Over the years, what people have considered as the center of Stockholm City has gone from the medieval Stortorget in Old Town to the contemporary Sergels Torg. But more recently it has become unclear how the area really works. It is difficult to say where the actual central part of Stockholm lies, because while the Central Station is where the majority of people arrive into town, it is not necessarily close to Sergelstorg (considered the center of town) or other attractive commercial areas. There's also another issue with where the center of Stockholm is located. The railways and roads running along Klarabergs Viaduct acts as a divide between the areas of Kungsholmen and Norrmalm; these rails, roads and water separate the two areas from each other. In response to this problem of area division, a plan is being made to construct a new district near the center to mend the gap between the districts. The idea is that the center of Stockholm city will become more lively and attractive. The plan includes building new housing, commercial areas and a larger terrace called Mälarterrassen. In addition, improved mobility within the area is being planned by having better public transportation lines like City banan and tram named Spårväg City construction, as well as more pedestrian areas shall make the area become a district to thrive in.How the area will actually operate in the future is still unclear and many questions still exist about how the area will be able to compete and, above all, integrate with the other districts. The parts considered to be most important for the area is the scale of residential property and an attractive area that keeps people in the area and to encourages them to pass through the area. Perhaps the best solution would be to have something special planned in this area that can attract people in the community ? a city park, for example?.

Detta kandidatexamensarbete behandlar hållbarhetsteorin cradle to cradle inom landskapsarkitektur och samhällsplanering. Arbetet syftar till att undersöka hur landskapsarkitekter kan använda sig av cradle to cradle-principer i gestaltning och planering. Cradle to cradle utmärker sig bland andra hållbarhetsteorier genom att verka för en positiv förändring i miljön istället för att helt ta bort människans påverkan på jorden. Teorin skapades av den amerikanske arkitekten William McDonough och den tyska kemisten Michael Braungart. Vår arbetsprocess har byggt på faktainsamling om cradle to cradle som sedan sammanfattats så att båda författarna har haft liknande kunskaper och tillgång till samma referenser. På så vis har vi båda kunnat ta del av, och utvecklat, alla delar i arbetet. Arbetet inleds med en faktasammanställning om cradle to cradle där konkreta exempel över tillämpade cradle to cradle platser beskrivs, så som Park 20 20 & CEFUR:s arbete i Ronneby kommun. Denna del utgår främst från grundarna McDonough och Braungarts två böcker i ämnet: Cradle to cradle - Remaking the way we make things (2009) och The Upcycle - Beyond Sustainabillity (2013). Arbetet fortsätter sedan med en resultatdel: Att tänka på vid anläggning av utemiljöer enligt cradle to cradle, där konkreta kriterier, som en landskapsarkitekt bör ha i åtanke vid utformning av platser, beskrivs.

Syftet med studien har varit att ta reda på vad som hänt efter framgångsåret 2005 när Sävsjö kommun blev vald till årets företagsvänligaste kommun av Veckans Affärer. Min utgångspunkt har varit en rapport jag skrev våren 2008, där syftet var att titta på orsakerna till kommunens framgång samt hur detta hade påverkat Arbetsförmedlingen lokalt. Svaren i det tidigare utförda arbete har legat till grund för frågeställningarna i detta arbete där kvalitativa intervjuer genomförts med företrädaren för Sävsjö Näringslivs AB, kommunstyrelsens ordförande, en person på Arbetsförmedlingen, verksamhetsledaren för Science Park systemet samt med två företagare. Resultatet i studien pekar på att samtliga frågeställningar som arbetats med varit viktiga i bevarandet och utvecklingen av ett gott företagsklimat inom Sävsjö kommun, men samtidigt finns tre ingredienser som varit avgörande. Två av orsakerna framkom redan i det tidigare utförda rapportarbetet, nämligen samverkan som lett fram till målmedvetet arbete.

