologi; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; central functions; individual; collective; egalitarian; elite; pit-system; long-house; farm; village; manifestation; ancestor cult; possession; social bonds; Malmö; Mellanbyn; Early Iron Age;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation can be divided into two parts, the first of which is a detailed analysis of three excavations concerning Mellanbyn in southern Malmö. In the second part I study the more general development of society, relating Mellanbyn to the surrounding area as well as to the region as a whole during Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age. LÄS MER

  3. 32. Transport, Built Environment and Development Control : A comparative urban study

    Författare :Karin Book; Lena Eskilsson; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban development; land use; development control; built environment; transport;

    Sammanfattning : Improved transport possibilities give rise to changes in land use; settlement patterns and activity structures and likewise the spatial distribution of different activities form the basis of transport need. Transport structure and built environment influence one another, and in order to be able to develop better urban policy it is important to be aware of the relations between them. LÄS MER

  4. 33. Resilient Landscapes: socio-environmental dynamics in the Shashi-Limpopo Basin, southern Zimbabwe c. AD 800 to the present

    Författare :Munyaradze Manyanga; Paul Sinclair; Alinah Segobye; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Archaeology; Shashi-Limpopo Basin; landscapes; perceptions; floodplains; wetlands; drylands; ecology; socio-political complexity; local knowledge; climate change; seasonal variability; resilience; southern Africa; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : The general perception today is that the Shashi-Limpopo Basin in southern Africa is hot and dry and not conducive to human habitation. Today there is no doubt that the Shashi-Limpopo Basin has been home to many communities throughout the pre-historical period. LÄS MER

  5. 34. Female reproductive strategies and sexual conflicts in a polygynous mating system

    Författare :Maria Sandell; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; female aggression; nestling feeding; intraspecific brood parasitism; mating system; parental investment; sexual conflict; intrasexual competition; Animal ecology; Djurekologi;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis, I have investigated conflicts of interest in the facultatively polygynous European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) with a focus on female reproductive strategies. The extent to which males provided parental care was a key issue in understanding the mating system of the starling. LÄS MER

  7. 35. Land Degradation and Climate in Iceland - a spatial and temporal assessment

    Författare :Rannveig Olafsdottir; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; spatial analysis; long-term analysis; Holocene; spatial simulations; Iceland; Geology; fysisk geografi; physical geography; Geologi; land cover; farmers perception; Land degradation;

    Sammanfattning : Degradation of vegetation and soil erosion has contributed to loss of biological productivity and land degradation in Iceland. This thesis focuses on spatial and temporal patterns of land degradation in Iceland from a geographical perspective both along short and long timescales. LÄS MER