Search for dissertations about: "spatial character"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 swedish dissertations containing the words spatial character.

2. 1. Patterns of co-presence : Spatial configuration and social segregation

   Author : Ann Legeby; Lars Marcus; Laura Vaughan; Daniel Koch; Julienne Hanson; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; co-presence; spatial configuration; public space; urban segregation; urban design; public life; spatial affordance;

   Abstract : This thesis notes that there is a lack of systematic research investigating segregation patterns based on how public space is used and frequented by citizens. In order for understanding of urban segregation to reach beyond residential segregation, the extent to which public space facilitates co-presence between social groups is a key issue. READ MORE

4. 2. Structuring Fashion : Department Stores as Situating Spatial Practice

   Author : Daniel Koch; Lars Marcus; Rolf Gullström Hughes; Staffan Henriksson; Judith Williamson; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; architecture; architecture theory; architectural morphology; spatial systems; department stores; commercial cultures; shopping; consumption; social structures; fashion; identity; public culture; relational space; space syntax; Architecture; Arkitektur;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates department stores as complex spatial and cultural buildings, in which values and ideas are expressed, negotiated, and produced. Situated in a cultural context commonly referred to as a society of consumption, where identity and social structures are worked out through consumption rather than production, the query turns to a specific act of consumption: that of shopping. READ MORE

5. 3. Daylight Influence on Colour Design : Empirical Study on Perceived Colour and Colour Experience Indoors

   Author : Maud Hårleman; Jadwiga Krupinska; José Luis Caivano; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; architecture; interior colouring; spatial character; natural daylight; verbal description; colour reference box; Architecture; Arkitektur;

   Abstract : It is known that one and the same interior colouring will appear different in rooms with windows facing north or facing south, but it is not known how natural daylight from these two compass points affects perceived colour and the ways in which colour is experienced. The objective is to describe the perceived colours to be expected in rooms with sunlight and diffused light, and thus develop a tool for colour design. READ MORE

6. 4. Population-level consequences of spatial interactions

   Author : Henrik Sjödin; Göran Englund; Åke Brännström; Per Lundberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : How is the nature of populations governed by the movement decisions made by their members? This is the core question in this thesis. To answer this question, I first assume that s movement decisions are based on conditions in their local environment. READ MORE

7. 5. The importance of transport costs for spatial structures and competition in goods and service industries

   Author : Rickard Wall; Jan Owen Jansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Transport costs; Industry location; Spatial competition; Market forms; Industrial Re-Organization; Transportekonomi; Lokalisering; Konkurrens; Materialadministration; Transportorganisation; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with market definition and demarcation, and discusses competition and market form classification in the spatial economy. The analytical tool for this study is an extended Location Theory model. READ MORE