Sökning: "small town"

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  1. 1. Small town, big move : Constructions of place in transiting mining communities

    Författare :Eugenia Segerstedt; Lena Abrahamsson; Mats Jakobsson; Kristina Johansson; Gry Paulgaard; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; construction of place; Gällivare; Kiruna; transformation; rural studies; urban change; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation accounts for construction of place in mining communities as they undergo a major urban transformation. In the 2010s, urban centres in the northern Sweden mining communities of Gällivare and Kiruna entered a new execution phase of a large-scale transformation precipitated by ground subsidence caused by mining activities, a transformation that continues. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The bright lights grow fainter : livelihoods, migration and a small town in Zimbabwe

    Författare :Agnes Andersson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Zimbabwe; livelihood; migration; mobility; provisioning; structural adjustment; Rusape; small towns; kin networks; Human Geography; kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : The Aids pandemic and structural adjustment policies (SAP) have had effects on lower income households in Zimbabwe which have been devastating and people have been required to adapt their livelihood strategies. Small towns meanwhile are growing rapidly in Zimbabwe and mobility towards these towns may be connected with the changes being forged by SAP on the economic landscape. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Subcultures and Small Groups : A Social Movement Theory Approach

    Författare :Ugo Corte; Mats Franzén; Michael Allvin; Adrienne Sörbom; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theoretical extension; White Power music; BMX; commercialization; creativity; collaborative circles; right-wing extremism; lifestyle sports; small groups; subcultures; social movement; ethnography; social psychology; mobilization; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation uses social movement theory to analyze the emergence, activities and development of subcultures and small groups. The manuscript is comprised of an Introduction followed by three journal articles and one book chapter. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Den osunda staden : sociala skillnader i dödlighet i 1800-talets Sundsvall

    Författare :Sören Edvinsson; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Gisli Gunnlaugsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Mortality; social inequality; urban mortality; public health; Sundsvall; 19th Century; History; Historia; historia; History; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the topic of social class and mortality. In particular, the analyses are concentrated on the question of how social differences developed in an era which was characterised by industrialisation, urbanisation and sanitary improvements. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Bilder av småstaden - om estetisk värdering av en stadstyp; Images of the Small Town - on Aesthetic Evaluation of a Townscape

    Författare :Catharina Sternudd; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Environmental health; Karlshamn; urban kvalitet; stadsmiljö; småstadsbebyggelse; estetisk värdering; småstad; stadsplanering; arkitektur; urban aesthetics; townscape; aesthetic evaluation; small town; Architecture; urban design; Miljömedicin; interior design; Arkitektur; inredningsarkitektur;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis takes its starting-point in the last years' growing interests in the small town as an architectural concept. Pre-industrial small towns are used as visual and structural models for very attractive new settlements in Sweden. LÄS MER