Nils Johansson
Biographic Data
| ID | 925689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nils Johansson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nils |
| FAMILY NAME | Johansson |
| SIGNATURE | JOHANSSON N |
| AFFILIATIONS | KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3137-1571 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1964 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does the circular economy conserve resources? reviewing the displacement effects of secondary resources and products
The environmental legitimacy of using and producing secondary resources and products, such as in a circular economy, is based on the assumption that these practices displace the production and consumption of new products. Given how crucial this assumption is for the environmental legitimacy of recycling, reuse, and sharing, the empirical basis remains remarkably uncertain. To improve our understanding of when, where, and how secondary use and pro…
The Plastic Bag: From a Mundane Swedish Innovation to the World’s Oceans
The plastic bag is a mundane consumer product. It consists of just one inexpensive material, intended to carry other, more important, items. It is one of those objects that becomes more visible when it is out of context. But the plastic bag easily ends up there, out of context, demanding our attention. This essay explores how the plastic bag became an iconic symbol of environmental degradation, with a special focus on Sweden, the very place where…
Dissecting sustainability myths in the market through the history of books and video rental
This study examines the notion of substitutionalism, which assumes that the introduction of sustainable alternatives will inherently displace unsustainable production and consumption systems. By studying the emergence of two historical examples of sustainable consumption, book and video rental, this study offers a unique opportunity to understand the effects of sharing from a distance and as a dominant consumption practice. The findings show that…
A methodology for assessing wildfire hazard in Sweden – The first step towards a multi-hazard assessment method
Flooding and wildfires are two common natural hazards in Sweden to which the Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) must be prepared to respond to. In light of potential increases in these hazards, the Extreme-Index project aims to develop such a multi-hazard tool for Sweden. In this paper, a modular multi-hazard framework is presented. The first module of the multi-hazard methodology that is developed and presented relates to wildfires in Sweden. The wi…
Critiques of the circular economy
This paper presents a reasoned account of the critiques addressed to the circular economy and circular business models. These critiques claim that the circular economy has diffused limits, unclear theoretical grounds, and that its implementation faces structural obstacles. Circular economy is based on an ideological agenda dominated by technical and economic accounts, which brings uncertain contributions to sustainability and depoliticizes sustai…
Recycling warning! Reconfiguring the toxic politics of a circular economy
The ambition to retain products and materials for as long as possible in a circular economy may dilute, disperse and accumulate hazardous substances. However, in addition to exemptions for circulated products, the regulatory regime targets only a small percentage of all hazardous substances. This emerging problem is just one of many examples why the focus needs to shift from the win–win potential of a circular economy towards a reflexive consider…
How to handle the policy conflict between resource circulation and hazardous substances in the use of waste
A circular economy creates a policy conflict between increased resource circulation and decreased dispersal of hazardous substances. On the basis of three case studies in the EU, we have therefore identified various regulatory questions that can be posed to address the occurrence of hazardous substances in the use of waste. For each of these questions, we have proposed two possible responses influencing the design of the regulation and analyzed t…
Why is biogas production and not food donation the Swedish political priority for food waste management
The management of food waste is high on the political agenda. This study will analyze and discuss why biogas production has become the politically prioritized management method for food waste in Sweden, ahead of other alternatives such as donation to people in need. This study shows that biogas is the preferred alternative because food losses are framed as a waste issue, evaluated from an environmental and economic perspective. However, if food l…
Was There a Santa Maria Culture? A Discussion of a Commonly Used Concept in Argentine Archaeology
In this article the Santa Maria culture, a commonly used concept in Argentine archaeology, is discussed. Historically, this concept has been given varying definitions, which all have to be evaluated. As far as we understand, only aspects of the variability in artifacts, etc., have been used to define cultural units. A more fruitful and perhaps more empirical approach estimates the general variability without a priori assuming one single explanati…
The institutional capacity for a resource transition—A critical review of Swedish governmental commissions on landfill mining
Experimentalizing the organization of objects: Re-enacting mines and landfills
In this article, we draw upon ‘After-ANT’ scholarship to generate openings for a shift from purely deconstructive studies of object organization to a more straightforward generation of concrete and specific alternative trajectories towards the future by way of ontological experimentation. Through careful empirical investigation of a mine and a landfill, and how these are enacted in practice in different topological registers, we show how mines an…
A Cable Laid Is a Cable Played: On the Hibernation Logic behind Urban Infrastructure Mines
Our societies are reliant on metals to such an extent that the total amounts of some of them in the built environment are comparable in size to the remaining amounts in known mountain ores. Because of concerns about mineral scarcity, the United Nations has assessed alternative sources for metal extraction and targeted urban areas in general and infrastructure systems in particular, since these are large, spatially concentrated and rich in metals.…
Transforming dumps into gold mines. Experiences from Swedish case studies
Investigations at Pichao: Introduction to Studies in the Santa María Valley, North-western Argentina: Introduction to Studies in the Santa María Valley, North-western Argentina
Sixteen papers designed to reflect the work of the project Emergence and Growth of Centres: A Case Study in the Santa Maria Valley . This volume focuses on the actual field data rather than presenting a theoretical discussion and includes reports on the architectural and structural remains, the cemeteries and human remains, ceramics and the impact of the project on the present-day village. Eight English papers and eight Spanish papers.
