Sustainability, Resources & Services
The service sector plays a key role in sustainability work. Limited natural resources, ecosystems in imbalance and climate change place great demands on industry, organisations and individuals to think outside the box.
Behind all services, both private and public, are hidden flows of energy and natural resources. The research in this theme wants to dig deep and explore how organisations and businesses use these resources – and thereby contribute with solutions to practical societal concerns. The issues within this research theme are complex and span a variety of areas, such as waste management, fisheries management, food, green spaces in urban environments, ecosystem services, city planning and public transport.
Based on research in business administration, environmental strategy, cultural geography, sociology and ethnology, research at the Department of Service Studies highlights both challenges and opportunities. By identifying conflicting objectives – economic, social and environmental – the research provides the knowledge needed to develop society in a more sustainable direction. Here, digitalisation plays a particularly important role by facilitating circular business models and new forms of sharing services.
Recent publications
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Cirkulär är inte synonymt med hållbar-Cirkularitet är mer än återvinning, reparation, rekonditionering eller återanvändn...Efter antibiotika. Om smitta i en ny tid
Efter antibiotika. Om smitta i en ny tidLoodin, H. (red.), Lenander, C. (red.) & Hansson, K. (red.), 2021, Fri tanke för...Fokus på riskerna skymmer sikten för lösningarna
Fokus på riskerna skymmer sikten för lösningarnaCorvellec, H., Hultman, J. & Stålhammar, S., 2022 dec. 16, 2 s. Dagens E...Resource shifting: Resourcification and de-resourcification for degrowth
Resource shifting: Resourcification and de-resourcification for degrowthCorvellec, H. & Paulsson, A., 2023 mars, I: Ecol...Resourcification and Tourism
Resourcification and TourismHultman, J., Corvellec, H. & Zillinger, M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) The Wiley Blackwell Co...Som forskare får jag panik av valmanifesten: Forskare: Storföretag bönfaller politikerna om klimatplan
Som forskare får jag panik av valmanifesten: Forskare: Storföretag bönfaller politikerna om klimatplanHultman, J., 2022 ...Which architectural style makes an attractive streetscape? Aesthetic preferences among city centre managers
Which architectural style makes an attractive streetscape? Aesthetic preferences among city centre managersLoodin, H. & ...Vad är havet i havsplanering?
Vad är havet i havsplanering?Hultman, J. & Säwe, F., 2021, Lund University. 30 s.Forskningsoutput: Bok/rapport › Rapport...Se bortom mätbara värden när Helsingborgs nya sjukhusområde ska byggas
Se bortom mätbara värden när Helsingborgs nya sjukhusområde ska byggasLoodin, H., 2021 maj 28, Helsingborgs Dagblad.Fors...Seaweed-Making in the Anthropocene
Seaweed-Making in the AnthropoceneHultman, J., Säwe, F. & Fredriksson, C., 2023, (Accepted/In press) Business Storytelli...
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