Sökning: "newcomers in a city"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden newcomers in a city.

1. 1. Ease-of-Use in Public Transportation : A User Perspective on Information and Orientation Aspects

   Författare :Katrin Dziekan; Lars-Göran Mattsson; Brian D. Taylor; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; public transportation; user perspective; psychology; public transportation planning; evaluation; newcomers in a city; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Sammanfattning : This interdisciplinary thesis combines psychological and transportation planning knowledge. Three main questions are investigated: 1) What concepts and ideas do people have with regard to a public transportation system (cognitive user perspective)?; 2) What orientation and information factors within the public transportation system enhance Ease-of-Use and make it simpler and more efficient to use public transportation in metropolitan areas?; 3) How can Ease-of-Use of a public transportation route be measured? A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods was used. LÄS MER

3. 2. Pushing borders : Cultural workers in the restructuring of post-industrial cities

   Författare :Chiara Valli; Brett Christophers; Dominic Power; Sara Gonzalez; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi; gentrification; displacement; creative labor; cultural labor; social movements; resistance; Milan; Brooklyn; Urban studies;

   Sammanfattning : This research explores the agency and positioning of cultural workers in the restructuring of contemporary cities. This positioning is ambiguous. LÄS MER

4. 3. Den regionala transformationsprocessens sociala dimension : Karlskrona1989-2002

   Författare :Marina Jogmark; Nilsson Jan-Evert; Bengtsson Lars; Bengt Johannisson; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Development of places; Karlskrona; IT-industry; renewal; pillars of social capital; structure for action; trust; obligation.; Platsers utveckling; IT-industri; pelare av socialt kapital; utbyten; aktör; förtroende; förpliktelse; förnyelse och stabilitet.;

   Sammanfattning : How can we understand places and their development processes from a social perspective? The aim of this case study is to understand the emergence of an IT-industry in Karlskrona between 1989-2002 from a social capital perspective. Historically, the production and the form of life of the population in Karlskrona, has been characterized by the fact that Karlskrona is a naval city, which for several centuries has had a naval base and a naval ship yard. LÄS MER

5. 4. Den regionala transformationsprocessens sociala dimension : Karlskrona 1989-2002

   Författare :Marina Jogmark; Marina Jan-Evert; Bengtsson Lars; Bengt Johannisson; Sweden Blekinge Institute of Technology; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Development of places; Karlskrona; IT-industry; renewal; pillars of social capital; structure for action; trust; obligation.; Platsers utveckling; IT-industri; pelare av socialt kapital; utbyten; aktör; förtroende; förpliktelse; förnyelse och stabilitet.; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : How can we understand places and their development processes from a social perspective? The aim of this case study is to understand the emergence of an IT-industry in Karlskrona between 1989-2002 from a social capital perspective. Historically, the production and the form of life of the population in Karlskrona, has been characterized by the fact that Karlskrona is a naval city, which for several centuries has had a naval base and a naval ship yard. LÄS MER