Essays about: "social factors in construction"

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1. 1. Influential Factors and Key Actors Shaping Sustainability Assurance Opinions: A Case Study of a Big-4 Firm

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : John Gerendas; Axel Tottie-Håkansson; [2024]
   Keywords : Sustainability assurance; CSRD; Comfort; Task-oriented language; Materiality construction;

   Abstract : The rise in sustainability reporting has increased the demand for sustainability assurance, especially in the light of new legislation, requiring more companies to undergo third-party assurance. This thesis provides insights into the practical work of a sustainability assuror in the sustainability assurance process and how sustainability assurance opinions are formed as well as how materiality is constructed. READ MORE

3. 2. QUEER PARENTHOOD ACROSS TEMPORAL AND SOCIAL LINES; An anthropological study on queer individuals experiences of parenthood in Swedish society

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Emma Eliardsson; [2023-09-27]
   Keywords : Queer parenthood; parental line; temporality; emotionality; kinship;

   Abstract : This study aims to examine the everyday experience of queer parenthood, relating to aspects of gender and sexuality, family relations, and social norms in Swedish society. The study reveals that being a queer parent in contemporary Swedish society means being in an ambivalent position where factors of time and space, as well as gender identity and expression proves to be a leading force in how the parents practice parenthood and whether the political aspect of queerness comes to be consciously or unconsciously expressed within parenthood. READ MORE

4. 3. Cemetery in Sweden as cultural landscape - A phenomenological study on cemetery design and planning in Stockholm

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Ziyu Zhao; [2023]
   Keywords : cultural landscape; cemetery; Swedish cemeteries; cemetery design; cemetery planning; burial; cremation; phenomenology; landscape design; parks; Stockholm; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is centered around the cemeteries in Stockholm city. As a form of arrangement and design of objects located on the land, the cemetery can be conceptualized as a landscape. Its distinct function, serving as a memorial space for the living and a final resting place for the deceased, adds layers of complexity. READ MORE

5. 4. A Multi-Level Perspective: Construction and Demolition Waste Management System : Case Study: Bengaluru

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för byggd miljö och energiteknik (BET)

   Author : Prashanth Ramakrishna; [2023]
   Keywords : Bengaluru; C D Waste Management; MLP Theory; Path Dependency;

   Abstract : A significant proportion of construction and demolition (C&D) waste is encompassed within the broader category of global waste. The handling of C&D waste is subject to the influence of a tripartite of environmental, social, and economic factors. READ MORE

6. 5. Ukrainian Refugee Women as The Subject of Images and Discourses in Swedish and Ukrainian Media

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alina Perekrest; [2023]
   Keywords : Discourse analysis; refugees; media image; media representations; news media.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, resulted in a substantial displacement of people, most of whom were Ukrainian women and children. Given the vast number of Ukrainian refugees who have fled to other countries, the aim was to examine how the news media portrays their images and experiences. READ MORE