Essays about: "leisure practices"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words leisure practices.

  1. 6. Analysing car-sharing and variations between practices within the mobility nexus in Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Mariya Kristiansen; Desislava Chukarska; [2019-07-03]
    Keywords : car-sharing; practice theory; variations; elements of practice; practitioner;

    Abstract : Previous studies have shown that access-based consumption is becoming more popular amongst consumers. However, data suggests that still a small proportion of consumer are taking advantage of car-sharing services. READ MORE

  3. 7. Motivation, ledarskap och kvinnligt entreprenörskap på landsbygden : en fallstudie i Heby kommun av evenemanget Fest i Heby

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Amanda Egnell; Filippa Lidell; [2019]
    Keywords : landsbygd; motivation; entreprenörskap; kvinnor; ledarskap;

    Abstract : Allt fler individer flyttar från landsbygden vilket resulterar i att det blir svårare för företagare och entreprenörer att lyckas med verksamheter i rurala områden, vilket missgynnar landsbygdens fortgång. Studier visar att motivation och ledarskap har stor inverkan på hur väl en verksamhet lyckas. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Vasaloppet as transformative nature sport event : Does the experience of participating in nature sport events influences sustainable practices?

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Michael Rosenbaum; [2018]
    Keywords : transformation; sustainability; sport events; experiences; Vasaloppet.;

    Abstract : The research for the master thesis was about the influence the participation in sport events taking place in nature has on sustainable behaviour of the individual. Although there is an understanding of what sustainability means in literature, each person defines its means for her or himself and acts differently. READ MORE

  5. 9. Digital Nomads: Travel, Remote Work and Alternative Lifestyles

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Georgios Mouratidis; [2018]
    Keywords : digital nomads; travel; employment; remote work; alternative lifestyles; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis takes an ethnographic approach in the examination of the phenomenon of digital nomadism. Generally, the term describes people who have rejected the idea of working in a conventional office, but instead, they work and travel without a clear destination. READ MORE

  6. 10. Accessibility strategies beyond private, motorized automobility – informing sustainability? A study of carless families with young children in Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Ellen Lagrell; [2017-08-16]
    Keywords : accessibility; accessibility strategies; sustainable mobility; time-geography; maneuver space; proximity; non-motorized transport modes;

    Abstract : In the face of major sustainability challenges posed by social exclusion and ecologic degradation there is a pressing need to change mobility practices as well as the physical structures that condition mobility. The overarching aim of this study is to expand knowledge about everyday accessibility strategies beyond private automobility, to inform social as well as ecological sustainability in community and transport planning. READ MORE