Sökning: "Urbanites"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Urbanites.

1. 1. Outdoor thermal comfort of residents in a warm humid climate : A study on informal settlements in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

   Författare :Modest Maurus Baruti; Boende och bostadsutveckling; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Outdoor thermal comfort; Microclimate; Thermal perception; Urbanites; Informal settlements; Informal urban fabric; Warm humid climates; Dar es Salaam; Physiological Equivalent temperature PET ; New Standard Effective Temperature SET* ; Universal Thermal Climate Index UTCI ;

   Sammanfattning : In the informal settlements of warm humid climates, where the majority of urbanites spend most of their time outdoors, a conducive thermal environment is crucial for their social and economic well-being. The overall aim of this thesis is to increase knowledge and understanding of outdoor thermal comfort in informal settlements in the warm and humid climate of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. LÄS MER

3. 2. Walking the tight rope : Informal livelihoods and social networks in a West African city

   Författare :Ilda Lourenço-Lindell; Katherine Gough; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; social networks; social capital; informal safety nets; informal sector; informalization; livelihoods; urban food; regulation; social change; structural adjutsment; Guinea-Bissau; West Africa; African cities; ADP; ADB;

   Sammanfattning : Trends towards ‘informalization’ are looming large in the world today. African cities have long been characterised by the presence of an ‘informal sector’ but are now experiencing new waves of ‘informalization’. LÄS MER

4. 3. The Nation’s Brightest and Noblest : Narrative Identity and Empowering Accounts of theUkrainian Intelligentsia in Post-1991 L’viv

   Författare :Eleonora Narvselius; Erik Olsson; Irina Sandomirskaja; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Intelligentsia; intellectuals; narrative identities; post-Soviet Ukraine; cultural authority; national projects; Intelligentia; de intellektuella; postsovjetiska Ukraina; berättade identiteter; kulturell auktoritet; nationella projekt; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : This study brings into focus the issue of reproduction and transformation ofcultural authority in the so-called post-Soviet context. It seeks to examine howintelligentsia may be presented and what empowering narratives it may articulatein a concrete locality, namely, in the post-1991 West Ukrainian city of L’viv. LÄS MER

5. 4. Studies in the Transformation of Post-Soviet Cities : Case Studies from Kazakhstan

   Författare :Michael Gentile; Jan Öhman; Örjan Sjöberg; Thomas Lundén; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; Kazakhstan; former Soviet Union; urbanisation; survey method; post-Soviet cities; residential preferences; socio-spatial differentiation; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : Since the demise of central planning, post-Soviet cities have found themselves operating in a radically different economic climate. Contrary to the situation during the Soviet époque, market relations and the urban economy's adjustment thereto constitute the reality which urbanites face in their daily lives. LÄS MER

7. 5. Urban-Based Agriculture and Poultry Production : The Case of Kisumu and Thika in Kenya

   Författare :Samuel Omondi; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Urban agriculture; urban-based rural agriculture; poultry production; poultry value chain; food security; Kenya;

   Sammanfattning : Kenya’s population is rapidly growing and urbanising. Poverty and problems of food insecurity are equally urbanising at an unprecedented rate. Formal employment has not kept pace with the job demand of the growing population. LÄS MER