Sökning: "urban neighbourhood"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 56 avhandlingar innehållade orden urban neighbourhood.

  1. 1. Att ordna staden : Den nya storstadspolitiken växer fram

    Författare :Susanne Urban; Sven E O Hort; Mats Franzén; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; town planning; urban sociology; neighbourhood; planning ideal; publicity; ethnic housing segregation; integration; public realm; Jürgen Habermas; social problems; participation; metropolitan policy; integration policy; Samhällsplanering; urbansociologi; grannskap; planeringsideal; offentlighet; etnisk bostadssegregation; integration; offentlig sfär; Jürgen Habermas; samhällsproblem; delaktighet; storstadspolitik; integrationspolitik; Huddinge; Sociology; Sociologi; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : The sociology of the city has two faces: one of threat and one of promises. Originally, the city was portrayed as a threat to social life and individual identity, while, in contrast, the neighbourhood was seen to include the promise of restoring basic social relations to the web of city life. LÄS MER

  3. 2. New urban horizons in Africa : A critical analysis of changing land uses in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

    Författare :Lena Fält; Ilda Lindell; Andrew Byerley; Jennifer Robinson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; African cities; urban redevelopment; urban informality; urban land use; urban planning; spatial governance; new cities; evictions; socio-spatial segregation; qualitative case studies; fieldwork; critical urban theory; governmentality; post-colonial urban theory; Accra; Ghana; geografi med kulturgeografisk inriktning; Geography with Emphasis on Human Geography;

    Sammanfattning : African cities increasingly aspire global recognition and this has prompted a rapid transformation of the built environment in many urban locales. This thesis provides empirical and conceptual insights into this recent trend through a critical analysis of contemporary land use changes in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Segregation och karriärposition : En studie av bostadsomgivningens betydelse för utbildning, sysselsättning och inkomst bland yngre i stockholmsregionen

    Författare :Petra Sundlöf; Roger Andersson; Urban Fransson; Bo Malmberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Social and economic geography; residential segregation; neighbourhood effects; social context; socioeconomic career; socialization; education; employment status; labour income; welfare; Stockholm; Sweden; Kulturgeografi; kulturgeografi; Social and Economic Geography;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with questions about residential segregation and its consequences for the life chances and socio-economic development of individuals. The aim is to investigate if the social composition of the neighbourhood has effects upon the careers of individuals who have lived there as adolescents. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Lokalområdet som strategi för en hållbar stadsutveckling: fallstudier av tre danska exempel

    Författare :Lena Falkheden; Chalmers University of Technology; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; participatory planning; urban design and planning; urban district; visual ecology; sustainable urban development; neighbourhood; ecological design; fair shares in environmental space; local area; urban ecology;

    Sammanfattning : During the 1990s the role of the city in a sustainability perspective has received increasing attention. Within the framework of the research field, sustainable urban development, this dissertation discusses issues concerning how environmental initiatives at the urban district level may be planned, designed and organised. LÄS MER

  7. 5. "Där man bor tycker man det är bra" : Barns geografier i en segregerad stadsmiljö

    Författare :Danielle van der Burgt; Roger Andersson; Karin Tillberg-Mattsson; Gunnel Forsberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Social and economic geography; children; neighbourhood; daily lives; social networks; time use; activities; residential segregation; neighbourhood effects; stigmatization; Sweden; Kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : Because of the socioeconomic and ethnic segregation in many Swedish towns, residents with different social backgrounds are often living in separate neighbourhoods. This thesis focuses on children aged between 11 and 14 and explores the spatial extent of their social networks, their spatial mobility and spatial representations. LÄS MER