Essays about: "about countryside"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 92 essays containing the words about countryside.

  1. 6. Through the lens of a timebank: Gotlandic perceptions about community building

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Vivian Davis; Anne-Katrin Otto; [2022]
    Keywords : social capital; timebank; collective action; community building; social sustainability;

    Abstract : Using the alternative currency concept of a timebank, this qualitative study aims to evaluate attitudes towards community life on Gotland using three distinct island communities: the Uppsala University Campus Gotland, the city of Visby and the countryside of Gotland. Focus groups and expert interviews have been used to create a holistic understanding of community life on the island, with relation to concepts of timebanks. READ MORE

  3. 7. Dynamo

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Arvid Saveby; [2022]
    Keywords : Workshop; community-centre; hybrid; rural; Eskilstuna; car; sub-culture; hotrod; electric; vehicle; ev; electric vehicle; tool; gas station; bensinstation; mack; elbil; landsbygd;

    Abstract : This project is based on the studies we made of Eskilstuna's countryside. Engines and mechanics are a recurring interest among the population in Eskilstuna. At the same time, petrol prices are becoming more expensive and the transition to electric power is starting to pick up speed, which is positive in many ways. READ MORE

  4. 8. Folkhälsa ur ett brukar- och förvaltningsperspektiv : en fallstudie om en stadsparks hälsofrämjande effekter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Frida Thuresson; [2022]
    Keywords : hälsofrämjande; ; ; ; ; ; ; friluftsområde; Mariebergsskogen; städer; förvaltning; naturområden; planering;

    Abstract : Den urbana miljön blir en allt mer vanlig plats i vårt samhälle, och i allt större utsträckning så både lever och arbetar vi inom städernas ramar. För 200 år sedan bodde de allra flesta av oss, 90 procent på landsbygden, och idag är siffrorna omvända. 85 procent av Sveriges befolkning bor inom tätorter. READ MORE

  5. 9. Why City Tourism? : Perceptions, attitudes and motivations for countryside people to visit city destinations as tourists

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Amanda Wallström; [2022]
    Keywords : Countryside people; Motivations; Perceptions; Attitudes; City tourism; Destination image; Social media; Travel; Tourism;

    Abstract : Perceptions and attitudes can have a major impact on the motivations for countryside people to visit city destinations as tourists. The findings from this study present the two major motivations; extraordinary experiences and travelling for specific events, along with several further aspects, which motivate people in the countryside to visit cities. READ MORE

  6. 10. Nötboskap i en geografiskt avgränsad distributionskedja : en kvalitativ fallstudie om lokalproducerat nötkött och dess mervärden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Izabelle Fahlgren; Amanda Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Distributionskedja; lokalproducerat; mervärden; nötboskap; närproducerat;

    Abstract : Coronapandemin har bidragit till att fler konsumenter fått ett större allmänt intresse kring lokalproducerade livsmedel. Det kan gynna den geografiska samhörigheten i form av en ökad sysselsättning och en levande landsbygd. Det kan också stimulera den lokala ekonomin, då produktionen och försäljning stannar i närområdet. READ MORE