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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 493 avhandlingar innehållade orden economic geography Human geography.

1. 21. Uppsalas biotekniska industriella system : En ekonomisk-geografisk studie av interaktion, kunskapsspridning och arbetsmarknadsrörlighet

   Författare :Anders Waxell; Anders Malmberg; Mats Lundmark; Asbjørn Karlsen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; Economic geography; biotechnology; industrial clusters; labor market mobility; Uppsala; Sweden; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : The main purpose of the thesis is to study industrial transformation and growth within a local cluster of biotech activities in Uppsala, Sweden. A combination of theoretical approaches is used to address questions of why certain regions become more competitive: the cluster approach, innovation systems theory, and the technological systems approach. LÄS MER

3. 22. Socio-Economic Transformation and Gender Relations in Lao PDR

   Författare :Damdouane Khouangvichit; Aina Tollefsen; Gunnar Malmberg; Jonathan Rigg; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; socio-economic transformation; gender relations; Lao PDR; globalization; livelihoods; tourism; mining; economic liberalization; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to examine socio-economic transformation and gender relations in Lao PDR after the adoption of economic liberalization by the Lao government in the late 1980s. Against a background of general socio-economic transformation in Laos the main focus of the study is on the local level, with emphasis on how people in their everyday lives have engaged with and handled the changes. LÄS MER

4. 23. Den delade skolan : segregationsprocesser i det svenska skolsystemet

   Författare :Anders Trumberg; Mats Lundmark; Roger Andersson; Bo Malmberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Segregation; Integration; School choice; Pupil; GIS; Voroni; Bourdieu; Socioeconomic; Ethnic; Time geography; Spatial capital; Örebro; Networks; Family; Middle sized cities; Arena; School reforms.; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Sociology; Sociologi; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : In the beginning of the 1990s the responsibility for the compulsory schools shifted from the government to the local authorities, a freedom of choice was introduced, and several municipalities brought in a school voucher system. With these changes, the educational system in Sweden went from being one of the world’s most government dominated and unified, to one with a high level of freedom of choice. LÄS MER

5. 24. Food insecurity and coping strategies in semiarid areas : the case of Mvumi in central Tanzania

   Författare :Emma T. Liwenga; Tor A Benjaminsen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Food insecurity; semiarid; local knowledge; seasonality; coping strategies; livelihood strategies.; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This study examines how people in dryland areas cope with food insecurity and adversities over time. It draws from the experience of the Gogo people living in Mvumi in the semiarid zone of central Tanzania, an area with a long history of food shortages. The study specifically examines the potential for dryland resources to sustain livelihoods. LÄS MER

7. 25. Governing from Above : Solid Waste Management in Nigeria's New Capital City of Abuja

   Författare :Onyanta Adama; Gunilla Andrae; Kristian Stokke; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; governance; space; place; solid waste management; relocated capital city; Abuja; Nigeria; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral dissertation examines how the symbolic character of a relocated capital city influences and intersects with local conditions to shape the governance structure and relations in service delivery. The focus is on Abuja, the new capital city of Nigeria, and the sector studied is solid waste management. LÄS MER