Adapting forest management to climate change 

    Mur Torrentó, Rubén Javier (Date of defense: 2013-12-10)

    Climate change is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. The increase in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, in temperatures, and changes in the precipitation pattern are expected to alter the ...

    Aplicación del control interno en los procesos administrativos y financieros: una comparativa entre el sector público y el privado 

    Torres Paredes, María de los Ángeles (Date of defense: 2023-09-07)

    The purpose of this research is projected to promote strategies to achieve efficient and effective management in the public or private organizational context. For this purpose and from the field of scientific research, ...

    Aspectes metodològics i aplicacions de la modelització del temps de supervivència multivariant mitjançant models mixtes 

    Renart i Vicens, Gemma (Date of defense: 2009-06-15)

    Els estudis de supervivència s'interessen pel temps que passa des de l'inici de l'estudi (diagnòstic de la malaltia, inici del tractament,...) fins que es produeix l'esdeveniment d'interès (mort, curació, millora,...). No ...

    Aspectos económicos de las tecnologías de la información, comunicación y entretenimiento 

    Borés, Cristina (Date of defense: 2002-10-23)

    En esta tesis analizamos diversos aspectos relacionados con los sectores de Tecnologías de la Información, Comunicación y Entretenimiento (TICE). Nuestros análisis versan tanto sobre la oferta (motivaciones estratégicas, ...

    Conformal prediction of air pollution concentrations for the Barcelona Metropolitan Region 

    Ivina, Olga (Date of defense: 2012-11-20)

    This thesis is aimed to introduce a newly developed machine learning method, conformal predictors, for air pollution assessment. For the given area of study, the Barcelona Metropolitan Region (BMR), several conformal ...

    Creative economy and sustainable human development: a theoretical approach for convergences and divergences 

    Fráguas Nobre, Guilherme (Date of defense: 2018-01-12)

    The thesis relates the ‘creative economy’ with the ‘sustainable human development’, tracing a parallel between economic growth (e.g. GDP) and human development (e.g. HDI). The aspect of sustainability is addressed through ...

    Crèdit i morositat a la Catalunya del segle XIV. El cas de la baronia de Llagostera 

    Sales i Favà, Lluís (Date of defense: 2019-06-07)

    This doctoral thesis analyses the private credit available to the popular classes during the fourteenth century. At the same time, it focuses on the institutional mechanisms granted by public powers in order to sanction ...

    Definición de los conceptos "tradicional" e "innovación" en alimentos desde la perspectiva del consumidor europeo 

    Guerrero Asorey, Luis (Date of defense: 2012-05-17)

    Traditional food products (TFP) are an important part of European culture, identity, and heritage. The main objective of present research is to obtain a consumer-driven definition for the concept of ‘‘traditional food ...

    Del censal al debitori: continuïtats i transformacions en el crèdit hipotecari català en l’etapa final de l’Antic Règim (regions de Barcelona i Girona, 1768-1840) 

    Villalón Barragán, Sebastià (Date of defense: 2023-06-09)

    The objective of this report is to study causes and consequences of substituting annuity for obligation in the final period of the Ancient Regime in Catalonia (1768-1840), affording special attention to the regions of ...

    Desarrollo de un modelo para el seguimiento y control económico y temporal durante la fase de ejecución en la obra pública. Integration of information for advanced detection of cost overruns-IMADO 

    Gifra Bassó, Ester (Date of defense: 2018-03-05)

    The primary objective of this research is to modify the models regularly used to record and monitor the implementation costs of public works projects from the perspective of the promotor, the project directors or the project ...

    El copago como mecanismo de financiación de los servicios del Estado social: problemas jurídicos 

    Navarro García, Albert (Date of defense: 2014-01-30)

    The doctoral thesis studies the legal problems created by the progressive establishment of various co-payment systems for welfare state services. Previously, these services were mostly funded by tax revenues and users were ...

    El disseny industrial, aspectes claus que el configuren com a factor d'èxit per la innovació de producte a les PIMES catalanes 

    Verdaguer Pujadas, Narcís (Date of defense: 2006-02-17)

    El punt de partida de la tesi és cercar si hi ha una relació entre èxit de mercat i aplicació del disseny a les PIMEs catalanes. El mètode de recerca ha estat el d'estudi de enquestes.%&/Una vegada realitzat l'anàlisi s'ha ...

    El proceso de empoderamiento en jóvenes originarios del Cono Sur latinoamericano a partir de sus experiencias migratorias en Catalunya 

    Páez de la Torre, Sonia (Date of defense: 2020-11-23)

    This thesis investigates the empowerment processes of youngsters and young adults from the Cono Sur of Latin America who are currently living in Catalonia. The hypothesis defends the idea that the migration of people, during ...

    Environmental and socio-economical assessment of measures for the reduction of pharmaceuticals in rivers 

    Gimeno Melià, Vicent Pau (Date of defense: 2019-01-21)

    Pharmaceuticals are ubiquitous water contaminants that have shown detrimental effects on aquatic organisms at low concentrations. National authorities are starting to plan and implement measures (Wastewater treatment plants ...

    Essays on social networks and cooperation: the case of natural resources 

    Marco Renau, Jorge (Date of defense: 2018-07-16)

    This thesis revisits the problem of the tragedy of the commons. We analyze the role of social networks and social pressure as driving forces for the establishment and maintenance of cooperation in resource use under variable ...

    Expectativas y preferencias en la utilización de servicios en atención primaria 

    Alfranca Pardillos, Rebeca (Date of defense: 2014-06-03)

    The main aim of this thesis is to study the expectations and preferences of the Catalan population regarding the public health system, and an appraisal of the influence played by factors such as age, gender, geographical ...

    From energy saving technologies to green product innovation: evidence from the European Manufacturing Survey 

    Pons Pairó, Marc (Date of defense: 2020-07-07)

    Green manufacturers and an understanding of their differentiating characteristics and environmental and economic performance when applying green practices are at the centre of this doctoral thesis. The focus is set around ...

    Health and economic conditions: evidence from individual-level data 

    Arroyo Borrell, Elena (Date of defense: 2016-12-16)

    The main aim of this thesis is to investigate the effects of economic conditions on health using advanced micro-econometric techniques applied to survey data. The dissertation examines the consequences of the current ...

    Health and economic convergence in the European Union (1990-2010): an econometric approach 

    Maynou Pujolràs, Laia (Date of defense: 2013-11-21)

    The main aim of this thesis is to evaluate the reduction of economic and health disparities in the European Union from 1990-2010. Through different dynamic panel models, we show that in simple economics terms there has ...

    Impacte de l'estandardització de la gestió de la innovació mitjançant la norma UNE 166002 

    Mir Mauri, Moisès (Date of defense: 2018-03-16)

    The present doctoral thesis studies the Spanish standard for Innovation management “UNE 166002 R&D&I management system requirements”, from two complementary perspectives. The first, eminently exploratory, analyzes the ...