Essays about: "proximities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word proximities.

  1. 1. MOUNTAIN ROADS AND THE HOMOGENIZATION OF PLANTS. A study on plant communities and their traits along the elevational gradient.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Violetta Chernoray; [2022-09-28]
    Keywords : anthropogenic disturbance; spatial ecology; Northern Scandes; functional traits; roadsides; beta-diversity.;

    Abstract : Overexploitation, land use, and other anthropogenic disturbances have increased in recent years, and are expected to increase even further. A very common anthropogenic disturbance, that can be seen even as far as in mountain regions, is roads. READ MORE

  3. 2. Creating a Context for Listening: The Choreography of Sound

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Casey Moir; [2022-02-22]
    Keywords : listening to space; shaping space; mapping space; active listening; encouraging interactions; composing situation and sounds; spatialising performances; designing proximities and trajectories; composing movement and momentum; alternate performance spaces; changing the expectations of room; visualising sound in space; engaging spatial awareness; changing performance conditions; changing listening perspective; omnidirectional composition; experimental music composition; choreographing sound;

    Abstract : My thesis is an investigation into an omnidirectional approach to composition of experimental music. This involves considering the conditions of performance as compositional aspects, in addition to composing sounds. READ MORE

  4. 3. Conceptualizing the Role of the Financial Industry in Sustainability Transitions in Agriculture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Joel Petersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Multi-Level Perspective; Geography; Insurance; Lending; Banking; Agronomy; Business Models; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the way that the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) can be used to understand the role of financial business services in sustainable transitions in agriculture. In doing so this thesis answered the following questions: How could the Multi-Level Perspective be used to understand the role of financial business services in sustainability transitions in agriculture? What questions may this be useful in answering? Firstly, by taking a structured approach to testing a novel approach to the MLP that can potentially contend with prior critiques to the MLP. READ MORE

  5. 4. Site selection for small retail stores using sustainable and location-driven indicators : Case study: Starbucks coffee shops in Los Angeles

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Vadym Sokol; Kristijan Jordanov; [2020]
    Keywords : site selection; business performance; decision-making; location-driven decisions; modeling; small retail stores; sustainability; LEED; GIS; Tapestry segmentation; foot traffic; consumers; GLM; proximities; demographics; Starbucks; ESRI;

    Abstract : Site selection decisions remains a complex yet crucial process for strong business performance. Despite the extensive number of publications in this field, the emergence of new data collection technique, improved location analytics, and changes in consumers’ preferences call for testing of new models and hypothesis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring Stockolm’s Spatial Capital in Relation to Sustainable Development : a quantitative study on the impact of geographical proximity on education and income

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Tobias Karström; [2018]
    Keywords : Spatial capital; human capital; regional planning; Stockholm county; sustainable development;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine if the theoretical concept of spatial capital explains the distribution of the human capital and high incomes in an urban region using Stockholm county as an empirical example. The spatial capital theory suggests that geographical proximities can explain social and economic distributions in urban regions and is divided into two subcategories;position and situation capital where the former measures the geographical proximities to urban environments and cultural amenities and the latter measures to proximities to public transportation alternatives. READ MORE