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1. 6. Competency over complaceny - A content analysis of sustainable competencies and abilities within the Swedish school-age educare

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Mikaela Johansson; [2022-10-05]
   Keywords : School-age educare; Education for sustainable development; Sustainable competencies; Content analysis; Fritidshem;

   Abstract : This content analysis combines the fields Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Swedish School-age Educare (SAEC) by looking at Key Sustainable Competencies and abilities within documents related to the SAEC and/or ESD. The documents are authored by the Swedish National Agency of Education (SNAE) and are chosen due to their relation to the SAEC teachers, most prominent being the Swedish National Curriculum and an ESD-module. READ MORE

3. 7. Strategic Planning for Climate Adaptation - a case study of Åre municipality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Kajsa Kronkvist; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; municipal planning processes; landslide risk management; mountain tourist destinations; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Åre municipality, a well-known skiing resort in Sweden, has been classified as a primary risk area for landslides, due to a combination of global warming and increased pressure from expansion. The purpose of this study is to explore options to strengthen climate adaptation planning and reduce vulnerability in Åre. READ MORE

4. 8. Drivers of Negative Customer Engagement : A quantitative study testing a model of negative customer engagement and its proposed antecedents

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

   Author : Månsson Ludwig; Hempel Ossian; [2022]
   Keywords : Perceived justice; Customer engagement; Negative customer engagement; Negative disconfirmation; Cognitive appraisal theory;

   Abstract : Abstract Purpose - The purpose of this study is to extend the current understanding of NCE and its antecedents. Design/methodology/approach - A deductive approach was used to confirm the proposed model of NCE using structural equation modeling. READ MORE

5. 9. Interdisciplinary and interspatial discrepancies in urban planning : a multi-actor-multi-criteria analysis of the effects of densification on accessibility and sustainability

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Jelmer van der Ham; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Urban Planning; Densification; Accessibility; Multi-Actor-Multi-Criteria Analysis; Interdisciplinarity;

   Abstract : Density has increasingly been used as a strategy by urban planners to increase accessibility and urban sustainability. Particularly, it has been opted as a tool to achieve sustainable development goal 11 ‘inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and human settlements’. READ MORE

6. 10. Can algorithms translate the world? : A digital discourse analysis of Google Translate’s algorithmic agency in the translation of news reports

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Luana Candido Fleury; [2022]
   Keywords : Algorithmic agency; translation; bilingualism; Google Translate; U.S. Capitol; critical discourse analysis; recontextualization; appraisal; ideology; Global South.;

   Abstract : Google Translate’s mission is “to enable everyone, everywhere, to understand the world and express themselves across languages” (Pitman, 2021). But are algorithms capable of leading us beyond the translation of the word toward an understanding of the world? Computational linguistics research has been interested in assessing this kind of real-world effects of technology and invited other disciplines to join their effort. READ MORE