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1. 1. Finding the Lady of the Lake : A Geospatial Analysis of Bronze Age Lake Deposition Sites

   University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

   Author : julia Schulte Koskinen; [2022]
   Keywords : GIS; landscape archaeology; Bronze Age; lake; deposits; deposition sites; central Sweden; GIS; landskapsarkeologi; bronsålder; sjö; depåfynd; depåer; mellansverige;

   Abstract : During the Bronze Age, bronze items were sacrificed to the gods by leaving them in the landscape. When making these sacrifices, known as deposits, the Bronze Age people followed certain landscape rules. These rules, and other similarities between the sites, can be rediscovered by analyzing the attributes of the sites. READ MORE

3. 2. Blue Ti(d)e - Exploring the role of water as Örebro’s meeting space

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Sofia Lichvárová; Sophie Barbara Spanlang; [2022]
   Keywords : lake lowering; access to waterscapes; public space; commons; collectiveness; agricultural reforms; invasive species;

   Abstract : In 1888, the lake Hjälmaren underwent a process of lowering by almost 2 metres with the aim of gaining 19.000 ha of arable land. This process had a wide array of ecological implications, and in connection with other historical events, it also resulted in spatial and social cracks dividing the city of Örebro laying on Hjälmaren’s west shore. READ MORE

4. 3. Lista bridge-house

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Niclas Svanberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Wood; Eskilstuna; Lake restauration; Astacus astacus; Noble crayfish; Leisure culture center;

   Abstract : On the northern shores of the recreated lake apal an isthmus protrudes spanning east and west. A road runs along the isthmus and from its center a leisure and culture-center spans out over the water. The isthmus protects the surrounding countryside from flooding during extreme rainfall as it is predicted by MSB. READ MORE

5. 4. Sorption of novel side-chain fluorinated polymers to sediment - the impact of pH

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

   Author : Hanna Erléus; [2022]
   Keywords : Scotchgard™; sorption; sediment; pH; side-chain fluorinated polymer surfactants; Lake Hjälmaren.;

   Abstract : Fluorinated compounds are produced on a large scale and their releases are contaminating the environment. Among these are side-chain fluorinated polymers found in technical mixtures of Scotchgard™, which are used as surfactants in fabric coating. READ MORE

6. 5. Recognizing cultural value infood : Case study of Pike-Perch in Hjälmaren & Mälaren,Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

   Author : Michaela Saax; [2021]
   Keywords : Cultural Value; Sustainable Destination Development; Pike-Perch; Food Tourism; Brand Identitity;

   Abstract :  Food culture emerges as a social culture and can be summarized through its historicaldevelopment process. The exploration of socio-cultural analysis of food with sociologicalapproaches has emerged in research due to the increased awareness of modern societies’motivations to discover other cultures through food. READ MORE