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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Integrated stakeholder analysis for effective urban flood management in a medium-sized city in China : a case study of Zhuji, Zhejiang province

Zhou, En-Cheng (Dylan) January 2018 (has links)
Over recent decades, the stakeholder arena for urban flood management has become well recognised as being complex and dynamic. Various stakeholders are involved before, during and after a flooding event, all of which have different interests and demands. Therefore, an initial stakeholder identification and analysis stage is required before detailed stakeholder engagement strategies can be developed and employed. Drawing on urban flood management in Zhuji, a typical medium-sized city that has suffered urban flooding in China, this research project used a mixed-method research methodology within a single case-study approach to explore the current stakeholder arena for urban flood management in a medium-sized Chinese city. By combining stakeholder salience analysis with social network analysis, this study tries to create a more nuanced insight into the stakeholder arena, so that stakeholder participation in urban flood management can be improved. This thesis produces several findings. First, it provides empirical evidence to show that traditional one-dimensional stakeholder analysis methods such as the level of interest and influence; cooperation and competition; cooperation and threat; and stakeholder interest and power cannot provide an in-depth understanding of a complex and dynamic stakeholder arena, as exists for urban flood management. By way of contrast, the proposed stakeholder analysis approach, which combines both stakeholder salience and network analyses, can create a multi-dimensional understanding of urban flood management stakeholders and allows the initial problem space to be recast into a more detailed or nuanced understanding of the problems presented. This improved understanding of the stakeholder arena and the related problem space provides a more solid information foundation upon which new stakeholder and community engagement practices can be developed. Second, this thesis argues that the Mitchell et al. (1997) salience model experiences limitations in practice. Only five of the seven salience groups were identified in the present research project, with both the Dangerous and Demanding stakeholder groups missing. This indicates that the identification of urban flood management stakeholders in a medium-sized Chinese city is highly dependent on their legitimate claims. Third, the social network analysis used in this project not only explores the relationships between stakeholders, but also provides an opportunity to present other one-dimensional stakeholder attitudes. This enhancement of the data beyond one-dimensional visual representations to dynamic and interactive processes not only better assists policy-makers in developing new and improved engagement practices, it also allows engagement practitioners to educate stakeholders and interactively improve understanding of the situation among those stakeholders. This understanding, in turn, is assumed to facilitate collaborative problem solving.
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Effekter av korttidsreglering och habitatrestaurering på simaktivitet hos harr (Thymallus thymallus) / Effects of hydropeaking and habitat restoration on the swimming activity of grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Lundberg, Fredrik January 2020 (has links)
Sammanfattning Användningen av korttidsreglering av vattenkraftverk kommer troligen öka då det är kostnadseffektivt och efterfrågan av förnybar energi är hög. Jag undersökte effekten av habitatkomplexitet och flödesändringar på simaktiviteten hos harr (Thymallus thymallus) i experimentella vattenrännor. Två olika habitat användes, ett beståendes av bara en grusbotten och en med större stenar placerade på grusbotten. I experimentet användes en behandling där flödet var stabilt och en där flödet varierade. Det fanns en signifikant interaktionseffekt mellan en ändring i flödet och habitat, som visade att simaktivitet ökade i samband med flödesändring, men endast i habitatet utan större stenar. I jämförelse av två konstanta flöden visade också studien att simaktivitet minskade med högre vattenhastighet. Effekter som dessa bör uppmärksammas för att bättre förstå påverkan korttidsreglering kan ha på fiskar i rinnande vatten. / Abstract The use of hydropeaking by hydropower plants will probably increase due to it being cost-effective and the demand for renewable energy being high. I examined the effect of habitat complexity and changes in flow on the swimming behaviour of graylings (Thymallus thymallus) in experimental flumes. Two types of habitats were used, one consisting only of a bed of gravel and the other with large stones added to the gravel bottom. In the experiment, one treatment with stable flow and one with variable flow were used. There was a significant interaction effect between change of the flow and type of habitat, indicating that swimming activity increased in changing flow, but only in the habitat without large stones. When comparing two constant flows the study also showed that swimming activity decreased with increased water velocity. Effects such as these should be considered when trying to understand how hydropeaking affects riverine fishes.
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Ebb & Flod - Alla våra val : Konstnärligt beslutsfattande inom musikproduktion

Wiktorell, Hannes January 2024 (has links)
Som musikproducent har jag insett vikten av att göra medvetna val i skapandeprocessen och hur det ofta berikar det slutgiltiga resultatet. I mitt arbete har jag utforskat just detta under inspelningen och produktionen av mitt band Ebb & Flods debutalbum. Under processen har jag analyserat mitt eget beslutsfattande, våran dynamik som grupp, när det uppstår diskussioner och hur vi förhåller oss till varandras åsikter. Jag har också vägt in eventuella utomstående faktorer som på ett eller annat sätt påverkat resultatet. Detta med syfte att få en djupare förståelse för konstnärligt beslutsfattande. Jag beskriver jag ett antal inspelningstillfällen och reflekterar över den konstnärliga processen. En insikt jag lyfter i diskussionsavsnittet är hur jag upplever att det är väsentligt att som producent vara ärlig mot mig själv i mitt beslutsfattande. Alla tecken på tvivel och tvekan är en indikation på att något inte står rätt till och bör redas ut. Jag reflekterar även över vikten i att planera och skapa de bästa möjliga förutsättningarna för att kunna göra medvetna och meningsfulla val.
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"I den mörkaste stunden kommer ljuset." : En analys av hjältemyten i två postapokalyptiska romaner. / "The dark night of the soul comes just before revelation." : An analysis of the mythical hero in two post-apocalyptic novels

Lahti, Elisabeth January 2013 (has links)
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