Search for dissertations about: "Karin Grundström"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Karin Grundström.

  1. 1. Space, Activities and Gender- Everyday Life in Lindora, Costa Rica

    Author : Karin Grundström; Boende och bostadsutveckling; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Architecture; Costa Rica; Everyday Life; Gender; Housing; Planning; Private; Urban; Public;

    Abstract : The thesis analyzes the everyday life of women and men in a neighbourhood planned for low-income housing in the ourskirts of the capital San José in Costa Rica. The research uses an everyday life perspective and shows how gender organization leads to a division of labour and a use of space that differentiate between women and men's activities. READ MORE

  2. 2. Concealed Stigmatization : Resident Experiences and Practices in Area-Based Development in Gårdsten

    Author : Kim Roelofs; Karin Grundström; Martin Grander; Dominika Vergara Polanska; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : territorial stigmatization; area-based initiatives; resident perspectives; public housing; Urban studies; Urbana studier;

    Abstract : This thesis studies resident experiences and practices in area-based development in the residential area of Gårdsten, Gothenburg. Since 1997, the public housing company Gårdstensbostäder has been tasked with positively developing Gårdsten, which until then was considered run down and stigmatized. READ MORE