Essays about: "owner occupied"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words owner occupied.

  1. 1. Remodelling one’s kitchen without going bananas : A critical perspective on the drivers behind self-initiated renovations of owner-occupied housing

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Westin; [2022]
    Keywords : Home improvements; housing practice; use value; exchange value; political economy;

    Abstract : The present thesis aims to provide new insight into the motives and aspirations behind self-initiated renovations of owner-occupied housing by applying a critical perspective to the phenomenon of home improvements. Furthermore, the thesis argues that the concepts of use value and exchange value point to how economic and non-economic factors are interconnected in contemporary home improvement practice. READ MORE

  3. 2. Inclusionary housing in Copenhagen : An analysis on tenure type mix and socio-economic segregation

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

    Author : Sjors Cornelis Kaasjager; [2021]
    Keywords : inclusionary housing IH ; housing policy; social mix; tenure type mix; socio‐economic segregation;

    Abstract : Since the foundation of the Nordic welfare state, architecture and urban planning have been central elements in the creation of post‐war, modern welfare cities. Ideals of healthy, socially conscious and productive capitalist futures have been articulated through housing design, planning strategies and infrastructure projects. READ MORE

  4. 3. Property Prices and New Information on Flood Risks : A distance defined Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Greta Fredriksson; [2021]
    Keywords : flood risks; housing market; översvämningsrisk; bostadsmarknad;

    Abstract : In this paper, I estimate the economic cost associated with flood risks in Sweden. A hedonic price model combined with a distance defined difference-in-differences method is used to estimate the marginal change in property prices due to new information regarding flood risks. READ MORE

  5. 4. Land in Limbo : property in land beyond the effective control of political authority along the Zambian railway

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

    Author : Nils Brodin; [2020]
    Keywords : land; property; political authority; recognition; materiality; Zambia;

    Abstract : Because of population clustering, it is increasingly difficult for the rural poor to access land in Zambia. Such a clustered space is along the line-of-rail, where more people are looking to make use of land. READ MORE

  6. 5. Vilken roll kan privathushållens odling av ätbara grödor spela, när det gäller inhemsk matproduktion? : en studie av egnahemsträdgårdar i områdena Håkanstorp, Johanneslust och Rostorp

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

    Author : Elna Melusine Jolom; [2020]
    Keywords : egnahemsrörelsen; självförsörjning; klimatpåverkan; fritidsodling; lokal matproduktion; konsumentperspektiv; livsmedelskonsumtion; exploatering; jordbruksmark; urbanisering;

    Abstract : Trädgårdarna i egnahemsområdena Rostorp, Håkanstorp och Johanneslust i Malmö planerades för odling och var tänkta att ge de boende en ökad självförsörjandegrad. De anlades på en av världens bästa jordbruksmarker, trädgårdarna och en del av växtmaterialet som planterades vid byggåren finns kvar. READ MORE