Essays about: "urban norm"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 52 essays containing the words urban norm.

  1. 21. Vegans: from radical hippies to inspiring celebrities? : a study on what influences vegetarian’s decision when considering veganism

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

    Author : Anneli Nilsson; [2019]
    Keywords : vegan; vegetarian; meat consumption; environmental communication; carnism; discourses; attitudes; cognitive dissonance; norms; perceptions; behavioural change;

    Abstract : Meat consumption has a negative effect on climate change, making it important to increase more sustainable diets, such as veganism. This research has focused on understanding why vegetarians, who are so due to animal rights and climate benefits, have not become vegans. READ MORE

  3. 22. Parken som inte fanns : Hagstorp i Malmö och stadens mellanrum som urban vildmark och allmänning

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

    Author : Hedvig Jansson; [2019]
    Keywords : interstites; urban wilderness; in-between places; urban voids; urban commons; urban planning; wastelands;

    Abstract : Den här uppsatsen undersöker betydelsen av ödetomter och mellanrum i staden med Hagstorp i Malmö som exempel. I uppsatsen framkommer hur ödetomter i staden görs till något avvikande, och konstrueras som icke-platser i förhållande till staden som norm. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Transformative Potential of the Right to the City : An Analysis of the Potential Contribution of the Right to the City in Formulating a Human Rights Response to Urban Socio-Economic Inequalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Ramindu Perera; [2019]
    Keywords : The Right to the City; Human Rights and inequality; Urbanization; Urban inequalities; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The demographic patterns in developing countries have significantly changed in the recent few decades due to the impact of urbanization. The urbanization process has created new challenges; and the enormous divide between haves and have nots has become a defining feature of contemporary urban spaces. READ MORE

  5. 24. Analyzing the acceptance of Air Taxis from a potential user perspective : Extending the Technology Acceptance Model towards an Urban Air Mobility Acceptance Model (UAMAM)

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Lucas Rohlik; Sebastian Stasch; [2019]
    Keywords : Urban Air Mobility; Air Taxis; Technology Acceptance Model;

    Abstract : Background: A continuously growing urban population leads to congested urban areas. As a result, people are wasting time being stuck in traffic. One way of solving this problem is to use the air for moving people. Thus, companies all over the globe are working extensively on approaches for Urban Air Mobility such as air taxis. READ MORE

  6. 25. Power and Patients : An ethnological study of access to maternity care in rural Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

    Author : Elin Nordin; [2018]
    Keywords : Ethnology; Ethnography; Gender; Intersectionality; Neoliberalization; Public Engagement; Rurality; Etnologi; Etnografi; Förlossningsvård; Glesbygd; Intersektionalitet; Genus; Neoliberalism; Samhällsengagemang;

    Abstract : In february 2017 the maternity ward in Sollefteå was shut down. The citizens of the surrounding area, Ådalen, thus have more than two hours - with private transportation on narrow roads without phone connection - to the nearest maternity ward. READ MORE