Essays about: "New mobilities"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words New mobilities.

  1. 6. Making sense of distance. Mobility in staycation as a case of proximity tourism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Alexandra Rosu; [2020]
    Keywords : tourism; mobility; distance; staycation; local travel; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose: The aim of this dissertation is to explore mobility in a proximity tourism context. Mobilities are being widely discussed in connection to society, everyday life, and tourism as a whole. Thus, it focuses on the staycation phenomenon as a case of proximity tourism. READ MORE

  3. 7. New Paradigm of Mobility, Public Transport, and Sharing Economy

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

    Author : zahra Nazari; [2020]
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    Abstract : Abstract This study aims to contribute to getting more knowledge about how promoting and strengthening the new paradigm of mobility in a deprived area led to social inclusion. The advent of women's transport on a global scale is only a sign of greater gender inequality in cities being manifested by their limited access to urban resources. READ MORE

  4. 8. Welcoming Strangers : a study about digitalized hospitality visuals of Airbnb and Couchsurfing dwellings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Anna Puzanova; [2020]
    Keywords : tourism; hospitality; Airbnb; Couchsurfing; digital media; visual analysis; visual culture of hospitality; privacy; metaphors; viewer’s gaze; work of imagination; aestheticization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : We live in a digitalized world where visuals are as essential to us as they have never been. Tourism and hospitality are not an exception here but rather examples of huge dependence on visual culture. READ MORE

  5. 9. Gender, Mobilities and Public Transport: Exploring the daily mobilities of women in Rosengård since the arrival of the train

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

    Author : Kate Flowerday; [2019]
    Keywords : Public Transport; Gender; Feminist Geography; Accessibility; Social Sustainability; Critical GIS; Time-Space Geography; Mobility Justice;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of gendered daily mobilities amongst local women in Rosengård since the inauguration of the new train station and railway service into the district. Implementing a feminist, qualitative and explorative approach to mobilities, the research poses three principal questions: how women are using public transport in their daily mobilities; what restrictions they are facing in these mobilities; and finally, the extent to which the new Rosengård train station is working towards social cohesion in Malmö. READ MORE

  6. 10. Revising urban mobilities : Transformation of Essingeleden motorway into a safer, more walkable and transit-friendlier mobility corridor

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Iraklis Papaeracleous; [2019]
    Keywords : Mobilties; Highway; Tramline; Essingeleden;

    Abstract : Many cities including Stockholm gave highways as a solution to traffic congestion. Essingeleden motorway is part of European route E4 and today is the busiest road in Sweden. It connects the north and the south part of the country, by crossing islands of central Stockholm. READ MORE