The tourism industry is growing and with its growth competition between destinations rises. In competition, cooperation and collaboration between tourism operators seem beneficial when creating an attractive and dynamic tourist destination.The purpose of this study is to describe and discuss the significance and influence of tourist related networks at a tourist destination, and therefore this study aims to examine the question: What significance do the tourist related networks have at a tourist destination?This study focuses on seven networks on Gotland that are tourism related, and the representatives of the networks were interviewed in order to get their view on the network and its significance to the destination. The study shows that networks have an important role in creating a unified tourist product of the destination, and in reaching out to the potential visitors through joint destination marketing. The study also shows that the tourism related networks helps to improve the reception of the tourist at a destination and to secure the quality of the tourist destination and its tourist products..

During the beginning of the 19th century Sweden is effected by the Napoleonic Wars and in the aftermath of the war Sweden looses Finland to Russia. This loss leads to the dismissal of King Gustav IV Adolf and the introduction of the Bernadotte dynasty on the Swedish throne. Over the century the industrialization plays a big part in the progress of Sweden. The growth of the industries leads to developments in the areas of agriculture. With this essay I would like to examine if the people on the countryside of Gotland keep the same pace as the people on the mainland in their introduction of new things.

En av flera effekter av globaliseringen är den ökade konkurrensen mellan städer, regioner och länder. Konkurrensen om resurser, företagsetableringar, utländska investeringar och invånare har blivit alltmer påtagligt och därför har flera platser insett betydelsen av arbetet med platsmarknadsföring. Då Gotland förlorade flera arbetstillfällen under 2000-talet förstod näringslivet och kommunen att en åtgärd var nödvändig. Under 2007 påbörjades därför ett omfattande arbete med Varumärket Gotland. Våren 2008 var varumärkesplattformen till slut färdig tillsammans med Vision 2025 som består av ett antal visionsmål för Gotland.Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur Gotland har arbetat och arbetar med platsmarknadsföring i syfte att stärka sitt varumärke.

This essay is an analysis of the objects made of bronze found in an excavation Västergarn parish, Gotland, in 2010, conducted by the University of Gotland. The studied material presented in this essay comes from contexts inside, as well as nearby the foundation of a medieval building which purpose is still not certain. The first purpose of this study is to present the bronze-objects found inside and nearby the foundation of house 6, and to see if there are any datable objects. There is also a discussion whether there has been any bronze-crafting in the area. The second purpose is to make a contextual analysis to see if there are any differences between the material found outside and inside of the building, and what conclusions can be made regarding the function and use of the building.

This assignment focuses on the concept of ?school trips? and Gotland. Pedagogically, the school trip was initially focussed on practical and national aspects, the education to be made visible and the idea was to present Sweden, its nature and its industries. The Gotland administration chose to focus on the unique and cultural history, and it was unusual that visits were undertaken to factories and workshops. This was also the start of the current tourism trend where knowledge of the value of the countryside and the opportunities for tourism is a successful combination, which can be seen today even if the school trips now have different areas to visit.

Riksdagen fattade i december 1996 beslut om en ny uppgift till totalförsvaret  ?stöd till civila samhället?. Detta innebär att totalförsvaret skall kunna utnyttjas vid svåra påfrestningar på sam-hället i fred. Denna uppsats utvärderar  implementeringen  av denna uppgift på den lokala nivån inom totalförsvaret på Gotland. Hur fungerar denna samverkan och planering inom ramen för den nya uppgiften mellan de viktigaste myndigheterna: Försvarsmakten, Gotlands Kommun och Länsstyrelsen Gotland, från tiden för försvarsbeslutet 1996 och fram till idag?Uppsatsens teori baseras på Evert Vedungs ?åttapunktsprogram? där jag i min utvärdering valt sex av dessa punkter.

Gotland is an island in the Baltic Sea where man has introduced roe deer. The last successful reintroduction was in the 1980s and is the base of the viable roe deer population of today.The aim of this study was to estimate the roe deer population density in 2012 and the species population dynamic since the time when studies on the population started. The result indicates a population size of 850 roe deer in 2012. There was no significant population dynamic, which may be due to insufficient data. The population occurs basically over the whole island but have not yet been established in all suitable areas.

