Sökning: "global city cities"

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  1. 6. Transaction Spaces : Consumption Configurations and City Formation

    Författare :Lukas Smas; Brita Hermelin; Bo Lenntorp; Peter Jackson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; consumption; transactions spaces; city formation; everyday life; commodities; urban development; consumer services; retail; spatial practices and representations; time-geography; Stockholm; Human geography; economic geography; Kulturgeografi; ekonomisk geografi; kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

    Sammanfattning : Consumption forms and is formed by the city. How, when and where commodities are transacted is essential in this urban drama of mutual relationships. This thesis explores how consumption and everyday life in cities are interrelated. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Urban policies for a contemporary periphery : Insights from eastern Russia

    Författare :Vasileios Kitsos; Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Sasha Tsenkova; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urbanism; global city; globalizing city; globalization; post-socialism; policy mobility; mega-events; boosterism; urban regeneration; corporate social responsibility; participatory planning; Russia; Siberia; Asia-Pacific region; contemporaneity; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Sammanfattning : In recent decades, the notion of quality of life has been closely associated with the built urban environment and urbanistic practice. Policies addressing public space and aiming at cities’ increased international competitiveness are proliferating. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Corporate and city GHG inventories : Impact on global CO2 emissionswhen considering electricity and CHP-based district heating

    Författare :Lena Nordenstam; Björn Karlsson; Louise Ödlund; Danica Djuric Ilic; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Sammanfattning : One initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions involves developing standards for GHG inventories. Companies and cities (regions) can use GHG inventories to compile and report their GHG emissions. LÄS MER

  5. 9. The influence of urban livestock-keeping on the epidemiology of mosquito-borne zoonotic flaviviruses in Hanoi city of Vietnam

    Författare :Long Pham-Thanh; Johanna Lindahl; Åke Lundkvist; Ulf Magnusson; Flavie Goutard; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; urban livestock-keeping; mosquito borne zoonotic flaviviruses; knowledge and practices; vector abundance; risk factors; Hanoi; Vietnam;

    Sammanfattning : In rapid urbanizing cities, the high density of livestock populations in close vicinity to humans, and high mosquito vector abundance have provided suitable conditions for transmission of mosquito-borne zoonotic flaviviruses, that cause several million cases of human disease annually. This thesis explores the urban livestock-keeping in Hanoi and its potential influence on the epidemiology of flavivirus infections. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Becoming your own doctor. Healthcare-seeking, stigma, and related challenges among persons with same-sex sexuality in East Africa

    Författare :Markus Larsson; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Tanzania; Uganda; same-sex sexuality; stigma; healthcare-seeking; healthcare needs; mental health; sexual coercion; respondent-driven sampling; social networks; pharmacy workers; men who have sex with men; sexually transmitted infections;

    Sammanfattning : The health among men and women with same-sex sexuality experience, i.e. attraction to and/or sexual relations with someone of the same sex, in Sub-Saharan Africa is an increasing public health concern. Prior research on men who have sex with men (MSM) has demonstrated that their healthcare utilisation is limited due to stigma and discrimination. LÄS MER