Do new, attractive neighborhoods meet the requirements of being socially sustainable? This essay is based on the potential conflicts between the pursuit of social sustainability, while the theory of the creative class influence city planning. Social sustainability is difficult to measure, but implies broadly that everyone should have equal rights and opportunities. A city or region that aims to attract a certain type of people by providing what they ask for, might pay less attention and spend less resources on the rest of the population. Socially sustainable - for whom? The new district Hyllie in southern Malmö stands in focus, and the paper seeks to identify how different operators in Malmö defines the concept of social sustainability, how it is implemented in the design of Hyllie, and if any potential conflicts may arise.Interviews with the following informants; representants from the Office for City Planning in Malmö, the nonprofit organization Sustainable Development Skåne, the Commission for a Socially Sustainable Malmö and the company Skanska Öresund have constituted the main methodology, among with reading and analyzing existing documents and policies relating to the development of Hyllie.

Syftet med detta arbete är att genom kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer undersöka hur fem lärare i samhällskunskap på två gymnasieskolor med väldigt olika karaktär, en lågstatusskola med yrkesutbildningar och en högstatusskola med enbart studieförberedande utbildningar, upplever att deras arbetsplats påverkar deras läraridentitet, samt hur arbetsplatsen villkorar deras lärarroll. Resultatet av intervjuerna har sedan analyserats och tolkats utifrån tidigare forskning och teorier, däribland George Herbert Meads teori om socialisation, Andy Hargreaves forskning kring lärarkulturer och Eva Rhöses forskning kring läraridentitet och lärarroller. Resultatet visar att med olika sorters elevsammansättning kommer olika utmaningar, vilket beroende på skola, formar lärarrollen och läraridentiteten åt olika håll. Medan lärare på en lågstatusskola som en konsekvens av eleverna på skolan skapar en organisk samarbetskultur där deras privata personligheter kommer mer fram upplever lärarna på en högstatusskola att deras individuella frihet är större. Dessa upplevde samtidigt att de stod relativt ensamma, utan stöd. Vilket å ena sidan skulle kunna begränsa den individuella utvecklingen, då våra identiteter formas utifrån kommunikationen med andra, men å andra sidan ger större möjlighet till egen reflektion och mer självständig utveckling. I slutdiskussionen påpekar jag att en optimal situation för mina informanters individuella utveckling och välbefinnande troligtvis skulle vara en skola med mindre segregation och bredare elevsammansättning..

Media brings attention to the concept of preschools being in large need of more male teachers. In order to implement an increase of male teachers, various methods have been employed, most of which are based on the concepts of gender and equality. In question however, are the views of present teachers on the need for male teachers, and their expectations of those men! Or in other terms: What particular type of men are requested? And how does this correspond with the gender patterns induced by male teachers in their daily practical work? The purpose of this survey is to analyze expectations of male teachers and their role in the preschool context, through a gender perspective. I want to shed light on this purpose based on two questions: What ?kind? of men are requested by the present teachers? and Which gender patterns will the men induce to their daily work chores, and to their interaction with the children? The survey was conducted by means of interviews, polls, and observations, and the results were obtained from two preschools of which one in particular has extended focus on gender issues.

This paper constitiutes graduate work at the Swedish University of Agriculture Science, the Department of Urban and Rural Development, Ultuna. The main objective of this work has been, in part, using the municipality of Runby as an example, to test different inventory and analysis methods directed towards a sociotopic usage perspective. A secondary objective has been, based on knowledge obtained from current research results concerning the usage of green areas, to transfer the analysis results to a proposal for a free space planning over Runby. People living in the countryside often have good access to nature as well as access to a garden of their own. In the city, however, there are considerably less people that have access to a private outdoor spaces so the parks become a type of public living room for all the inhabitants. Through the lack of private green spaces and through the anonymity of the city, an inviting atmosphere is created towards spending time in the park.

