Essays about: "North Europe"

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  1. 16. Impact of a Precarious Employment Situation on Short-term Fertility Intentions: A Comparative Study of Migrants and Natives in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Mimmi Lounela; [2023]
    Keywords : precarious employment; unemployment; short-term fertility intentions; migrants; Swedish-born;

    Abstract : Over the past decades, the world has witnessed significant social and demographic changes, including a declining fertility rate in Europe, a decrease in job security and flexibilisation of the labour market, and an increasing flow of migrants to the Global North. Especially migrants have been affected by precarious work arrangements. READ MORE

  3. 17. Lost in (Just) Transition? The Herculean Task of ‘leaving no-one behind’ in European Climate Adaptation Policy: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the European North-South Divide

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Ioannou Naoum; [2023]
    Keywords : climate justice; climate adaptation; Normative Power Europe; just transitions; North-South Divide; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In an era of climate emergency, considerations of justice are increasingly gaining traction. The unequal exposure to climate vulnerabilities across the European landscape has created a North-South gap in adaptation, which is examined through the critical cases of Sweden and Greece. READ MORE

  4. 18. Från expansion och äventyr till revolution och landsflykt : svenska sågverk och sågverksarbetare i norra Ryssland 1898–1925

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Ylva Kungsman; [2023]
    Keywords : sågverk; sågverkspatroner; sågverksarbetare; timmerfront; Ryska revolutionen; historiskt källmaterial; intervjuer;

    Abstract : Under den expansiva industriella utvecklingen i Ryssland i början av 1900-talet flyttade flera stora svenska företag sina verksamheter dit. Bland dem fanns LM Ericsson, ASEA, (Electro)Lux och Nobel bröderna. READ MORE

  5. 19. High tide flooding in near future projections for popular travel destinations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : David Ebert; [2023]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; High tide flooding; Projections; Adaptation and mitigation strategies; Lunar precession; Nodal cycle; Cycle of lunar perigee; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : High tide flooding (HTF) is becoming more common in coastal regions of the United States, although this phenomenon remains largely undocumented in published literature from other parts of the world. No matter the emissions scenario over the next decades, sea level rise (SLR) is projected to continue worldwide until at least the end of the 21st century, continually pushing the frequency and severity of HTF. READ MORE

  6. 20. Co-occurring Cold Extremes in North America and Unusually Warm Weather in Europe

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Petros Stergiou; [2023]
    Keywords : Extreme temperature events co-occurrence; cold spells; warm extremes; Europe; North America; Pan-Atlantic atmospheric teleconnections; Samtidiga extrema temperaturhändelser; kalla extrema; varma extrema; Europa; Nordamerika; Pan-Atlantiska atmosfäriska telekopplingar;

    Abstract : In this project, we identified and examined the 50 coldest extreme temperature eventsin North America (CENA) and the 50 warmest extreme temperature events insouthwestern Europe (WEEU) during the winter seasons from 1948 to 2023. For theanalysis, we utilized daily NCEP-NCAR reanalysis data for temperature, sea levelpressure (SLP), and 500hPa geopotential height (Z500). READ MORE