Sökning: "city neighborhoods"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 12 avhandlingar innehållade orden city neighborhoods.

  1. 1. Den ojämlika dödligheten : Hjärtdödlighet och samhällsutveckling i två städer

    Författare :Björn Grip; Hans Nilsson; Roger Qvarsell; Göran Therborn; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Inequality; coronary heart disease mortality; Linköping; Norrköping; city neighborhoods; change; social development; socio-economic factors; life-style; Ojämlikhet; hjärtkärldödlighet; Linköping; Norrköping; stadsdelar; förändringar; samhällsutveckling; socio-ekonomi; levnadssätt;

    Sammanfattning : Den ojämlika dödligheten är en studie av främst hjärt–kärldödlighet avseende perioden 1950–2010 i tvillingstäderna Linköping och Norrköping och konsekvenserna av ojämlikhet. Skillnaderna mellan städerna i dödlighet är stora. Under 1970-talet, då jämlikheten stod i focus, minskade dessa. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Social Roles of Buildings : An Account of Materiality and Meaning in Urban Outcomes

    Författare :Lauren Dean; Jens Rydgren; Charlotta Stern; Harvey Molotch; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Buildings; Building Types; Urban Studies; Materiality; Culture; Urban Forms; Urban Space; Reuse; Neighborhoods; Sociology of Buildings; Theory; Visual Methods; Historical Analysis; Santiago; Chile; Cités; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation explores the roles of buildings in urban social life. Buildings, as both a methodological tool and a research site, are valuable for understanding society. As a method, buildings allow access to various urban contexts. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Livable and Sustainable Cities : Explorations of the City Soul and Energy-Efficient Housing based on Swedish Data on Citizens’ Preferences

    Författare :Marie Wahlström; Hans Westlund; Hans Lööf; Thomas Niedomysl; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attractive cities; place identity; green housing; urban planning; quantitative studies; residential satisfaction; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Contemporary cities face many challenges, none the least from an urban planning perspective. Global climate change and urbanization is putting pressures on planning for combatting and adapting to, e.g., a warmer climate and an increased need for housing in already dense environments. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Neighborhood-level factors : barriers and assets to cardiovascular disease

    Författare :Naomi Kawakami; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Aims: To examine whether the availability of goods, services, and resources differs by level of neighborhood deprivation (study I). To examine whether there are associations between neighborhood availability of potentially health-damaging (fast food restaurants and bars/pubs) and health-promoting (physical activity facilities and health care facilities) goods, services, and resources and CHD incidence (study II). LÄS MER

  7. 5. Urban Intensification in Metropolitan Khartoum : Influential Factors, Benefits and Applicability

    Författare :Burhan Elghazali; Folke Snickars; Aloysius Mosha; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Intensification; urban form; factors that shape urban form; developing countries; infrastructure cost; metropolitan Khartoum; Sudan; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores the theoretical and methodological implications involved in the policy framework needed to intensify urban residential areas in a developing country. Metropolitan Khartoum, Sudan, has been chosen as a case study. LÄS MER