Essays about: "Municipalities"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 1369 essays containing the word Municipalities.
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1. The Perception of Socio-Demographic Risk Factors in Residential Fires
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för BrandteknikAbstract : In this thesis, it is investigated how the general public and fire safety experts perceive the fire fatality risk of different socio-demographic factors in residential settings. Their perceptions were compared with how the socio-demographic factors correlate with the risk of fatal fires in residents in reality. READ MORE
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2. www.rätten-till-staden.nu : digitalt medborgardeltagande i stadsutvecklingen
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Uppsatsen syfte är att studera huruvida digitalt deltagande kan underlätta för planerare att stärka medborgardeltagandet i stadsutvecklingsprocesser, samt underlätta för själva medborgarna att delta. Digitalt deltagande ses som ett sätt att ta bort de traditionella hinder som finns för det fysiska deltagandet, i det att det är tids- och platsspecifikt. READ MORE
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3. Independent Schools and Academic Achievement: A Synthetic Control Approach on Swedish Municipalities
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : During the early 1990's, the Swedish school system underwent a period of groundbreaking reforms, including the contentious independent school reform. The reforms coincided with a decline of Swedish results in international educational assessments, leading to a debate on whether independent schools positively or negatively contribute to students learning. READ MORE
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4. The Effect of Introducing a Curbside Recycling System on the Recycling Behavior of Households
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This research investigates whether the implementation of a curbside recycling system has an effect on the behavior of households with regard to the recycling of packaging material in Sweden. Previous research presented in the literature points out that the decision to engage in recycling behavior, rather than free-riding on the contributions of others, is based on the perceived contribution of others. READ MORE
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5. How does an adaptation of forest management to storm damage risk affect indicators for sustainable forestry? : an analysis with Heureka PlanWise in a future with an increased risk of storm damages to forests
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource ManagementAbstract : With a changing climate, the risk for damage to the forest will increase. In Sweden, large storm damages have been more common under the 20th century and are also the damaging event that has resulted in the largest damages in Europe. READ MORE
