Sökning: "Time geography"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 432 avhandlingar innehållade orden Time geography.

  1. 1. Geographies of Place Branding : Researching through small and medium sized cities

    Författare :Ida Andersson; Brita Hermelin; Gunnel Forsberg; Andy Pike; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Place branding; place marketing; small and medium sized cities; hotels; flagship buildings; policy tourism; policy boosterism; green cities; regional development; economic geography; Sweden; Växjö; geografi med kulturgeografisk inriktning; Geography with Emphasis on Human Geography;

    Sammanfattning : Place branding is commonly conceptualized with a focus on big cities, such as London, New York and Singapore, building from concepts and models from mainstream branding theory. In contrast to such conceptualizations, this thesis focuses on place branding in small and medium-sized cities. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Livspusslet : Tid som välfärdsfaktor

    Författare :Uffe Enokson; Tapio Salonen; Kajsa Ellegård; Växjö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; time; income; social networks; flexibility; work life balance; restrictions; time-rich; time-poor; time geography; working time policy in Sweden and the European Union; working time regimes; life course perspective; welfare regime; tid; pengar; sociala nätverk; flexibilitet; strategier; tidrika; tidfattiga; tidsgeografi; restriktionsanalys; arbetstidspolicy i Sverige och Europeiska Unionen; arbetstidsregimer; flexicurity; livsförloppsperspektiv; välfärdsregim; Social work; Socialt arbete; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis sheds some light on the duality between time-rich and time-poor living conditions and examines in which way this duality/polarisation paves the way for new patterns of inequality. The purpose is to explore the living conditions of two groups in society: those who are established in the labour force and who experience great demands on their efficiency and educational level and those who are unwanted and who do not have a natural place in the labour market. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Knowledge Bases and the Geography of Innovation

    Författare :Roman Martin; CIRCLE; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic geography; regional innovation systems; learning regions; differentiated knowledge bases; knowledge networks; social network analysis; Scania; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Despite the ongoing globalisation of economic activities, innovation does not take place randomly distributed over space, but concentrates in certain locations. A central argument to explain the spatial concentration of innovation activities lies in the ability of geographical proximity to facilitate interactive learning and knowledge exchange, which in turn is seen as an important driver for regional growth and prosperity. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Kvinnors försörjningsrum : Hegemonins förvaltare och murbräckor

    Författare :Christina Scholten; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Time-Geography; Women; Self-supporting strategies; Geography; Regional development; Social geography; Socialgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with questions concerning the different strategies women adopt in order to support themselves when they become unemployed in rural areas. One strategy is to start a business of one's one, a strategy supported and called for by the Swedish Government, especially during the 1990s economic recession. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Sites and Modes of Knowledge Creation: On the Spatial Organization of Biotechnology Innovation

    Författare :Jerker Moodysson; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; epistemic communities; biotechnology; communities of practice; geography; proximity; knowledge; localization; globalization; innovation systems; Innovation; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The accelerated speed and intensity of global interconnections in all segments of society during the last couple of decades have had a profound impact on the workings of contemporary capitalism. Increased pressure is put on national and regional economies to continuously upgrade their competitive advantages, at the same time as new learning opportunities occur at a faster rate than ever. LÄS MER