Essays about: "time-geography"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the word time-geography.

  1. 6. Where life happens. Proximity, everyday life strategies, and gender in the dense city

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Louise Brundin; [2021-12-07]
    Keywords : Densification; gender as seriality; gender contract; gendered mobility; proximity; time geography; strategy of the near; strategy of the near through digital options; strategy of the not-so-near;

    Abstract : This thesis is about the everyday life in the dense city, and gendered aspects of the everyday. Drawing on the fact that many cities densify in order to increase sustainability, and that gender differences in terms of mobility exist, this thesis takes an interest in how the everyday is achieved while living in the dense city applying theories of gender and time geography. READ MORE

  3. 7. Commuting to Skåne’s Regional Centers - A Quantitative Study of Opportunities and Possible Consequences for Students

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

    Author : Alva Rosager; [2019]
    Keywords : school commute; time geography; public transport; school choice; Skåne; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Region Skåne has designated seven regional centers in Skåne: Malmö, Lund, Helsingborg, Landskrona, Hässleholm, Kristianstad and Ystad. These centers are to be, among other things, providers of key services. READ MORE

  4. 8. Gender, Mobilities and Public Transport: Exploring the daily mobilities of women in Rosengård since the arrival of the train

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

    Author : Kate Flowerday; [2019]
    Keywords : Public Transport; Gender; Feminist Geography; Accessibility; Social Sustainability; Critical GIS; Time-Space Geography; Mobility Justice;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of gendered daily mobilities amongst local women in Rosengård since the inauguration of the new train station and railway service into the district. Implementing a feminist, qualitative and explorative approach to mobilities, the research poses three principal questions: how women are using public transport in their daily mobilities; what restrictions they are facing in these mobilities; and finally, the extent to which the new Rosengård train station is working towards social cohesion in Malmö. READ MORE

  5. 9. Bygga, bruka eller bevara i Stockholms län : en kvalitativ studie om jordbruksmark i översiktsplaneringen

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

    Author : Kristina Hansén; [2019]
    Keywords : jordbruksmark; översiktsplanering; markanvändning; exploatering; kommunal planering; tidsgeografi; plan- och miljöperspektiv;

    Abstract : Med klimatförändringar och växande befolkning kan det bli brist på odlingsbar mark i framtiden. I urbana områden ställs jordbruksmarkens bevarande ofta mot konkurrerande intressen och eftersom exploaterad mark i princip inte kan återtas för livsmedelsproduktion, är hushållning med jordbruksmark en angelägen fråga. READ MORE

  6. 10. Dynamic Pricing in Transport: a study on social and personal implications to travellers

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

    Author : Luiz Claudio de Freitas Filho; [2019]
    Keywords : transport geography; time geography; dynamic pricing; accessibility; travel; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Dynamic pricing is a pricing strategy where prices are no longer fixed or constant. Instead, they are continuously readjusted according to perceived demand and factors that influence the desirability of the product. READ MORE