Essays about: "geographical context"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 255 essays containing the words geographical context.

  1. 6. Policy for Integration - The contextual influence on the actors' role in integrating newly arrived children and youth into elementary school

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Olivia Bygdemark; [2023]
    Keywords : integration; education; policy; sustainable development; policy enactment; newly arrived; migrants; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2016, a national policy package consisting of six support measures was legislated and clarified in the Swedish school law. The six support measures aim to create clarity and guidance for teachers, principals and other relevant actors to integrate newly arrived children and youth and ensure they achieve the national curriculum requirements. READ MORE

  3. 7. Internal migration and urban labor markets: evidence from expellee flows in West Germany in the 1950s

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Theresa Glatter; [2023]
    Keywords : migration; expellees; West Germany; urban labor markets; GIS; spatial analysis; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study evaluates the impact of expellee migration on urban labor markets in West Germany in the 1950s. By utilizing newly digitized data and empirically accounting for the spatial context, the results show that the migration of expellees played a significant role in accelerating sectoral change, while cities with a high initial inflow were impeded in the pace of sectoral change. READ MORE

  4. 8. "A Norrland before, and a Norrland after?" : Exploring re-industrialization, as an example of green growth, through the reproduction of space and planetary urbanization in Northern Sweden.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Oskarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : green growth; re-industrialization; Norrland; Northern Sweden; production of space; planetary urbanization;

    Abstract : The dominant discourse often presents green growth as a solution to the ongoing environmental and climate crisis. However, it exists an unclear understanding of what green growth means in various contexts. READ MORE

  5. 9. Eco-Innovation in the Scandinavian and Finnish Furniture Industry: Investigating Drivers, Barriers and The Role of Company Age and Size

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Masalskaite; [2023]
    Keywords : Product eco-innovation; environmental sustainability; Scandinavian and Finnish furniture industry; drivers and obstacles to eco-innovation; company age and size impact; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Thesis Purpose: This study explores the major drivers and barriers to eco-innovation in Scandinavian and Finnish furniture companies, examining the influence of company size and age. The findings benefit stakeholders including businesses, policymakers, professionals, investors, and consumers. READ MORE

  6. 10. Geographic polarization and clustering of partisan voting: A local-level analysis of Stockholm Municipality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Jonas Almén; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Spatial Analysis; Spatial Autocorrelation; MAUP; Electoral Geography; Political Polarization; Geographic Polarization; Stockholm Municipality; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the last decade, the topic of political polarization has become a growing concern within academic and public debate. Many highlight the linkage between increased political polarization and democratic problems such as political tribalism and uncivil activism. It is also argued to be a global phenomenon. READ MORE