Essays about: "strategic locations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 essays containing the words strategic locations.

1. 1. Risk Implications of Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Implementations: the Case of the Nordics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Denis Mijolović; [2023]
   Keywords : Small Modular Nuclear Reactors; Nuclear Energy; Energy Policy; Energy Transition; Risk Management; Scandinavian Energy Strategy;

   Abstract : Climate change is no novelty – we witness its disastrous impact more and more by each day. Although we already started envisaging a future where the vitality of our societies is derived not from conventional fossil fuels, but from a sophisticated, clean, and steadfast energy source – the latest benchmarks tracked by leading global energy agencies show grim performance, thereby calling for an intervention. READ MORE

3. 2. Cost Overrun in Swedish Infrastructure Transport Projects : An Analysis of Cost Overrun in Swedish Infratructure Transport Projects between 2010-2022

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Edwin Sjögren; Jacob Norgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Cost Overrun; Infrastructure Transport Projects; Swedish Infrastructure; Behavioral Economics; Optimism Bias; Strategic Misrepresentation; Cost Estimation; Forecasting;

   Abstract : Cost Overrun is something that plagues infrastructure projects, both in Sweden and globally. The repercussion of it can be severe since it not only hurts the public’s perception of how the public authorities manage and allocates its resources, but also due to the immense opportunity costs that arise when the increased costs need to be covered. READ MORE

4. 3. Elite Education for the People? : Nuances of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in Polish High Schools

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Paulina Kucharska; [2023]
   Keywords : Public Education; International Baccalaureate; IB; Internationalization of Education; Educational Trajectories; Educational Strategies; Symbolic Capital;

   Abstract : The International Baccalaureate (IB), a private curriculum associated largely with exclusive education for transnationally mobile upper classes, has recently began to quietly enter public, national education systems, offering its alternative, elite schooling in tuition-free state institutions. This paper explores the nuanced case of Poland, where IB diploma program is offered as one of the tracks within state schools, existing side-by-side and competing with the national curriculum. READ MORE

5. 4. Dispatch Optimization of the TES.POD Cluster using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Models

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

   Author : Ivar Wikander; [2023]
   Keywords : Optimization; Electricity dispatch; Mixed Integer Linear Programming; MILP; Solar PV; Microgrid; Energy Transition; Optimering; Solkraft; Linjär programmering; Elnät;

   Abstract : With increasing shares of variable renewable energy sources in the power mix, the need for energy storage solutions is projected to increase as well. Storage can in such combined systems help mitigate the issues with relying on intermittent sources by time-shifting the supply and smoothing out frequency fluctuations, to name some examples. READ MORE

6. 5. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMPHITHEATRE TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE : A LITERATURE STUDY ON AMPHITHEATRES SIGNIFICANCE

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Lina Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Amphitheatre; Amfiteater; Roman Empire; Finds from amphitheatres;

   Abstract : Lämningar från mer än 230 romerska amfiteatrar har hittats sprida runt om i alla av det romerska imperiets provinser. Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att skapa en förståelse för amfiteatrarnas betydelse för det romerska riket, genom att studera var de är lokaliserade och det fynd som har gjorts i dem. READ MORE