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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 167 avhandlingar innehållade orden demographic change.

  1. 16. Towards a Socio-Economic and Demographic Theory of Elderly Suicide: A Comparison of 49 Countries at Various Stages of Development

    Författare :Karatu Kiemo; Lars Tornstam; Illka Makinen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Age-integration; social change and role theories; social integration; socio-economic and demographic developments; suicide.; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : D. Cowgill found out that the role and status of the elderly declined with modernisation, but in contradiction G. Hammarström found out that what actually affected the role and status of the elderly during modernisation was the rate at which modernisation occurred. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Olfactory Function : The Influence of Demographic, Cognitive, and Genetic Factors

    Författare :Margareta Hedner; Maria Larsson; Lars-Göran Nilsson; Claire Murphy; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Olfaction; odor identification; odor threshold; odor discrimination; aging; gender; ApoE; BDNF; val66met; association study; population-based; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Olfactory function is affected by demographic, cognitive, and genetic factors. In the present thesis, three empirical studies investigated individual differences in olfactory ability. Study I explored demographic and cognitive correlates in common olfactory tasks; odor detection, odor discrimination, and odor identification. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Restructuring and employment change in sparsely populated areas : examples from Northern Sweden and Finland

    Författare :Linda Lundmark; Ulf Wiberg; Bruno Jansson; Kerstin Westin; Jarkko Saarinen; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reconstructing; sparsely populated areas; tourism employment; forest-related employment; amenities; mobility; migration; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to examine ongoing restructuring and its impacts on sparsely populated areas in Sweden and Finland. In the context of sparsely populated areas, the global processes have great local impact because of their poor capacity to adapt to rapid economic changes. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Spatial Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation

    Författare :André Pinto da Silva; Mats Bjõrklund; Greta Bocedi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; global change; Southern Asia; mammals; ecological modelling; Biology with specialization in Animal Conservation; Biologi med inriktning mot zoologisk bevarandebiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Biodiversity is being lost under alarming rates due to an unsustainable socio-economic trajectory causing global change. Such loss is unequally spread over the Earth, and Southern Asia has been and is projected to continue to be one of the most affected regions. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Hållbar utveckling, samhällsstruktur och kommunal identitet : En jämförelse mellan Västervik och Varberg

    Författare :Erika Blücher; Sociologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; interviews; underlying factors; sociology; social capital; identity; societal structure; sustainable development; migration; social sustainability; demographic patterns; Demography; Social economics; migration; Demografi; Social ekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Many of Sweden’s municipal districts show a population decline as well as an uneven population distribution. This pattern is neither desirable nor socially sustainable. Sustainable development is a well-known term often discussed from an ecological perspective. LÄS MER