Essays about: "Everyday Life"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 1039 essays containing the words Everyday Life.

  1. 6. THE NEW ERA OF HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY? LIFESTYLE, FREEDOM AND COMMUNITY; A social anthropological study about how living in a co-housing building can affect the elderly’s quality of life and freedom.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Teresita Stamm Alfredsson; [2023-09-27]
    Keywords : Co-housing; Elderly; Quality of life;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the elderly’s choice to change their housing situation and their option to move to a co-housing building. Cohousing is a type of housing arrangement that promotes social contact and community between the neighbors. READ MORE

  3. 7. Teleworking and the Countryside. An explorative thesis regarding telework as an enabler for residential relocations and life in the countryside

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Joel Böhm; [2023-08-04]
    Keywords : teleworking; residential relocations; residential mobility; living countryside; work-life balance; co-working spaces;

    Abstract : The research on teleworking, and its spatial implications, is well explored. However, anticipations of a rising diffusion of teleworking never really got actualised, until a global pandemic emerged, and redrew the map of teleworking considerably. READ MORE

  4. 8. "They call us corona boys". A qualitative study of multilocal lifeworlds and social implications of multilocality during the Covid-19-pandemic in the area of Åre, Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Nicolai Ekecrantz; [2023-03-17]
    Keywords : Multilocality; urban-rural mobility; the COVID-19 pandemic; nonpermanent residents; remote working;

    Abstract : In accordance with contemporary scholars, the identified increase of urban-rural mobility during the pandemic testifies that multilocality, in terms of living an everyday life in more than one place, is gaining momentum (Di Marino, 2022; Willberg, 2021). In a Swedish context, however, the qualitative research on this emerging housing phenomena is sparse, despite the rich tradition of examining nonresidential housing in terms of second homes. READ MORE

  5. 9. Stämmer Jan Gehls teorier? : en studie om livet mellan husen i Malmö

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

    Author : Sebastian Hammarsten; [2023]
    Keywords : urban design; rörelsemönster; gågator; Gehl; Malmö;

    Abstract : Att röra sig i städernas gaturum till fots hör för många till vardagen men varför och hur rör man sig? Jan Gehls Life Between Buildings går igenom just detta och ger förklaringar på vad som lockar människor till gaturum men även hur människor beter sig i gaturummen. Denna uppsats syfte är att undersöka ifall Gehls teorier om livet mellan huskroppar stämmer överens med vad som händer på två av Malmös mest gångtrafikerade gator. READ MORE

  6. 10. Filling the gap Within Micromobility : Prototype of a Small Efficient Foldable Electric Vehicle With Long Range

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Fredrik Lien-Oscarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Micromobility; Car; Electric car; Batteries; Electric motor; Efficiency; Foldable; Long range;

    Abstract : Micromobility has been on the rise lately with a vast catalogue of electric vehicles reaching the market. Electric scooters, mopeds, bikes, one-wheelers and other vehicles have become the norm in everyday life. Most of these vehicles are meant to replace smaller modes of transport such as ordinary bicycles and skateboards. READ MORE