Search for dissertations about: "housing in conflict"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words housing in conflict.
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1. Co-Developing Sustainability Requirements : Exploring client and municipal perspectives in housing development
Abstract : Construction has major environmental, social and economic impacts. Improving sustainability both during and after the construction process is widely discussed among a slew of practitioners, governments and researchers. READ MORE
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2. Gender dimensions in family life : a comparative study of structural constraints and power in Sweden and Japan
Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to analyze and compare women’s experiences, choices and practices in family life relative to men’s. The central questions addressed are: How does the gender structure in societies alter the gendered distribution of resources in society and the division of paid and unpaid work in families? What types of gender structures in societies allow women to exercise power in the family? Sweden and Japan are chosen as comparative cases since these two societies represent opposite ends of the spectrum of welfare regime typologies in terms of gender logics; one is based on equality and institutional individualization (Sweden), while the other is structured around gender difference, male breadwinner norms and policies to support them (Japan). READ MORE
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3. Sexual conflict and male-female coevolution in the fruit fly
Abstract : Harmony and cooperation was for long believed to dominate sexual interactions. This view slowly started to change 25 years ago and is today replaced with a view where males and females act based on what is best from a costs-benefits perspective. READ MORE
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4. Managing yards and togetherness: living conditions and social robustness through tenant involvement in open space management
Abstract : The subject of this thesis is tenant involvement in open space management in the context of Swedish rental housing areas. When tenants become involved in the management of the shared open spaces in their housing area, it affects their relationships to the place, to each other, to the landlord and to the city in different ways. READ MORE
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5. External Stakeholder Analysis in Construction Project Management
Abstract : The planning and construction of a facility can affect several interests. Positive effects are, for instance, better communications, better housing and a higher standard of living. However, construction projects inevitably bring varying degrees of deterioration and change at the local level, not least at the construction site. READ MORE