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För att få bedriva gruv- och mineralverksamhet i Sverige krävs tillstånd. De två viktigaste tillståndsprocesserna är de som rör mineralrättigheter och miljötillstånd. Den mineral­rättsliga prövningen regleras i minerallagen och den miljörättsliga prövningen regleras i miljöbalken. Frågor som rör effektiviteten i tillståndsprocesserna har under senare år diskuterats i ett flertal studier och rapporter. När det gäller gruvprojekt har ett antal tillståndsansökningar blivit kraftigt försenade, avslagna och/eller överklagade. Med tanke på att Sverige har några av Europas mest lovande geologiska förutsättningar för den gröna omställningen är behoven av en mer effektiv tillståndsprocess en viktig angelägenhet. Det övergripande syftet med denna studie är att närmare undersöka utformningen av den miljörättsliga prövning som sker inför bearbetning och utvinning av mineral vid gruv­verksamhet i det svenska systemet. Den allmänna målsättningen har vidare brutits ner i fem konkreta forskningsfrågor: Vilka var de bakomliggande motiven för att utforma den svenska miljö­tillstånds­processen med domstol som första prövningsinstans? Hur hanteras de roller som olika myndigheter tilldelats, och hur löses de konflikter som kan uppstå mellan motstående allmänna intressen? Vilka har de viktigaste konsekvenserna av ovanstående två infallsvinklar blivit i praktiken, och hur kan dessa konsekvenser relateras till de ursprungliga och bakom­liggande målsättningarna? Hur effektiv är den svenska miljöprocessen, i ett samhällsperspektiv? För att besvara forskningsfrågorna har en rättsvetenskaplig metod använts, dvs. vi har analyserat författningstext, förarbeten, rättspraxis och doktrin, rapporter och annat relevant material. De domar och beslut som presenteras har avgjorts under perioden 2021–2023 och visar exempel på sådana konflikter som kan vara aktuella vid miljötillståndsprövning eller ändring av miljötillstånd. När det gäller motiven för att utforma den svenska miljötillståndsprocessen med, In order to carry out mining and mineral operations in Sweden, a number of permits are required. The two most important permit processes are those relating to mineral permit assessment and environmental permit assessment. The mineral permit assessment is regulated in the Minerals Act and the environmental permit assessment is regulated in the Environmental Code. Questions relating to the efficiency of the permit processes have been discussed in a number of studies and reports in recent years. In terms of mining projects, a number of permit applications have been significantly delayed, rejected and/or appealed. Given that Sweden has some of Europe's most promising geological conditions for the green transition, the need for a more efficient permitting process is an important matter. The overall purpose of this study is to examine more closely the design of the environmental legal assessment that takes place before the processing and extraction of minerals in mining operations in the Swedish system. The general objective has further been broken down into five concrete research questions: What were the underlying motives for designing the Swedish environmental permit process with a court as the first instance? How are the roles assigned to different authorities managed, and how are the conflicts that may arise between opposing public interests resolved? What have been the most important consequences of the above two approaches in practice, and how can these consequences be related to the original and underlying objectives? How efficient is the Swedish environmental process, from a societal perspective? To answer the research questions, a jurisprudential method has been employed, i.e. we have analyzed statutory texts, preparatory work, case law and doctrine, reports and other relevant material. The judgments and decisions that are presented have been adjudicated during the period 2021–2023 and show examples of such conflicts that may be relevant in environmental permit, QC 20240627

