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  1. 6. The Swedish Dream – appropriation of nature at the timber frontier in ‘Swedish America’, Norrland, 1850-1900

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Anton Blanck; [2021]
    Keywords : Keywords: socio-ecological transformations; modernity; human-nature relations; Sweden; environmental history; capitalist transitions; steam-power; historical natures; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis provides a historiographical account of the multiple socio-ecological transformations that occurred in Västernorrland, Sweden, during the second half of the 19th century. By engaging with ecological Marxist thinking, such as the world-ecology framework proposed by Jason W. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Partisan Reporter : A study of the news reporting on the American race issue by Sven Öste, 1963-71

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Brundin; [2021]
    Keywords : Transnational history; Swedish-American relations; Swedish-American history; Civil Rights history; American race issue.;

    Abstract : This thesis presents how the American race issue was depicted in Sweden during the 1960s until the early 1970s by studying the work of Sven Öste in Dagens Nyheter. Sven Öste was Dagens Nyheter’s Washington correspondent between 1963-1966 and 1968-1971, where he did prize winning reporting on the Vietnam war and covered the American race issue. READ MORE

  4. 8. Mining geosocial data from Flickr to explore tourism patterns: The case study of Athens

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Domna Kanari; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Spatial Analysis; Spatial Clustering; Density-Based Clustering; HDBSCAN; Web-GIS; Tourism footprints; Social Media data; Geosocial data; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Kanari Domna Mining geosocial data from Flickr to explore tourism patterns: The case study of Athens Social media are providing a new type of geo-tagged data that by processing them, new types of knowledge can be generated and used by decision-makers in different areas including tourism. It includes e.g. READ MORE

  5. 9. ManagementPractical Aspects of Aqua Ammonia as Secondary Refrigerant in Ice Rinks

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jacqueline Pierri; [2021]
    Keywords : Ice rink; secondary refrigerant; refrigeration; refrigerant management; secondary fluid; natural refrigerant; aqua ammonia;

    Abstract : The transition from fluorinated gases to natural refrigerants could be key to reducing the impacts of climate change. Ice rinks are energy-intensive buildings, with large heating and cooling demands. The pumping power required to move the secondary refrigerant typically accounts for a sizable amount of the energy use of the refrigeration system. READ MORE

  6. 10. Germination dynamics of soybean cultivars in relation to common spring germinating weeds

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Sofie Pålsson Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : soybean; cardinal temperatures; base temperature; cold tolerance; germination; Nemoral climatic zone; weeds;

    Abstract : Soybeans are one the most traded crops in the world with main production areas in north and south America. Europe only produces 5 % of its domestic need for soybean. In the Nemoral zone of northern Europe no commercial cultivation of soybeans exists today. READ MORE