Essays about: "vulnerable neighborhoods"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words vulnerable neighborhoods.
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1. Constructing Spaces of Intervention in Gothenburg's Urban Periphery; The production of “vulnerable areas” in the City’s official documents
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This study explores the construction of the “vulnerable area” by critically analyzing the assumptions, representations, and discourses that inform official documents targeting such neighborhoods. By conducting a qualitative content analysis on local policy produced in the City of Gothenburg, this thesis finds that such texts – through their imagination of space – produce “vulnerable areas” as spaces of intervention in need of extraordinary treatment. READ MORE
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2. Publicly Disclosing Vulnerable Neighborhoods, The Costs and Consequences - Evidence from the Big City Areas of Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : In recent years, the police’s listing of “vulnerable neighborhoods” in Sweden has become a highly debated topic. Intense attention has been directed toward such areas, and the social consequences of the lists have been highly debated. However, research on the economic impact of the listing practice has been given less interest. READ MORE
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3. Residents’ perception of safety in a vulnerable neighborhood : A case study from Andersberg, Gävle, Sweden
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/SamhällsbyggnadAbstract : Feeling safe is important for residents in their neighborhoods, but how do residents living in an area rumored to be unsafe perceive safety? This case study examined the perceived safety in a vulnerable area (Swedish: Utsatt område) in Gävle, Sweden. These vulnerable neighborhoods fall under the Swedish million housing program that consist of residential areas with large and high resident buildings that are often densified. READ MORE
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4. FOOTBALL, VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND CRIME – A LIFESTYLE : A DANISH STUDY ON SOCIAL BONDING FROM AMATEURE FOOTBALLERS’ PERSPECTIVE
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)Abstract : The paper focuses on investigating the relationship between lifestyle and crime in vulnerable neighborhoods. To be more specific, the project will look at how football has an influence on people who live near a criminogenic environment. In addition, other factors from everyday life are also considered to evaluate the social bond of individuals. READ MORE
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5. Credible and knowledgeable Enforcers
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialhögskolanAbstract : In many of Sweden’s major cities, the majority of apartments in the suburbs are managed and owned by municipality-owned public housing companies. A number of these suburbs are defined by the National Operations Branch (NOA) of the Swedish Police as vulnerable or particularly vulnerable. READ MORE
