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  1. 1. People, Climate, and Inclusive Infrastructure : A thesis on design and planning in underserved neighbourhoods

    Författare :Joseph Mulligan; Mattias Höjer; David Nilsson; Edgar Pieterse; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Socio-ecological systems; climate change; infrastructure design and planning; participation; adaptation; co-design; resilience; urban transition; flood risk management; transdisciplinary research; Kibera; Nairobi; Kenya; sub-Saharan Africa.; Strategier för hållbar utveckling; Strategies for sustainable development;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is concerned with the processes of design and planning of infrastructure in rapidly urbanising cities that can lead to a more just and sustainable trajectory of urban development in the context of a changing climate. The thesis draws on case studies, panel surveys, interviews, and participant-observation of both top-down and bottom-up planning processes for infrastructure development and flood risk management in the context of urban informal areas, with a particular focus on the large informal neighbourhood of Kibera in central Nairobi, Kenya. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Interlegality, Municipalities and Social Change: A Sociolegal Study of the Controversy around Bullfighting in Bogotá, Colombia

    Författare :Nicolas Serrano; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Interlegality; legal scales; jursidictions; urban governance; social change; cultural change; law and culture; social policy; urban planning; socio-ecological transition; animal advocay; animal protection; civic culture; bullfighting; bullfights; sociology of law; Bogotá; Colombia;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis ponders the participation of municipal authorities amidst processes of sociolegal change. Such interest originated from acknowledging the limited autonomy that municipalities have in the nested scalar jurisdictional order of most contemporary states, the relevance of municipalities as spaces of local democracy, the social movements’ advocacy for social change at local levels, and the inherent nature of municipalities as places where the law is realised in space and time. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Strategic Sustainability Risk Management in Product Development Companies

    Författare :Jesko Schulte; Sophie Hallstedt; Sören Knuts; Raine Isaksson; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable product development; sustainable design; risk management; corporate sustainability; product innovation; sustainability transition; Strategic Sustainable Development; Strategisk hållbar utveckling;

    Sammanfattning : Society’s transition towards a sustainable state entails rapid and disruptive change in all sectors. This change is the source of profound uncertainty. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Utilizing requirements to support sustainable product development : Introductory approaches for strategic sustainability integration

    Författare :Matilda Watz; Sophie Hallstedt; Lars Almefelt; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Strategic sustainable development; sustainable product development; sustainable product design; sustainability integration; sustainability requirements management;

    Sammanfattning : The attention to sustainability impacts arising during the lifecycle of products is growing as industry wants to increase its contribution to a sustainable society. To do so, companies must find ways to navigate the complexity of the needs within the socio-ecological system in which they operate. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Educational contexts and designs for cultivating leaders capable of addressing the wicked issues of sustainability transitions

    Författare :James Ayers; Göran Broman; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sustainability; Education; Leadership; Complexity; Wicked problems; Competencies; Wellbeing; Resilience;

    Sammanfattning : The ongoing sustainability crisis offer numerous, multifaced societal challenges as a result of the ongoing degradation of socio-ecological systems by human activity causing massive ecological damage and human suffering. Overcoming these difficulties begs for the rapid transition of society towards sustainability. LÄS MER