The degree project at hand investigates how large areas of older forest (80 plus years) suitable for clear cutting there is on the Swedish island of Gotland. Large areas of older forest on Gotland are situated on land with shallow soil depths which are economically uninteresting and often unsuitable for clear cutting forestry. Other forests hold big nature conservation values and should not, or cannot, be used for forestry purposes. The survey is made as a GIS analysis based on the old but carefully made ?Brief forest inventory? (ÖSI) made in the 1980s and early 1990s. A sample from the inventory is combined with studies of orthophotos, satellite photos and other GIS layers that display estimated soil depth and nature conservation values. Partly contrary to common belief, the survey shows that there are still large areas of older forest suitable for clear cutting forestry on the island.

En av flera effekter av globaliseringen är den ökade konkurrensen mellan städer, regioner och länder. Konkurrensen om resurser, företagsetableringar, utländska investeringar och invånare har blivit alltmer påtagligt och därför har flera platser insett betydelsen av arbetet med platsmarknadsföring. Då Gotland förlorade flera arbetstillfällen under 2000-talet förstod näringslivet och kommunen att en åtgärd var nödvändig. Under 2007 påbörjades därför ett omfattande arbete med Varumärket Gotland. Våren 2008 var varumärkesplattformen till slut färdig tillsammans med Vision 2025 som består av ett antal visionsmål för Gotland.Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur Gotland har arbetat och arbetar med platsmarknadsföring i syfte att stärka sitt varumärke.

13 individuals from the Viking Age trading place in Fröjel, Gotland, were examined for this thesis. The aim was to gain a deeper knowledge about the individuals, and the main focus was to study their health. Three men, eight women and two children were examined. The age of the two children was estimated to around birth, and was no longer relevant for this thesis. The age distribution showed that two individuals were young (10-24 years), seven individuals were adults (18-44 years) and two individuals were middle-aged or older (35-79 years).

During the years 2006-2010 Gotland University conducted seminars excavations in Västergarn parish on Gotland. Inside the wall a total of six house foundations have been found and a total of 127 combs have been registered. This thesis is based on a material study of the 127 registered medieval combs. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the combs and with their chronology illuminate in which period the society of Västergarn was active. And also to find out what the material remains can tell us about the place and its people.

This paper deals with three mediaeval churches in the town Visby, Gotland. These churches were located in different areas in Visby. Allegedly the areas where St Hans and Ste Gertrud were located were inhabited by wealthier people, and the more peripheral area where St Mikael was located was where the poor lived. Therefore, the people that were buried at St Mikael should be of lower social status than the people buried at St Hans and Ste Gertrud. Based on the fact that an individuals diet was dependant on his or hers social status, dietary studies on skeletal remains from the three different churches have been conducted to find out dietary patterns among the individuals buried at each church respectively.

This is a study of the letters from His Majesty the King to the county governor of Gotland in 1735. In the Age of Liberty the king had limited power. Royal decisions were made with the Council of the Realm where the King only had the advantage of having two votes and a casting vote. Furthermore, the Council had to act according to the decisions of the Estates of Parliament, if at least three of the four Estates were in agreement. The duties of the county governor were set out in a detailed instruction of which the most recent version was issued in 1734.

En av flera effekter av globaliseringen är den ökade konkurrensen mellan städer, regioner och länder. Konkurrensen om resurser, företagsetableringar, utländska investeringar och invånare har blivit alltmer påtagligt och därför har flera platser insett betydelsen av arbetet med platsmarknadsföring. Då Gotland förlorade flera arbetstillfällen under 2000-talet förstod näringslivet och kommunen att en åtgärd var nödvändig. Under 2007 påbörjades därför ett omfattande arbete med Varumärket Gotland. Våren 2008 var varumärkesplattformen till slut färdig tillsammans med Vision 2025 som består av ett antal visionsmål för Gotland.Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur Gotland har arbetat och arbetar med platsmarknadsföring i syfte att stärka sitt varumärke.

Genom att undersöka begrepp som natur, det vilda och det sublima, i en idéhistorisk tillbakablick baserad i västerländsk kulturtradition, presenteras en ny möjlighet för efterbehandling av kalkstensbrottet Västra brottet i Slite på Gotland. En analys av platsen och tidigare nämnda begrepp leder till en förändring av det befintliga förslaget på efterbehandlingsplan. Denna aktuella efterbehandlingsplans tyngdpunkt ligger i införande av habitat. Förslaget i detta arbete är att en ?social efterbehandling? som har möjlighet att aktivera hela orten tillförs.