The Liming in Northern Sweden : the administrative handling of the scientific disputes

• Main Author: Lundqvist, Annika
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för tematisk utbildning och forskning 2003
• Subjects: Interdisciplinary studies; liming; acidification; northern Sweden; the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency; TVÄRVETENSKAP; Social Sciences Interdisciplinary; Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2099

During the last four decades, acidifications has been seen as a great environmental hazard. To combat the effects of the acidification, the Swedish government is funding liming of affected areas. This practice has been questioned in northern Sweden, since there is no general agreement about the origin of the acidity there. This thesis aims to explain the administrative handling of the scientific disputes, and thereby the relation between the responsible authority, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and the research exrecised on the matter. Research findings are therefore compared with the content of interviews, performed by civil servants at SEPA. It is concluded that the liming in northern Sweden is a very complicated issue, involving many groups and individuals - so much so that it might not just be an issue of acidification science.