Sökning: "rural geography"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 132 avhandlingar innehållade orden rural geography.

1. 1. När EU kom till byn : LEADER II - ett sätt att styra landsbygdens utveckling

   Författare :Lars Larsson; Ulf Wiberg; Anders Malmberg; Erik Westholm; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; political geography; governance; rural development; LEADER II; partnership; region; capacity to act; EU; Sweden; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; kulturgeografi; Social and Economic Geography;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to analyse changes in political and territorial organisation that followed the introduction and implementation of the EU initiative for rural development, LEADER II, in Sweden. Focusing on the actors involved, the LEADER process is analysed from three perspectives: local democracy; the construction of regions; and the political capacity to act. LÄS MER

3. 2. Socio-economic differentiation and selective migration in rural and urban Sweden

   Författare :Susanne Hjort; Gunnar Malmberg; Colin P. Pooley; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Migration; rural; urban; Sweden; rural gentrification; polarization; segregation; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to analyse migration and socio-economic differentiation in rural and urban spaces: where people move, what the characteristics of migrants are and whether experiences of rural and urban space affect attitudes toward the local living environment and place attachment. The background consists of five themes discussing different aspects of socio-economic differentiation and selective migration, for example polarization and rural gentrification. LÄS MER

4. 3. Growth and decline in rural Sweden : geographical distribution of employment and population 1960–2010

   Författare :Martin Hedlund; Linda Lundmark; Emma Lundholm; Olof Stjernström; Kjell Overvåg; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; rural restructuring; rural heterogeneity; manufacturing decline; agricultural decline; urbanization; rural typology; life-course perspective; cluster analysis; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the combination of changes in the population and employment into sectors in rural Sweden for the period 1960-2010. The aim is to describe and analyze the demographic changes together with the labour market changes, and to account for the spatial outcome of these changes by considering the heterogeneity of rural areas. LÄS MER

5. 4. Rural-urban interdependencies : The role of cities in rural growth

   Författare :Niclas Lavesson; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Stad-land samspel; entreprenörskap; nyföretagande; Stad; Landsbygd; pendling; långpendling; stad-land pendling; urban integration; stadsintegration; Rural-urban interdependencies; entrepreneurship; long-distance commuting; rural-to-urban commuting; rural firm start-ups; necessity entrepreneurship; opportunity entrepreneurship; Sweden; regional growth;

   Sammanfattning : A massive population growth in cities is currently being witnessed in most countries around the world. As urban populations grow, cities eventually expand geographically into what was considered countryside and nowadays distinguishing between what is city and what is countryside is getting increasingly difficult. LÄS MER

7. 5. Omsorgsfylld landsbygd : Rumsliga perspektiv på åldrande och omsorg på den svenska landsbygden

   Författare :Cecilia Bygdell; Ildikó Asztalos Morell; Susanne Stenbacka; Irene Flygare; Erik Westholm; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; rural ageing; rural care; care landscapes; rural housing; rural geography; gerontological geography; Heby; åldrande på landsbygd; omsorg på landsbygd; omsorgslandskap; bostäder på landsbygden; landsbygdsgeografi; gerontologisk geografi; Heby; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to study the intersection of rural areas, ageing and care. It is  based on interviews with elderly and caregivers carried out in the municipality of Heby in the middle of Sweden. LÄS MER