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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 107 avhandlingar innehållade orden transport history.
6. En blomstrande marknad : handelsträdgårdar i Sverige 1900-1950 med fyra fallstudier i Stockholms län
Sammanfattning : Avhandlingen syftar till att fördjupa förståelsen för handelsträdgårdarnas verksamhet och trädgårdsnäringens utveckling i Sverige under perioden 1900–1950. Den är ett bidrag till forskningen om den yrkesmässiga, kommersiella trädgårdsodlingens historia i Sverige efter industrialismens genombrott, vilket är ett eftersatt forskningsområde. LÄS MER
7. Coal Lives : Italians and the Metabolism of Coal in Wallonia, Belgium, 1945-1980
Sammanfattning : This manuscript focuses on the relationship between coal and the history of the over 300,000 Italian miners who moved to Wallonia, Belgium, from 1946 onwards, in accordance to the State agreement between Italy and Belgium known as “men in exchange for coal.” Notably, I use environmental history of migration to analyze what I define as “the metabolism of coal. LÄS MER
8. Trafikpolitik och regional omvandling : Beslutsprocesserna om isbrytningen längs Norrlandskusten 1940-1975
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to understand the decision-making processes concerning ice-breaking along the coast of Norrland, with the specific aim to analyse the activities of regional interest groups in the Norrland region and government agents at different administrative levels at the key stages of the decision-making processes: initiation, drafting and decision-making. The thesis also explores how institutional factors at different administrative levels affected the agents that were involved at those stages of the decision-making processes. LÄS MER
9. Enabling socio-technical transitions – electric vehicles and high voltage electricity grids as focal points of low emission futures
Sammanfattning : Today humankind is facing numerous sustainability challenges that require us to question CO2 intensive practices like those present in the transport and energy sector. To meet those challenges, many countries have adopted ambitious climate targets. Achieving such targets requires an understanding of the wider socio-technical context of transitions. LÄS MER
10. Trafikslag på undantag : Cykeltrafiken i Stockholm 1930-1980
Sammanfattning : The modal share of bicycle traffic in Stockholm increased from 20 per cent to over 30 per cent during the 1930s, and reached staggering levels during World War Two – peaking at over 70 per cent. Soon after the war, however, the share declined rapidly. LÄS MER