De medialt uppmärksammade miljonprogramsområdena runt om i landet har lyfts fram som det segregerade Sverige, ett välfärdssamhälles baksida. Dessa områden får ofta dras med namnet problemområde där utanförskap och fattigdom är beskrivande ord.Boendesegregation är idag ett vanligt problem i våra svenska städer och det är inte allt för sällan som invånarna i dessa områden får stå som orsaken till detta. Denna rapport är en studie vilken behandlar segregation i Sverige och då främst boendesegregation i Södertäljestadsdelen Hovsjö.Under de senaste årtiondena har befolkningen i Hovsjö bytts ut och idag har nästan 80 procent av invånarna invandrarbakgrund. Stadsdelen har en femtioprocentig arbetslöshet, en stor andel socialbidragstagare och har under en längre tid haft problem med kriminalitet. Den negativa mediala uppmärksamhet som Hovsjö har dragits med under åren har gjort att invånarna många gånger förlorat tron på sig själva och sitt område.Det finns ett antal metoder som använts i Sveriges kommuner när det gäller problemområden.

Quality is the key to a well executed product or service. The construction industry hasn?t highlighted the quality in recent times which have contributed to the construction industry receiving much criticism in the field. The public sees it as an offhanded industry where errors and delays are common.The reason for this is considered to be primarily the lack of time, constant pressure to reduce costs and skills and the ability to communicate between the parties about what the correct quality really means. The industry has begun to realize that it must start setting clearer standards and that there are great opportunities for improvement.This report will give Peab an opportunity to develop their quality work.

Between 1965 and 1974, the Swedish Parliament decided to build one million dwellings, called Million Program. The million program buildings were erected with new, untried design solutions, in a short range of time, and at low cost. The residential buildings from that time are now greatly in need of renovation. The municipal housing company, Gavlega?rdarna, renovates and improves the energy efficiency at some of it?s apartment buildings in the district Sa?tra, Ga?vle.

Under de senaste decennierna har det svenska samhället genomgått stora förändringar där urbaniserings- och globaliseringsprocesser har lett till en ökad inflyttning till storstäderna, därmed har ett ökat krav ställts på städerna och dess stadsdelar. I storstadsområdena finns idag en stor variation av hushåll och i olika sammanhang har ett antal bostadsområden i storstadsregionerna pekats ut som socioekonomiskt utsatta. De flesta av dessa tillkom under det så kallade miljonprogrammet under åren 1965-1975 och har idag en mycket varierad befolkningssammansättning där en stor del av invånarna exempelvis är av utländsk bakgrund. Bebyggelsen från miljonprogramsåren visar på dåtidens bostadspolitiska målsättningar och välfärdssamhällets ambitioner, en vision om det nya samhället och den moderna människan. Denna vision har idag till stor del glömts bort och sedan de första miljonprogramsområdena påbörjades har en debatt kring dessa områden blossat upp i massmedia.

The question is who should govern and administrate a municipality owned urban forest? Should societies and the public be invited to participatory planning, who are the interested parties, could they be treated like a group and what are their opinions on administration and management? The study is carried out in a municipal owned forest Vitberget Skellefteå that is widely used by associations and individuals for recreation and training.This has led to several discussions in the local media about the management of the forest, especially in connection to harvesting. The work undertaken here has been to identify who has any interest in the management of the area. After identifying the interested parties, a selection of the societies, schools and pre-schools that actively uses the area as well as random individuals met in the area was interviewed. The questions asked can be divided into six main groups:? Communication with the municipality?s managers for the area? Interference from other activities? Views on forest management? Views on nature conservation? The uniqueness of Vitberget? Development opportunitiesThe crucial factors identified as being needed to succeed in managing an urban forest are long-term administration, information and communication.

