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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 66 avhandlingar innehållade orden Use of dwelling.
21. Fritidshuset som planeringsdilemma
Sammanfattning : The thesis The Vacation House as a Planning Dilemma deals with how the processes that generate meaning in space proceed in parallel both in everyday life and in the planning realm. Multiple dwelling, or having two homes, can be seen as a dilemma—one in which the planning system’s attempts to conquer an unruly reality conflicts with the ways people live. LÄS MER
22. Daylight compliance of multi-dwelling apartment blocks : Design considerations, evaluation criteria and occupant responses
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the daylight compliance of residential spaces, in particular apartments in multi-dwelling building blocks, and provides knowledge that may prove useful for the development of future daylight criteria for dwellings. The implications of design choices on daylight compliance of spaces and the effect of daylight criteria on the level of compliance are at the core of this work. LÄS MER
23. Characterization of household energy consumption in Sweden : energy savings potential and feedback approaches
Sammanfattning : Energy consumption is on a constant rise with domestic use contributing substantially to the overall consumption. The population growth along with ever increasing comfort levels and daily appliance usage are driving the domestic electricity demand to higher levels. LÄS MER
24. How well are we aging? Capturing the complexity of health trajectories of older adults
Sammanfattning : Despite its positive nature, population aging represents a public health challenge that could be alleviated by maintaining good health during older age. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate how well people are aging, taking the complexity of their health status into account. LÄS MER
25. Access to everyday activities in public space : views of people with dementia
Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about problematic situations in public space as experienced by community-dwelling people with dementia, and about how they meet these situations when doing everyday activities there. The aim also included increasing knowledge about transactions between people with dementia and public space. LÄS MER