This article surveys the mining permitting process and discusses the process to obtain permits for the exploration and mining of metals in five industrialised countries: Sweden, Finland, Poland, Western Australia (Australia) and Ontario (Canada). The purpose is to provide an overview of the permitting process when the demand for metals may grow at a faster pace than ever before. The countries have been chosen for their well-developed mining industries while still representing different historical and legal backgrounds and traditions. Focus lies on three aspects of the permitting process: Mining policy, legislation and permits; Environmental legislation and permits and; Stakeholder influence/participation including appeals. We describe the present situation in all countries in detail. The mining policy and legislation in the countries studied are converging and the mining laws are becoming increasingly similar. Legislation is being revised at shorter intervals, and minor additions and amendments can be made in between completely new legislation. In all the five countries emphasis is placed on ensuring that the permitting process is transparent and open from the first exploration steps to the closure of a depleted mine. Governments are developing new policies, legislation, regulations and permitting processes to ensure that the growing demand can be met while at the same time the increasing demands by various stakeholders on land use, environmental and social developments can increasingly be included in the permitting process., QC 20230704

When the optional CDIO Standard for Sustainable Development was introduced in 2020, the CDIO community was encouraged “to document the work and share their experiences, in particular reflecting on the usefulness of the new standards for future refinement and development”. This paper is a response to that call, providing insights in how this optional Standard has been used for evaluating and enhancing the status of sustainability in the Civil Engineering and Urban Management program and Electrical Engineering program at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Details are shared on how sustainability is integrated in the programs, and opportunities and barriers for enhancing the status of sustainability in the two programs, and in engineering education in general, are discussed. The paper concludes that the CDIO Standard for Sustainable Development provides a framework and terminology for dialogue and collaboration, within as well as between programs, that can be used for driving change, from an add-on approach, through integration approaches, towards transformative approaches to sustainability in engineering education., QC 20230703

DPO: 10.3218/4027-2, ISBN: 978-3-7281-4026-5; 978-3-7281-4027-2, QC 20201120

QC 20210802, Smart Built Environment

The Black Pen that traced our history, the unspoken words silenced by fear that brought to life the power of truths, coloured red, carved indelibly in blood along journeys that knew the anguish of the land.

The biggest question that lies important in my life at the moment is, what is my role in this country, as a writer, a woman, a mother and most importantly, as an Aborigine? My sense of responsibility comes from a place where, as a writer, the knowledge that I have acquired is the tool that connects both traditional and contemporary Aboriginal concepts. Aboriginal writing includes society as the focus of our Art.

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QC 20190916

QC 20160503

In recent years, Sweden and Finland both have experienced an exploration and mining boom, in particular, when comparing with the situation 10 years ago. The mining companies are once again highly profitable. A tax or royalty on produced mineral resources has been debated in both countries. The issue of ownership of minerals covered by the Mineral Acts is, however, not clear in any of the countries. Whether or not the State is regarded as the owner of minerals which are regulated by the Mining Acts, the State, however, does have a decisive influence on the exploration and extraction of mineral assets in Sweden and Finland. Ownership may also refer to holding of shares in a company exploring for or mining metals. In a broader context, the role of the State might be traced in mineral policies or strategies, which have been issued recently in several EU member states, Finland and Sweden included. This article, comparative in its nature, aims to investigate and analyse how the State in Sweden and Finland adjusts mineral rights and control of mining companies, and with a historical survey and a short international overview as a basis, the authors present a few observations on the role of the State for the countries’ future mineral strategies. In this article, the role of the State in Sweden and Finland is discussed in a historical context as to ownership of mineral resources, regulatory rules and control of mining and ownership of State-mining and/or exploration companies. The article shows that different roads have been chosen historically depending on the current view of State ownership in society. This also means that mineral strategies must be continuously updated, and actively incorporating the historical experiences. We believe that the role of the State, as an owner or controller of the two countries’ mineral resources and as regulator of exploration and mining activities, must be dealt with more thoroughly in both countries’ mineral strategies. We also believe tha, QP 201504

NQC 2015

NQC 2015

In recent years there has been growing concern about a gap between HCI research and industrial practitioners. We review methods proposed in HCI for enhancing communication between researchers and designers, and propose previsualization animation, borrowed from the movie industry, as an additional means to support this communication. The potential benefit is investigated through a process of designing and producing an animated film for a design research project at a furniture company and gathering initial user feedback. We argue that a technique that accounts for interaction dynamics and provisionality and that supports brevity and mobility can communicate design research in an inspirational manner to practitioners. However we also identified a remaining difference in the two groups' expectations about the animation, with researchers wanting it to be more research-like and practitioners wanting it to be more production-oriented.

