Essays about: "time-geography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word time-geography.

  1. 1. A space-time shape for easier spatiotemporal visualization in traffic networks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

    Author : David Smeds; [2024]
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    Abstract : Modern big data systems are enabling new possibilities that never were thought possible in the past. The ability to gather massive data on an individual level has made fields like space-time geography bloom in the latest decennia. The usage of shapes in a 3D space allows us to visualize certain phenomena over time. READ MORE

  2. 2. Accessibility to sports facilities for girls with foreign background : A mixed methods study exploring accessibility and experiences within the sports movement in Stockholm and Huddinge municipality

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Holm; [2023]
    Keywords : Accessibility; Time-geography; GIS; Sports facilities; Girls with foreign background;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to explore accessibility to sports facilities for 10-20-year-old girls with foreign background and their experiences of being a prioritized group, as stated in political sports programs. The participation in sports is low for this group and in Stockholm municipality, where there is a shortage of sports facilities, there are few opportunities to practice. READ MORE

  3. 3. Elderly’s everyday travel as an effect of the pandemic. Understanding travel in Gothenburg from a capability and gender approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Siri Antonsson; [2022-08-23]
    Keywords : Capability; Constraints; Elderly; Everyday travel; Gender Perspective; Time Geography;

    Abstract : People's everyday travel changed dramatically when the world was affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. One group that has been particularly affected by the pandemic, not least by limiting their social contacts or avoiding travel altogether, but also because of the high risk of becoming very ill, is elderly people. READ MORE

  4. 4. The voluntary carless and their leisure mobility

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Anton Florén Göransson; [2022-08-17]
    Keywords : Carless; non-car owners; everyday mobility; leisure mobility; sustainable mobility; time geography; constraints;

    Abstract : In the strive to decrease car dependence, novel ways of thinking about mobility is needed. In this regard, much can be learned from those who voluntarily have refrained from car ownership. However, few studies have focused on the leisure mobility habits of this group in particular. READ MORE

  5. 5. Environmentally friendly, or friendly environment? Exploring environmental sustainability as a motive for residential mobility

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Felix Stööp Lindgren; [2022-08-10]
    Keywords : Residential mobility; residential migration; life course migration; amenity migration; lifestyle migration; time-geography; environmental sustainability; sustainable urban development; proximity.;

    Abstract : Considering worldwide urban growth, and the challenges involved concerning sustainable development, the aim of this thesis is to broaden knowledge about the drivers and motivations concerning intra-urban residential mobility. With a specific focus on exploring environmental sustainability as a possible motive for residential mobility, the empirical data is gathered from fourteen semi-structured, in-depth interviews with residents in the Gothenburg metropolitan area, in Sweden. READ MORE