Essays about: "mobility inequalities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words mobility inequalities.

1. 1. The Challenges of legalizing Abortion in the European Union

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Freya Vacek; [2023]
   Keywords : European Studies; European Union; Abortion; Poland; Malta; Gender;

   Abstract : The paper uncovers the challenges of legalizing abortion within the European Union (EU). Abortion is a highly debated topic. However, many scholars believe it to be a human right. Yet, certain EU member states still have highly restrictive abortion legislations, which creates inequalities based on gender, class and mobility. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Bridging space syntax and social capital : a participatory approach to analysing the potential of Light Rail Transit to reconfigure spatialised social segregation in Gottsunda

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

   Author : Jelmer van der Ham; [2023]
   Keywords : public transport; spatialised social segregation; social capital; space syntax; participatory mapping; co-presence;

   Abstract : The geographic separation of population groups can perpetuate social inequalities in reaching socio-economic opportunity and can exacerbate social exclusivity. Gottsunda, an area in Uppsala, has experienced historically reinforced spatialised social segregation by concentrating groups with foreign-born and low socio-economic backgrounds within the same neighbourhood. READ MORE

5. 4. Racist Police Practices, Mobilities, and the Production of Urban Space : Power, Resistance, and Subjectification in the City of Malmö

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   Author : Elvira Grahn; [2023]
   Keywords : Racial profiling; racialization; racist police practices; geopolicing; space; mobility; power and resistance; subjectification; Rasprofilering; rasifiering; mobilitet; rasistiska polispraktiker;

   Abstract : This study aims to explore the relationship between racist police practices and the production of space in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Acknowledging the systemic inequalities inherent in Nordic welfarism and how past Swedish colonialist efforts inform such systems, it presupposes that racist police practices should be considered structural rather than dependent on individual actors. READ MORE

6. 5. Growing Stronger Together: Cultivating socioeconomic community development through social mix housing policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Gloria Saccone; [2023]
   Keywords : Social mix; social capital; housing policy; urban development; public housing; social housing; Denmark; meta-ethnography; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis focuses on the use of social mix policies within the framework of Denmark's public housing system and their impact on economic connectedness and upward mobility for low-income, vulnerable beneficiaries. By conducting a meta-ethnographic review, the research aims to examine a total of six key ethnographic studies on the implementation of social mix strategies, with a view to generating a new, comprehensive conceptualisation of their contribution to socioeconomic mobility outcomes. READ MORE