Sökning: "Settlement geography"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 53 avhandlingar innehållade orden Settlement geography.

  1. 11. Islescapes : Estonian small islands and islanders through three centuries

    Författare :Tiina Peil; Michael Jones; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Estonian history; island community; island landscape as accumulation; life space; and image; change; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis applies a modification of the concept of landscape to embody physical settings, social behaviour and affixed meanings. The argument focuses on both how a specific environment was created as well as perceived on four Estonian islands from the late seventeenth century until the present. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Forest decline in South Central Ethiopia : Extent, history and process

    Författare :Gessesse Dessie; Carl Christiansson; Johan Kleman; Peter Kinlund; Mats Widgren; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Forest decline; people-forest interaction; boundaries; khat expansion; remote sensing; social survey; south central Ethiopia; Awassa watershed; Wondo Genet; Physical geography; Naturgeografi; geografi med naturgeografisk inriktning; Physical Geography;

    Sammanfattning : This study presents the extent, history and process of forest decline in Awassa watershed, south central Ethiopia. By combining different data sources such as satellite images, social surveys and historical documents, forest decline is described quantitatively and qualitatively and the main causes behind this process are identified. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Landsbygdens egnahem : Egnahemsrörelsen, småbruket och landskapet i sydsvenskt perspektiv

    Författare :Tomas Germundsson; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; rural settlement; small-holdings; social movement;

    Sammanfattning : The Swedish state-funded "own-home activity" lasted between 1904 and 1948. In this study the main focus is on the background and the early development og this activity on the Swedish countryside, i.e. on the creation of small-holdings. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Närheter och avstånd i ett nordvärmländskt skogslandskap : Praktiker och betydelser i nya tidsrumsliga sammanhang

    Författare :Camilla Berglund; Gabriel Bladh; Gerhard Gustafsson; Susanne Stenbacka; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Landscape; Practices; Meanings; Ruralities; Relationality; Forest; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the contemporary forest landscape of northern Värmland in Sweden in terms of practices, meanings and time-space relations. The increasing urbanization worldwide also affects the countryside landscape to produce what is generally referred to as  “new ruralities”, which are the result of changed conditions for livelihood and leisure. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Kulturlandskapets utveckling på Gotland : en studie av jordbruks- och bebyggelseförändringar under järnåldern

    Författare :Dan Carlsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Iron age; Gotland; Kulturlandskap; Gotland; Järnåldern;

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