Sökning: "Olof Stjernström"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden Olof Stjernström.

  1. 1. Flytta nära, långt bort : de sociala nätverkens betydelse för val av bostadsort

    Författare :Olof Stjernström; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Migration in Sweden; Migration theory; Social network; Migration decisions; Geographical preferences;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with long distance migration together with the importance of social networks and geographical preferences for the choice of destination when moving. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to analyze and specify the importance of the mover's social contacts when choosing a new place-of residence. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Konsekvenser av skolnedläggningar : En studie av barns och barnfamiljers vardagsliv i samband med skolnedläggningar i Ydre kommun

    Författare :Magdalena Cedering; Göran Hoppe; Ann Grubbström; Olof Stjernström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; school closure; village schools; time geography; sense of place; mental maps; children’s geography; rural geography; Ydre.; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : Many rural village schools have closed over the years, both in Sweden and internationally, because of urbanisation, centralisation and the quest for efficiency. This study shows the impact of two school closures in the rural area of Ydre, south-east Sweden, and describes the reactions of children and families concerned. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Growth and decline in rural Sweden : geographical distribution of employment and population 1960–2010

    Författare :Martin Hedlund; Linda Lundmark; Emma Lundholm; Olof Stjernström; Kjell Overvåg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; rural restructuring; rural heterogeneity; manufacturing decline; agricultural decline; urbanization; rural typology; life-course perspective; cluster analysis; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the combination of changes in the population and employment into sectors in rural Sweden for the period 1960-2010. The aim is to describe and analyze the demographic changes together with the labour market changes, and to account for the spatial outcome of these changes by considering the heterogeneity of rural areas. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Where the Wind Blows : the socio-political geography of wind power development in Finland, Norway and Sweden

    Författare :Johanna Liljenfeldt; Örjan Pettersson; Kerstin Westin; Olof Stjernström; Peter Schmitt; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; wind power; planning; land use; participation; power relations; energy justice; mixed methods; Finland; Norway; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis analysis the planning process for large-scale wind power development in Finland, Norway and Sweden. The aim is to explore the emerging power relations and socio-economic dynamics of the negotiation, planning and realization of this new development. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Go West : East European migrants in Sweden

    Författare :Jenny Olofsson; Kerstin Westin; Gunnar Malmberg; Olof Stjernström; Tiit Tammaru; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :East-West migration; international migration; integration; migration motives; social networks; belonging; migration systems; transnational social spaces; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : Many people have migrated between East and West Europe in recent decades. The daily life of these migrants is crucial not only for the migrants themselves but also for the development of future migration. LÄS MER