Essays about: "Place-based knowledge"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the words Place-based knowledge.

  1. 16. The occurrence of diffusion of benefits. A systematic review of the circumstances behind a hot spot policing effect

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Elin Sandkvist; [2013]
    Keywords : Crime prevention; Crime prevention effects; Diffusion of benefits; Displacement of crime; Hot spot policing; Place-based intervention;

    Abstract : Genom åren har det konstaterats att brott inte sprider sig jämnt över ett lanskap. Istället har det visat sig att vissa platser är mer brottsattraktiva än andra. Dessa platser kallas ofta för hot spots och kunskapen om dessa har bidragit till framväxten av platsbaserad och platsspecifika brottsförebyggande insatser. READ MORE

  3. 17. INTERPRETATIONS OF A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE : CASE STUDY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ADAPTIVE CO- MANAGEMENT IN BALI’S SUBAK CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Gabriella Silfwerbrand; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Cultural landscapes are places that have developed distinct characteristics from the interaction of people and nature. Actors with different roles in a cultural landscape will interpret the value of the landscape features differently. READ MORE

  4. 18. Place based and place bound realities: How a Chinese firm embeds in Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Tanny Men; [2011]
    Keywords : Sino-Tanzanian cooperation; Chinese investment; Foreign Direct Investment FDI ; Embeddedness; Global Production Network; Chinese culture; Cross-cultural management; Labour relations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The paper aims to contribute to understanding the implications of the Chinese firm within embeddedness concepts of the global production network (GPN) framework. The study demonstrates the need to fill a gap in the knowledge about Chinese investment in Africa by specifically focusing on intra-firm work dynamics and the cultural and relational constructs within the Chinese firms operating in Tanzania. READ MORE

  5. 19. Vallgravsstråket

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Hana Han; [2010-06-29]
    Keywords : integrated conservation; built environments; local identity; urban morphology;

    Abstract : The subject of empirical study is Vallgravsstråket, an urban space with squares, parks and open spaces that was created in the place of the Gothenburg’s original fortification in the 19th century. The study can be discerned with two moments. READ MORE