I Cor. xiii and I Cor. xiv
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Transforming dumps into gold mines. Experiences from Swedish case studies
Recycling warning! Reconfiguring the toxic politics of a circular economy
The ambition to retain products and materials for as long as possible in a circular economy may dilute, disperse and accumulate hazardous substances. However, in addition to exemptions for circulated products, the regulatory regime targets only a small percentage of all hazardous substances. This emerging problem is just one of many examples why the focus needs to shift from the win–win potential of a circular economy towards a reflexive consider…
Why is biogas production and not food donation the Swedish political priority for food waste management
The management of food waste is high on the political agenda. This study will analyze and discuss why biogas production has become the politically prioritized management method for food waste in Sweden, ahead of other alternatives such as donation to people in need. This study shows that biogas is the preferred alternative because food losses are framed as a waste issue, evaluated from an environmental and economic perspective. However, if food l…
The institutional capacity for a resource transition—A critical review of Swedish governmental commissions on landfill mining
I Cor. xiii and I Cor. xiv
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Investigations at Pichao: Introduction to Studies in the Santa María Valley, North-western Argentina: Introduction to Studies in the Santa María Valley, North-western Argentina
Sixteen papers designed to reflect the work of the project Emergence and Growth of Centres: A Case Study in the Santa Maria Valley . This volume focuses on the actual field data rather than presenting a theoretical discussion and includes reports on the architectural and structural remains, the cemeteries and human remains, ceramics and the impact of the project on the present-day village. Eight English papers and eight Spanish papers.
Transforming dumps into gold mines. Experiences from Swedish case studies
A Cable Laid Is a Cable Played: On the Hibernation Logic behind Urban Infrastructure Mines
Our societies are reliant on metals to such an extent that the total amounts of some of them in the built environment are comparable in size to the remaining amounts in known mountain ores. Because of concerns about mineral scarcity, the United Nations has assessed alternative sources for metal extraction and targeted urban areas in general and infrastructure systems in particular, since these are large, spatially concentrated and rich in metals.…
Experimentalizing the organization of objects: Re-enacting mines and landfills
In this article, we draw upon ‘After-ANT’ scholarship to generate openings for a shift from purely deconstructive studies of object organization to a more straightforward generation of concrete and specific alternative trajectories towards the future by way of ontological experimentation. Through careful empirical investigation of a mine and a landfill, and how these are enacted in practice in different topological registers, we show how mines an…
The institutional capacity for a resource transition—A critical review of Swedish governmental commissions on landfill mining
How to handle the policy conflict between resource circulation and hazardous substances in the use of waste
A circular economy creates a policy conflict between increased resource circulation and decreased dispersal of hazardous substances. On the basis of three case studies in the EU, we have therefore identified various regulatory questions that can be posed to address the occurrence of hazardous substances in the use of waste. For each of these questions, we have proposed two possible responses influencing the design of the regulation and analyzed t…
Why is biogas production and not food donation the Swedish political priority for food waste management
The management of food waste is high on the political agenda. This study will analyze and discuss why biogas production has become the politically prioritized management method for food waste in Sweden, ahead of other alternatives such as donation to people in need. This study shows that biogas is the preferred alternative because food losses are framed as a waste issue, evaluated from an environmental and economic perspective. However, if food l…
Was There a Santa Maria Culture? A Discussion of a Commonly Used Concept in Argentine Archaeology
In this article the Santa Maria culture, a commonly used concept in Argentine archaeology, is discussed. Historically, this concept has been given varying definitions, which all have to be evaluated. As far as we understand, only aspects of the variability in artifacts, etc., have been used to define cultural units. A more fruitful and perhaps more empirical approach estimates the general variability without a priori assuming one single explanati…
A methodology for assessing wildfire hazard in Sweden – The first step towards a multi-hazard assessment method
Flooding and wildfires are two common natural hazards in Sweden to which the Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) must be prepared to respond to. In light of potential increases in these hazards, the Extreme-Index project aims to develop such a multi-hazard tool for Sweden. In this paper, a modular multi-hazard framework is presented. The first module of the multi-hazard methodology that is developed and presented relates to wildfires in Sweden. The wi…
Critiques of the circular economy
This paper presents a reasoned account of the critiques addressed to the circular economy and circular business models. These critiques claim that the circular economy has diffused limits, unclear theoretical grounds, and that its implementation faces structural obstacles. Circular economy is based on an ideological agenda dominated by technical and economic accounts, which brings uncertain contributions to sustainability and depoliticizes sustai…
Recycling warning! Reconfiguring the toxic politics of a circular economy
The ambition to retain products and materials for as long as possible in a circular economy may dilute, disperse and accumulate hazardous substances. However, in addition to exemptions for circulated products, the regulatory regime targets only a small percentage of all hazardous substances. This emerging problem is just one of many examples why the focus needs to shift from the win–win potential of a circular economy towards a reflexive consider…
Dissecting sustainability myths in the market through the history of books and video rental
This study examines the notion of substitutionalism, which assumes that the introduction of sustainable alternatives will inherently displace unsustainable production and consumption systems. By studying the emergence of two historical examples of sustainable consumption, book and video rental, this study offers a unique opportunity to understand the effects of sharing from a distance and as a dominant consumption practice. The findings show that…
The Plastic Bag: From a Mundane Swedish Innovation to the World’s Oceans
The plastic bag is a mundane consumer product. It consists of just one inexpensive material, intended to carry other, more important, items. It is one of those objects that becomes more visible when it is out of context. But the plastic bag easily ends up there, out of context, demanding our attention. This essay explores how the plastic bag became an iconic symbol of environmental degradation, with a special focus on Sweden, the very place where…
Does the circular economy conserve resources? reviewing the displacement effects of secondary resources and products
The environmental legitimacy of using and producing secondary resources and products, such as in a circular economy, is based on the assumption that these practices displace the production and consumption of new products. Given how crucial this assumption is for the environmental legitimacy of recycling, reuse, and sharing, the empirical basis remains remarkably uncertain. To improve our understanding of when, where, and how secondary use and pro…
Business (9 works) · Engineering (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Circular economy (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Municipal Solid Waste Management (4 works) · Natural resource economics (4 works) · Sustainable Supply Chain Management (4 works)