Sökning: "local communities in sparsely-populated areas"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden local communities in sparsely-populated areas.

  1. 1. Den obefintliga framtiden : en studie om en nedläggningshotad gruvby i fjällen

    Författare :Urban Karlsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mystification; closure of the mine; action research; local communities in sparsely-populated areas; women in sparsely-populated areas; sense of solidarity;

    Sammanfattning : Klimpfjäll is a mountain village in the south of Lappland. In the middle of the 1970's a mine was set up in Stekenjokk about 20 km west of Klimpfjäll. A new housing estate was built, as an extension of Klimpfjäll, to accommodate the miners (about 170 people) and their families. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Socio-economic dynamics in sparse regional structures

    Författare :Örjan Pettersson; Ulf Wiberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Northern Sweden; Norrland; Sparsely populated areas; Countryside; Rural change; Regional development; Forestry; Population; Welfare; Glesbygd-- Sverige -- Norrland; Regional utveckling-- Sverige -- Norrland; Norrland-- sociala förhållanden; Norrland-- ekonomiska förhållanden;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis is to describe and analyse socio-economic changes in northern Sweden. Focus is on the period 1985-2000. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Arctic geographies in the making : understanding political economy, institutional strategic selectivity, and agency in tourism pathway development

    Författare :Dorothee Bohn; Doris A. Carson; Linda Lundmark; E. Carina H. Keskitalo; Dimitri Ioannides; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Arctic tourism; political economy; institutional strategic selectivity; agency; tourism pathways; uneven development; metagovernance; regional development funding; resort enclave; firm financing;

    Sammanfattning : Tourism has long been promoted as a catalyst for socio-economic development in sparsely populated areas based on the commodification of culture and natural environments. This thesis examines the case of Arctic tourism in the two neighbouring northern counties of Finnish Lapland and Norrbotten (Sweden). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Attractiveness in Urban Design : A study of the production of attractive places

    Författare :Erik Hidman; Kristina L. Nilsson; Björn Ekelund; Anna-Johanna Klasander; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; attractiveness; urban design; urban critical studies; production of space; Architecture; Arkitektur;

    Sammanfattning : This research project investigates the production of attractive places, through theory form and everyday life. The research study was originally sprung from practical questions regarding the extensive use of the term attractiveness in urban planning and design. LÄS MER

  7. 5. ‘Station communities’ as a strategy for sustainable regional development: A case study of small towns with train stations in the Västra Götaland region, Sweden : ’Stationssamhällen’ som en strategi för hållbar regional utveckling: En fallstudie av små samhällen med en tågstation i Västra Götalandsregionen, Sverige

    Författare :Charlotta Capitao Patrao; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainable regional development; spatial planning; sparse settlement structures; TOD; collaboration; local prerequisites; case study research;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns sustainable regional structures and takes its point of departure in regional development. It focuses on small towns along railway lines in sparse settlement structures, and on the interplay between land-use planning and transport planning. LÄS MER