Bakgrund: Teambaserad patientundervisning inom reumatologi har en lång tradition. Utvecklingen av läkemedelsbehandlingen inom reumatologin har varit dramatisk de senaste decennierna. Detta och andra faktorer kan ha förändrat undervisningen. Syftet med studien var att kartlägga den patientundervisning arbetsterapeuter bedriver i grupp inom den specialiserade reumatologin i Sverige idag. Metoden var kvantitativ med kvalitativa inslag. En webbaserad enkät, innehållande både öppna och slutna frågor konstruerades. Resultatet av enkäten summerades och redovisades med deskriptiv statistik. 25 arbetsterapeuter besvarade enkäten.Resultatet visade att majoriteten bedriver patientundervisning i grupp, att flertalet anser att syftet förändrats över tid samt att syftet med undervisningen till stor del kan kopplas till aktivitet och delaktighet. Ergonomi och tekniska hjälpmedel är mest frekvent förkommande ämnen och föreläsning i kombination med andra undervisningsmetoder är vanligast. Begreppet ledskydd används av flera respondenter medan andra medvetet undviker det. Konklusion: samstämmighet råder gällande flera delar av innehållet i patientundervisningen men ytterligare studier behövs för att klargöra begrepp, få mer detaljerad kunskap om innehållet och för att spegla patienternas uppfattning om patientundervisningen.

QC 20120220

Tämän työn tarkoituksena on verrata rantarakentamisen ja rantojen suojelun toteuttamista Ruotsissa, Suomessa ja Ahvenanmaalla. Ahvenanmaa käsitellään erikseen oman lainsäädäntönsä takia. Ruotsissa rantojensuojelu sisältyy luonnonsuojelulakiin (NVL). Yleinen rantojensuojelu ulottuu 100 metrin etäisyydelle rantaviivan molemmin puolin, mutta voi laajentua 300 metriin saakka. Rantojensuojelun tarkoituksena on yleisten virkistystarpeiden turvaaminen sekä eläin- ja kasvilajien suojeleminen. Suojelutarkoituksen vastainen rakentaminen vaatii lääninhallituksen poikkeusluvan. Suomessa rantarakentamisesta on säädetty rakennuslailla. Yleistä rantojensuojelua ei ole olemassa, mutta uudisrakentaminen n. 100-200 metriä leveällä rantavyöhykkeellä edellyttää vahvistettua yleis- tai rantakaavaa. Kaavavaatimuksen tarkoituksena on taata rantojen suunnitelmallinen käyttö. Sen lisäksi mitä rakennuslaissa säädetään, valtioneuvosto on vahvistanut valtakunnallisen rantojensuojeluohjelman. Ohjelmaan kuuluu n. neljä prosenttia Suomen kokonaisrantaviivasta ja sen tarkoituksena on siihen kuuluvien alueiden säilyttäminen rakentamattomina. Ahvenanmaalla on oma rakennuslakinsa, jolla mm. rantarakentamista säädellään. Laki ei tunne eroa rantarakentamisen tai muun rakentamisen välillä, eikä se tunne ranta-kaavaakaan. Rakennuskaava on kuitenkin tarpeen, kun rakentaminen on saavuttanut tietyn tiheyden.

This work further disaggregates the Argentine corporatist state at the time of initial labor incorporation by analyzing gender. The analysis focuses on the separate set of inducements and constraints implemented as a result of incorporation measures by the populist regime of Juan Domingo Peron (1946 to 1955) which served to manipulate and control the gendered division of the Argentine work force. Labor legislation, labor force organization by the state, and labor contracts negotiated under the auspices of the state are utilized to accomplish the disaggregation.