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  1. 1. How the story of control limits the reproduction of knowledge : a study of narratives in the Swedish Climate Policy Action Plan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Jonas Linde; [2020]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Master narratives; Story of control; Discourse; Narratives; Storylines; Swedish climate policy; De-politicization; Apocalyptic imaginary; Frontrunner; Sweden; Green Keynesianism; Power; Knowledge; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Responses to combating worsening climate change are legitimized through narratives employed in government policy which build on existing master narratives about climate change produced in the subpolitics of international mega-science mainly influenced by IPCC as an expert authority. In Sweden the climate law forces the government to produce a Climate Policy Action Plan (CPAP) every four years that seeks to show how the set net zero emission target by 2045 is to be reached. READ MORE

  3. 2. Preparing parts for Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and net-shape machining

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik

    Author : Isak Koskenniemi; [2019]
    Keywords : Additive manufacturing; AM; Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing; WAAM;

    Abstract : WAAM is a relatively unexplored additive manufacturing method. Although research in this area has been performed for some years and the hardware is relatively cheap, the method is not widely used. As the name suggest, it uses wire and an arc welding equipment to deposit beads on top of each other to create a geometry. READ MORE

  4. 3. Development of a Methodology for Efficient FEM Pre-processes to Aid Simulation-driven Design

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Maskinkonstruktion

    Author : Mattias Bäckman; Josef Kling; [2018]
    Keywords : FEM; Welds; Automation; MDO; HyperMesh; Simulation-driven design; Design Automation; Pre-processes; Mesh;

    Abstract : With both tougher competition and legislations, companies always strive to improve their products while cutting unnecessary costs. This master’s thesis investigates if the after-treatment systems department at the heavy-duty vehicle company Scania CV AB in Södertälje, Sweden can improve their development process by implementing automated FEM pre-processes for welded sheet metal components. READ MORE

  5. 4. Entry Mode Selection. A case study of an Italian Grocery Retailer and its Attempt to Access the Chinese Market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Valerio Fusco; Edvard Eriksson; [2016-10-12]
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    Abstract : In today’s globalized markets, companies seek new opportunities in developing countries. The most attractive markets are usually growing economies due to their great potentials, i.e. profitability can increase rapidly and markets might not have tight competition yet. READ MORE

  6. 5. Marknadsanalys av douglasgran (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) i Sverige, Danmark och norra Tyskland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Johannes Hansson; [2014]
    Keywords : Douglasgran; Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco; Marknadsanalys; Markägarperspektiv; Snöbollsmetoden; Douglas fir; Market analysis; Land owner perspective; Snowball method;

    Abstract : Skogsforskningen i Sverige har alltid strävat efter att öka värdet på skogsmarken, vilket har skett genom växtförädling, markavvattning, gödsling men även genom att introducera utländska trädslag. Pågående klimatförändringar med ökad stormintensitet tillsammans med en ökad koncentration av renodlade granskogar i södra Sverige har bidragit till att blickar har riktats mot alternativa trädslag i skogslandskapet. READ MORE