ABYLAIKHAN DAULETALIN & DINESH KUMAR ANANDA JOTHI (2019) (Class of 2017) Angered is one of the biggest suburbs in Gothenburg, Sweden with over 60,000 inhabitants. The local population is highly multicultural and largely comprised of long-term and recent immigrants. The current urban trends show that there is a clear socio-cultural […]
Master thesis
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VIKTOR CARLSON & ANNICA CORELL (2019) To meet the grand challenges facing humanity sustainability transitions are needed. The United Nations’ Agenda 2030 for sustainable development, ‘Transforming our world’, calls for urgent transformation. Urban experimentation has emerged as a form of governance for sustainability transitions, where Urban Living Labs (ULLs) are […]
As part of western Sweden transition towards a sustainable mobility system, this thesis investigates the role SMEs have in that transition. Indeed, four disruptive trends that could have that potential to transform mobility systems are; (a) electrification, (b) automatization, (c) connectivity and (d) shared mobility. Two main questions are answered regarding SMEs that are driven by innovation and developing solutions in relation to those trends; (1) what current role played by such entities, and (2) what perceived role supposed to be played by them. Accordingly, insights that VGR administration could consider, to assist SMEs overcome barriers and scale up their innovations, are identified and presented.
SOURABHA BHAT & ABDALRAHMAN ALOBEISSI (2019) Human population is in constant increase which creates a huge demand for different resources, expanding infrastructure and transportation connectivity. Cities tend to become denser with the need for mobility of people and goods between different facilities and activity locations. Public transportation must be promoted […]
NORA FISCHER & PER PERSSON (2019) Freight transports are an essential part of society as they enable both social and economic value. However, there are challenges connected to freight transports. Especially urban areas, where over 90 per cent of the Swedes will live in 2050, face challenges such as congestion, […]
ASHWIN SIDHARTHAN & HANNA WESTERLUND (2019) The use and production of plastics has increased substantially over the years leading to an increase in the generation of plastic waste. Today, plastic waste is either used for energy recovery by incineration or recycled mechanically. However, there has been developments in chemical recycling […]
USISIPHO GOGELA & VASILIS DROGKOULAS (2018) The reduction of emissions from energy generation is one of the key interventions that can be made to meet climate goals. In order to achieve this, a shift to renewable energy will be required. In West Sweden, despite the energy sector’s importance in reducing […]
ADARSH SRINIVASA RAO (2018) If transportation sector is to meet its Climate 2030 targets, the City traffic and emissions has to decline. Thus to drive the transformation, emergence of new mobility services are necessary. Currently combined mobility services are being investigated to understand it‟s feasibility in combination with public transport […]
GABRIELLA ERIKSSON & MARINA YARUTA (2018) The world is experiencing an ever-increasing exploitation of resources and the demand of goods is affecting the global trade routes causing increased pressure on an efficient and sustainable transportation system. This raises questions on how to provide and apply innovative solutions to organize a […]
LINNEA JOHANSSON & GEORGIA MESSARITOU (2018) To address the sustainability challenge outlined in the United Nations document Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development within the given time-frame is by many perceived as a difficult, yet urgent and necessary task. Such a task requires incremental change to be […]
Sara Vagiström & Alice Whetstone (2018) Due to ambitious targets for a fossil-free Västra Götaland by 2030, development of local production facilities for renewable alternatives is urgently needed. Despite a push on biogas production by the Swedish government in 2015, that same year only 14% of the national biogas capacity […]
PIA DAMSTEN & KRESHNIK RAMA (2018) Urban Agriculture (UA) has recently gained growing attention from the world’s leading global organizations, as it has been identified to play a major role in the world’s bid for achieving the sustainable development goals. Although the number of UA initiatives in Gothenburg has increased, […]
JOHANNA OLOVSSON & FABIAN HEIN (2018) The applications of plastics seem unlimited but the material has been overused and side effects have been neglected. In Gothenburg, plastic litter as well as the increase in plastic waste and in the consumption of plastics are contradictory to the city’s aim of a […]
VILLE KILPIÖ, NICKHIL SHARMA (2018) Gothenburg is increasing in density and population as well as expanding its residential and commercial spaces. Due to increasing needs of the city, the current transportation system is expected to face challenges and needs to grow into a more robust, dynamic and accessible system. The […]
LOUISE ELIASSON & MAGDALENA JOHNSON (2018) Material Flow Accounting (MFA) studies, providing analyses of the metabolism of a given system, are receiving increased attention due to their potential in supporting planning and policy making for efficient resource use. In this capacity, they are becoming increasingly relevant to apply for urban […]
Joel Torstensson, Patrik Andersson (2017) Mobility as a Service is a novel approach to mobility. There have been several eorts to incorporate the approach by trying to bring multiple mobility providers (MPs) together in one platform. In most of these eorts, one organization has acted as a broker for all […]