This BSc thesis is an introductory step to the collaboration between the Swedish zoo Skansen and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). It constitutes of an inventory of the Nairobi Animal Orphanage (AO), a facility that cares for injured and abandoned wildlife species in Kenya. Through the cooperation with Skansen, the KWS will improve their management of the AO. The aim of the inventory and BSc theses is to evaluate the management of black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), lion (Panthera leo) and patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas) regarding their biological needs. The general enclosures, routines and feeding at the AO are also evaluated since they have a great influence on the management of captive animals.

The project description is to draw an extension or annex to the existing Nationalmuseum building from 1866.The annex is designed to complement Nationalmusems activities and contain internal and public functions. Artentering the building must not be crossed by public visitors. Art and staff must be able to seamlessly move betweenthe extension and the main building. The new building includes a public study room for scholars working withthe collection of art on paper, workshops, conservation studios, art spaces and warehouses. Additionally, theannex is designed to host a large number of office spaces.With the renovation of Nationalmuseum they intend to open up the today built in south atrium.

I denna studie undersöks hur parken Tantolunden på Södermalm i Stockholm förvaltas ur ett biodiversitetsperspektiv. Syftet är att undersöka hur Stockholms stadsdelsförvaltning hanterar grönområdet, beskriva dess förvaltningsmässiga planer och åtgärder, samt väga biodiversitetens betydelse gentemot andra intressen. Detta för att kunna koppla till Sveriges miljöarbete samt diskutera ifall parkområdet tillhandahåller en hög ekologisk status. En fältundersökning gjordes där tre inventerade naturytor på 100 kvm har studerats utifrån antalet växtarter, i koppling till ett större delområde där det söktes efter fyra utvalda biodiversitetsindikatorer. Dessa tre områden har benämnts som Berghällsområde, Traditionellt skött park samt Trädgårdsodlingsområde, efter hur de förvaltas.

The ability to tackle NP-hard problems has been greatly extended by the introduction of Metaheuristics (see Blum & Roli (2003)) for a summary of most Metaheuristics, general problem-independent optimisation algorithms extending the hill-climbing local search approach to escape local minima. One of these algorithms is Iterated Local Search (ILS) (Lourenco et al., 2002; Stützle, 1999a, p. 25ff), a recent easy to implement but powerful algorithm with results comparable or superior to other state-of-the-art methods for many combinatorial optimisation problems, among them the Traveling Salesman (TSP) and Quadratic Assignment Problem (QAP). ILS iteratively samples local minima by modifying the current local minimum and restartinga local search porcedure on this modified solution. This thesis will show how ILS can be implemented for MSA.

Idén till detta arbete föddes relativt tidigt i min utbildning då jag upptäckte att växtutbildningen i landskapsingenjörsprogrammet är väldigt fokuserad på den södra halvan av Sverige. Eftersom jag kommer att vara yrkesverksam i norra delen av landet ville jag undersöka hur växtutbudet såg ut där uppe. Resultatet blev en inventeringsresa genom zonerna V-VIII där jag studerat vilka växtarter som används i parker och stadsmiljö, vilken växtzon de anses härdiga för och hur de utvecklats på platsen. I denna uppsats redovisar jag vad jag kommit fram till. Uppsatsen börjar med en inledning där bakgrunden till arbetet framgår samt hur jag burit mig åt vid inventeringen. Sedan följer en kort litteraturstudie som tar upp några begrepp jag anser viktiga att nämna inför den efterföljande resultatredovisningen och diskussionen. Zonerna och städerna jag inventerat redovisas var för sig i resultatredovisningen, där jag som avslutning har valt ut fyra arter som jag går in på lite mer i detalj eftersom jag anser dem intressanta för användning i norra Sveriges urbana miljö. I diskussionen och slutsatsen tar jag upp några saker som jag kommit fram till under resans gång, bl.a. att jag funnit förvånansvärt många arter i högre zoner än de anges härdiga för, samt frågeställningar som dykt upp och skulle behöva vidare utredning. Uppsatsen avslutas sedan med en övergripande tabell över de inventerade växterna..

The forests of Sweden are constantly changing. Map studies indicate that the amount of deciduous trees in Sweden has decreased in recent years in favor of the coniferous trees. The National Forest Inventory has since the early 1920s monitored the Swedish forests and in recent years has made the old data digitally available. In the present project, we have investigated how the numbers of stems in different diameter classes have changed for birch and other deciduous trees. The inventory was conducted in the same manner as in the first forest inventory.

