Sökning: "Kerstin Westin"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 17 avhandlingar innehållade orden Kerstin Westin.

1. 1. Valuation of goods transportation characteristics : A study of a sparsely populated area

   Författare :Kerstin Westin; Einar Holm; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Just-In-Time; Goods transportation; Sparsely populated areas; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This study describes how consumers and providers of transportation services in a sparsely populated area valuate different transportation characteristics and estimates how these valuations might affect the total goods flows and the flows on individual Origin-Destination links. It also tests Stated-Preference methods as a tool for valuating transportation characteristics. LÄS MER

3. 2. Green consumption energy use and carbon dioxide emission

   Författare :Eva Alfredsson; Einar Holm; Neil Swan; Kerstin Westin; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; Energy consumption; Carbon dioxide emission; Energy intensity; Carbon intensity; Life cycle assessment; Consumption patterns; Lifestyles; Systems analysis; Microsimulation modelling; Demography; Sustainability; Rebound effects; Substitution effects; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to explore the quantitative potential to reduce energy requirements and CO2 emissions through changed patterns of consumption, given unchanged levels of consumption expenditure. The thesis question is analysed using a systems analysis approach which in this case means that life cycle assessment data on energy requirements and CO2 emissions related to household consumption are combined with a financial and behavioural analysis to make sure that the budget constraint is kept and that both the first and second order effects of adopting a green consumption pattern are analysed. LÄS MER

4. 3. Everyday Mobility and Travel Activities during the first years of Retirement

   Författare :Jessica Berg; Jan-Erik Hagberg; Marianne Abramsson; Lena Levin; Kerstin Westin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ageing; retirement; mobility; travel activities; place; time-geography; interviews; travel diaries; qualitative longitudinal analysis; åldrande; pensionering; mobilitet; resande; aktivitet; plats; tidsgeografi; intervjuer; resdagböcker; kvalitativ longitudinell analys; 11 Road: Personal transport;

   Sammanfattning : Mobility is central to living an independent life, to participating in society, and  to maintaining well-being in later life. The point of departure in this thesis is that retirement implies changes in time-space use and interruption in routines, which influence demands and preconditions for mobility in different ways. LÄS MER

5. 4. Bättre framtidsutsikter? Blandade bostadsområden och grannskapseffekter : En analys av visioner och effekter av blandat boende

   Författare :Zara Bergsten; Lena Magnusson Turner; Kerstin Westin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social mix policy; neighbourhood effects; socioeconomic career; social integration; urban planning; multilevel modelling; Human geography; economic geography; Kulturgeografi; ekonomisk geografi; Geography; Geografi;

   Sammanfattning : Internationally, the effect of social composition in urban neighbourhoods on individuals’ life opportunities has been given increased attention both by researchers and policymakers. Socially mixed neighbourhoods have been seen by policymakers as a measure to create better prerequisites for social upward movement and increased social integration. LÄS MER

7. 5. Botniabanan - förväntningar i tid och rum på regional utveckling och resande

   Författare :Backa Fredrik Brandt; Kerstin Westin; Ulf Wiberg; Urban Lindgren; Bruno Jansson; Stig Svallhammar; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Railway; Regional development; Stated preference; Property prices; Propensity to travel; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis is twofold: to analyze the effects of the expectations on the Bothnia Line on the housing market and expectations on railway use. To fulfill these aims, three questions are considered:1. To what extent is property prices influenced by the expected effects of the Bothnia Line?2. LÄS MER