Essays about: "fear and safety work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words fear and safety work.

  1. 1. Safety in Urban Spaces using Urban Planning: a Comparative Study in Bogotá, Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Sara Sandefeldt; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; Bogotá; Colombia; safety; urban design; urban spaces; women; gender; fear Stadsplanering; trygghet; publika rum; kvinnor; kön; rädsla; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Many cities around the world are facing the same challenges when it comes to the ability for women to move around and feel safe in public spaces. For women, using public spaces entails fear of sexual violence and of being attacked, which forces them to always be vigilant and reduces their quality of life. READ MORE

  3. 2. Women's fear of violence in public spaces

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Frehiwot Gebremedhin; [2022]
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    Abstract : Women have historically feared public violence. Although many studies have been undertaken to find solutions, non-western women's experiences have been overlooked. This thesis studies how women's fear of public violence inhibits their movement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. READ MORE

  4. 3. Construction workers’ use and experienced comfort of personal protective equipment in a winter climate.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Jenny Englund Isaksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Personal protective equipment; safety culture; construction; the winter climate;

    Abstract : The aim of the thesis was to find out about the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in a middle-sized company in the northern part of Sweden in general was like, due to the winter climate by looking at factors promoting and inhibiting the use of PPE. The study design is a case study in focus groups conducted in one company SA Englund AB. READ MORE

  5. 4. “It’s not a compliment! It’s a crime” : How young women in the UKare talking about street harassment

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Mullane Nicole; [2021]
    Keywords : men’s violence against women; street harassment; sexual harassment; public space; fear and safety work; gender relations; feminist phenomenology; collective story telling; Sarah Everard; United Kingdom;

    Abstract : This study explores experiences of public sexual harassment among young women in the UKin light of a renewed focus on violence against women after Sarah Everard was raped andmurdered while walking home during lockdown. Thirteen young women were interviewed while this case dominated British media and public debate. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hur gör man offentliga grönområden i Malmö tryggare för befolkningen?

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

    Author : Laura Trojan; [2018]
    Keywords : trygghet; grönområden; Malmö; utemiljö; trygghetsfaktorer; stadsmiljö; vegetation;

    Abstract : Vad är det som gör att utemiljön kan upplevas som otrygg i Malmö och vilka faktorer kan motverka otryggheten? Kan staden ändras så att alla känner sig bekväma med att röra sig utomhus, även kvällstid? Detta examensarbete beskriver och undersöker olika faktorer som kan vara till hjälp på vägen till en tryggare stad ur ett utemiljöperspektiv. Studien har visat att det finns många orsaker till otrygghet. READ MORE