The goal for this master thesis project has been to investigate the power quality in adistribution grid, which has a high fraction of dispersed power production due towindmills. The study has been done on a grid in Laholm South of Halmstad, whereapproximately 45 windmills are connected to the distribution grid owned by SHKEnergi. The investigation has been focused on to two radialy fed 20 kV lines, wheretwelve windmills are connected.Voltage variations have been studied by creating a model of the grid in the simulationprogram SIMPOW. The largest deviation that has been found in any point of the gridis ±1.9 % of the nominal voltage. This deviation is a result of varying powergeneration from the windmills and the voltage regulation at the connection point ofthe line.

Tycho Hedéns Väg in Uppsala has evolved from being a through fare passage and highwayto the oversized road frame running through the city it is today. At the present time, dueto the relocation of the E4 highway east of Uppsala, Tycho Hedéns road creates a barrierbetween the north eastern area of Uppsala and the remaining parts of the city centre. Theroad is designed to endure heavy traffic and high speed limits, generating a surrounding urbanarea were inhabitants are complied to follow the standards set for a high traffic-accessibleenvironment. Furthermore, the heavy traffic has led to the turning of both urban roadsidesaway from the actual road. The aim of this project and proposal is to show the possibilities ofhow the innate features of Tycho Hedéns road can be used more advantageously to mend thecity area of Uppsala.

The aim of the "Green forest management plans" is to help forest owners to reach the environmental goal of the forestry act. But are they able to do that? Is it possible to plan preservation of species on single estates? How do single-estate-plans differ from a landscape analysis and how can the landscape approach be used in operative planning? This work was initiated to give an answer to these questions. This study was made in a landscape of 4200 ha in Östergötland county, south-eastern Sweden. A lanscape analysis was made and then compared to the Green forest management plans in the same area. The nature conservation areas (areas that were set aside to be managed with environmenatl goals) differed quite a lot between the two alternatives.

The aim of this work was to study if the edge of the forest is more resistant to heavy winds than the trees located further in from the edge, and how this edge effect changes between different types of tree species and site types. The data was collected from an electric power line going from the north to the south of Sweden. The mean value of the clearcutted area around the power line was 120 meters. The main direction of the storm in January 2005 was west-southwest and thus the power line was a perfect place for gathering a large data set. The main parameter studied was the damage frequency at the edge of the forest compared to the trees located further in from the edge (up to 100 m from the power line). Tree species mixture, soil moisture class, soil type, topography, stand height, stand height of the stand on the other side of the power line and wind exposition was estimated. The results showed a distinct edge effect. The edge of the forest had clearly lower damage frequency for all tree species. A marked difference was observed between tree species and damage frequency.

This Master?s thesis explores the staff responsible for children?s culture in the south of Sweden, in north-east Scania. This thesis seeks to answer the following questions: What kind of culture is offered to children in their spare time? Can children influence culture in the investigated region, and do the people in charge listen to the children?s ideas? How are children in the region informed about cultural events? In my research I used enquiries and worked with the investigation program Query & Report to collect the material. The study consists of the staff, i.e.

The purpose of this report is to find out which crops, that are good for strawfuel, and can be grown i the area around the city of Lund. The background of this report it that Lunds energy is planning to bild a biofuelheated thermal power station in Örtofta outside of Lund. I have in the report limited me to the crops hemp, whole crop (triticale), reed canary grass, elephant grass and jerusalem artichoke. I have through a documentary research checked the crops, cultivabillity in the south of Sweden, and how they should fit, in the Scanian crop sequence. Hemp is an annual crop which probably could manage in the Scanian crop sequence. Whole crop often triticale because of it´s high yield and low rate of shed seed. Could also fit into the crop sequence of crop in Scanian. Triticale is annual, and could be grown at the same kind of fields as used to wheat, whith is why it would be possible to grow it in Scania. Reed canary grass is a reedlike grass that is easy grown at most soils.