Sökning: "population change"

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1. 1. Befolkning, samhälle och förändring : Dynamik i Halmstad under fyra decennier

   Författare :Helena Eriksson; Anna-Lisa Lindén; Bernd Hofmaier; Bengt Furåker; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; change; locality; community; reflexivity; innovation; tradition; demography; population; labour market; Sociology; Sociologi; labour market; change; locality; community; reflexivity; innovation; tradition; population; demography;

   Sammanfattning : Changes in society are often discussed on an aggregated level and it is argued that society is changing from a modern industrial society to a post-industrial society. Through studying changes on a local level it is possible to study the complexity and variations of the general and aggregated theories of societal changes, and place changes in a context of time and place. LÄS MER

3. 2. Making the Most of It? : Understanding the social and productive dynamics of small farmers in semi-arid Iringa, Tanzania

   Författare :Peter Gregersen; Sociologi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social changes; Malthus; Boserup; Tanzania; semi-arid Africa; Iringa; conservation; sustainability; soil fertility; degradation; population; Matthew principle; social differentiation; farmerisation; de-peasantisation; livelihood diversification; rural change; agrarian change; agricultural change; small farmers; dynamics; theory of social work; Sociala förändringar; teorier om socialt arbete; Malthus; Boserup; Tanzania;

   Sammanfattning : While much of semi-arid Africa is still sparsely populated with unused land, there are everywhere pockets of high and increasing population density in attractive locations. Small-scale farmers can respond to beginning land-scarcity in a number of ways. LÄS MER

4. 3. Changing population distribution in Sweden : long term trends and contemporary tendencies

   Författare :Johan Håkansson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Population distribution; redistribution; Sweden; geographical levels; concentration; dispersion; accessibility; migration; natural population change; age composition;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis is to describe and analyse the population redistribution in Sweden at different geographical levels from the beginning of the 19th century to the end of the 20th century. The analysis is approached in three different ways. First, the redistribution at different geographical levels is analysed (papers I and II). LÄS MER

5. 4. Fish population responses to climate change : Causes and consequences

   Författare :Matilda L. Andersson; Peter Eklöv; Brian Hayden; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; browning; climate change; DOC; intraspecific variation; metabolism; resource use; warming;

   Sammanfattning : Lake environments are heterogeneous, and animals show a variety of adaptations to deal with this heterogeneity. Fish often show intraspecific variation in diet, metabolism, and behavior, corresponding to their habitat use. LÄS MER

7. 5. Subjective Well-being in an Adult Swedish Population : Findings from a Population-based Study

   Författare :Anna Hansson; Pernilla Hillerås; Yvonne Forsell; Berit Lundman; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Subjective well-being; Depression; Life circumstances; Follow-up; Population-based; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Subjective well-being; depression; life circumstances; follow-up; population-based;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis examines various factors associated with subjective well-being (SWB) in an adult Swedish population, aged 20-64 years, using cross-sectional and longitudinal data. The thesis includes four studies based on the PART study, a current population-based study on mental health, work, and relations in Stockholm County, Sweden. LÄS MER