Essays about: "effects of urbanisation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 45 essays containing the words effects of urbanisation.

  1. 6. Mind the Gap! A Spatial Analysis of the Gender Pension Gap in Swedish Municipalities.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Kim Leonie Weigl; Lara Sophie Hauck; [2023]
    Keywords : Pension; Gender Gap; Urbanisation; Equality; Sweden;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between population density and pension income as well as the Gender Pension Gap in Swedish municipalities between 2011 and 2019. Despite Sweden’s reputation as one of the most gender-equal countries, the country’s Gender Pension Gap persists and surpasses the OECD average. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Ecological and Social Effects of Gentrification and Urbanisation in Thailand's Lower Chao Phraya Delta

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Daniel O'Kane; [2022]
    Keywords : Gentrification; Urbanisation; Bangkok; Chao Phraya; Bang Kachao; Rangsit; Lower Chao Phraya Delta; Mangrove; Land Speculation; Concretisation; Flood; Flooding; Canals; Permaculture; Liquid Perception; Solid Perception; Land Clearance; Waterscape Urbanism; Salinisation; Agriculture; Food Security; Wealth Inequality; Property Tax; Land Tax; Greenwashing;

    Abstract : Rapid economic development and urban expansion of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) places pressure on biomes and communities alike. In a world suffering from the increasing effects of climate change, unchecked urbanisation comes at the expense of carbon sequestrating environments. READ MORE

  4. 8. Exploring future digitalised mobility adoption by utilising Lego as a mediating tool for research

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Magnus Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Adoption; Participatory Design; Future digitalised mobility; Lego; Trustworthiness; Trust;

    Abstract : Due to the rapid digitalisation of mobility, and the emergence of cross-disciplinary businesses within the transport sector, transcending it from a traditionally product focused industry, into a service one. Therefore, the contextual understanding of mobility has become of even greater importance. READ MORE

  5. 9. Developing a Rainfall-Runoff Routing Model using  Spatially Distributed Travel Times : Modelling a Cloudburst Event in an Urban Catchment

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sara Ekeroth; [2022]
    Keywords : Excess rainfall; Runoff routing; Cloud burst; Pluvials; GIS; ArcPy; Effektiv nederbörd; Avrinningsmodell; Skyfall; Pluviala översvämningar; Geodata; ArcPy;

    Abstract : The future holds challenges for urban areas when it comes to handling pluvial floodings, occurring when the rainfall intensity exceeds both the man-made and natural infiltration and drainage capacity. To gain understanding of the effects and needed measures, tools for modelling the urban response to events such as cloudbursts are needed. READ MORE

  6. 10. Stadsodling som verktyg för psykisk hälsa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Magdalena Wojcicka; [2022]
    Keywords : Stadsodling; psykisk hälsa; psykisk ohälsa; urbanisering;

    Abstract : I och med den ökande urbaniseringen i världen är det allt fler människor som flyttar in till städer. Urbanisering leder till en förtätning av städer som ofta sker på bekostnad av urbana grönmiljöer och däribland stadsodlingar. READ MORE