Essays about: "Im- mobility"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Im- mobility.

  1. 1. VFR Leisure Experiences of Italians and Chinese in Sweden  : A New Study Approach to Migrants’ Personal Networks Influence on Place Participation During (im)mobility Times

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Sara Fiorella Viviana Licata; [2022]
    Keywords : Highly skilled migrants; Chinese; Italians; Sweden; Personal networks; Immobility; VFR tourism; Place participation; Multicultural societies;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the Visit Friends and Relatives (VFR) tourism experiences of highly skilled first-generation Italians and Chinese in Sweden. It focuses on personal networks influence on migrant hosts’ interaction and participation in the place and how the Covid-19 global immobility has changed the dynamics and the feelings towards the place. READ MORE

  3. 2. Driving the transition: Intermediary actors in the grassroots e-carsharing niche of rural Germany.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Max Jürgen Halbwachs; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Electric car sharing; Socio-technical transitions; Intermediary actors; Sustainable mobility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rural Germany is massively dependent on fossil fuel driven cars. But in many villages, socio-technical innovations have emerged to tackle this dependency. Electric carsharing, often organised in grassroots-settings, is one of them. READ MORE

  4. 3. Covid-19 couldn’t car less? Examining the pandemic’s effects on urban mobility and the implications for a carbon-neutral and inclusive transition. A case study from Hamburg, Germany.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Anna Schellenberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Hamburg; Right to the City; Sustainability Science; mobility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The global pandemic of Covid-19 has drastically changed the behaviour of citizens around the world. This research aims to identify actions that ensure low-carbon, inclusive forms of mobility that respond to the behavioural changes during Covid-19. READ MORE

  5. 4. Towards more resilient border twin cities? The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic induced (im)mobility shock on two European border twin cities

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Vera Schwab; [2021]
    Keywords : Border twin city; cross-border cooperation; regional resilience; border regional resilience; pandemic; European integration;

    Abstract : When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Europe in the beginning of 2020, a majority of countries reacted by closing their state borders. By drawing on concepts of border studies and border regional resilience, this thesis aims to examine the impact of the (im)mobility shock caused by the pandemic on two border twin cities in Europe. READ MORE

  6. 5. Involuntary Immobility and American Families

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Kelly Ann Sharman; [2020]
    Keywords : Immobility; Mobility; American Emigration; Global North-North migration; Migration Aspiration;

    Abstract : The aim of this research is to gain an in-depth understanding of involuntary immobility as it applies to American parents that aspire to migrate to Global North countries. It explores their reasons for desiring to emigrate, the obstacles rendering them involuntarily immobile, and examines how current research methods, models, and theories can be applied to these families. READ MORE