Arbetet handlar om tjejer med utländsk bakgrund i gymnasieåldern. Syftet med studien var att synliggöra föreställningar, upplevelser, förhoppningar och frågor om livet i Sverige. Målet var att med hjälp av tjejernas berättelser beskriva mötet med den svenska vardagen i allmänhet och med svenska tjejer i synnerhet. Vad kan utgöra barriärer för mötet med det nya landet och dess unga tjejer? Vad kan utgöra möjligheter? Den kvalitativa metoden i studien har inneburit intervjuer i samtalsform, med öppenhet och utan något färdigt frågeformulär.

Bakgrund: Begreppet internkontroll har de senaste åren blivit allt mer omtalat och eftertraktat. Organisationer behöver en genomgripande struktur för internkontroll och splittring av arbetsuppgifter för att kunna säkra sin måluppfyllelse. Det finns en hel del studier gjorda kring internkontroll med fokus på olika aspekter inom begreppet. I denna studie ligger tonvikten på hur ledningen med hjälp av splittring av arbetsuppgifter (segregation of duties) kan åstadkomma balans mellan riskhantering och effektivitet. Syfte: Huvudsyftet med studien är att skapa förståelse för hur ledningen med hjälp av splittring av arbetsuppgifter kan åstadkomma balans mellan riskhantering och effektivitet.

Feedback tools support electricity users within the Swedish residential sector to increase their knowledge of electricity and the electricity market as well as to become more aware of their electricity consumption, which in turn encourages a reduction and an increased flexibility of electricity use. The primary aim of this study is to identify and analyse how existing feedback tools can be improved, to ensure that they contribute efficiently to the achievement of the EU objectives congruent with a more sustainable energy system in 2030, emphasizing: greenhouse gas reduction, increased energy efficiency and an increased share of renewable energy. In order to reach the primary aim of this study, existing feedback tools have been identified and mapped and interviews with feedback tools providers have been conducted. The study is limited to three research areas: the practical functions of feedback tools, available technology and the use of feedback tools.The use of more efficient feedback tools will provide an increased success rate for energy management, which includes both behavioural changes and energy efficiency. According to the results from the interviews conducted for this study, an increased use and user frequency is important to utilise the energy management potential.

Among those who graduate from the various schools of Social work in Sweden are a great majority women. At the same time men are sought after in the work field.  But not just to level up the equality between the sexes, but also to fill a gender specific niche to counter up a need for male role models. But a closer look at this need and the types of functions set to cater for it shows that male role models as a concept vary between contexts. In this study we examine the concepts and the practices of male role models in three different settings: a municipal social care center offering young boys male bonding activities; a non-profit organization warding young people from drug abuse and criminal behavior; and last, a long term residential home for young boys between the ages 13 and 19. Our research shows that the concept of the male role model vary between the organizations and less so within.

This study was done regarding whether sealing or ventilation is the best solution to prevent moisture on cold attics. The authors of this report addressed the problem with moisture in attics when they started their cooperation with Peab.The methods included interviews with people, database research, and calculations of a project in Akersberga north of Stockholm. The conclusion is based on interviews and other information as they are analyzed in relation to the house of reference. The focus of this report is on problems with moisture in the attics known as cold attics.The background of the problem with moisture is that today?s slabs are usually insulated to save energy and that the attics nearly gives the climate as the outdoor climate.

When foreign children first arrive to Sweden, the first contact they get with the local society is through primary school. Therefore, the primary school have the fundamental role to attend the foreign and their families.The teacher plan for primary schools (Lpfö98) make it very clear that children with foreign background are given the full support in their development in a multicultural society. The aim of this report is to investigate how two pre-school teachers and one school counselors? work with these newly arrived children in preschool to support their integration in the preschool.As the role of the primary school is so vital for children with foreign background in this new society, I would therefore like to take the opportunity to explore and show how meaningful the role is of teachers to integrate these children into the Swedish primary schools.In this report, the theory part is treated based on integration and on the schools suspension to multicultural backgrounds. For this report, I even stress the support of the primary school and how they meet the foreign children and their families.