Search for dissertations about: "Hans Westlund"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Hans Westlund.

2. 11. Essays on the Interplay between Multinational Enterprises and Spatial Economies

   Author : Simon Falck; Hans Westlund; Folke Snickars; Henrik Blomgren; Lars Westin; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multinational Enterprises; Foreign Direct Investment; Firm location; Spillovers; Regional Development Policy and Analysis; Spatial Distributions of Economic Activity; Functional regions; Sweden;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis concerns the interplay between multinational enterprises (MNE) and spatial economies, with an orientation towards the location and spillover effects of inward foreign direct investments (FDI). The thesis consists of four essays that are self-contained studies. READ MORE

4. 12. Rapid Urbanization : An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Urban Transition in Developing Countries

   Author : Kyle Farrell; Hans Westlund; Tigran Haas; Peter Nijkamp; Kingsley Haynes; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban transition; rapid urbanization; rapid urban growth; components of urban growth; economic development; developing countries; national urban systems; China; Nigeria; India; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the challenges posed by the contemporary urban narrative in developing countries. It is premised on the notion of the urban transition, which posits that as a country develops it undergoes a transformation from a predominantly rural society to a predominantly urban one. READ MORE

5. 13. Sustainable tourism development : Social sustainability, planning and strategic development for better cities

   Author : Anna-Paula Jonsson; Hans Westlund; Jan-Henrik Nilsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : Sustainable tourism; urban tourism; urban planning; decision-making processes; strategic governance; Hållbar turism; urban turism; stadsplanering; beslutsprocesser; strategisk samhällsplanering; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

   Abstract : The main goal of this thesis has been to contribute towards improved understanding of how cities can influence tourism development. A great deal of earlier tourism studies has been concerned with aspects of social sustainability. This has naturally concentrated on potential as well as real anomalies and conflicts related to urban tourism. READ MORE

6. 14. Urban-Rural Relations in China : A Study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Metropolitan Region

   Author : Yuheng Li; Hans Westlund; Göran Cars; Johan Klaesson; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Urban-rural linkages; Urban bias; Urban-rural interface; Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Metropolitan Region; China; Human geography; economic geography; Kulturgeografi; ekonomisk geografi;

   Abstract : Over three decades of rapid economic growth in China, beginning in 1978, has been accompanied by ever-enlarging urban-rural inequalities in terms of the various aspects of income, welfare, infrastructure, medical treatment, and education (amongst others). These two parts – the urban and the rural - have long been treated separately, without much consideration being given to their mutual linkages (relations). READ MORE

7. 15. Collaborations effect on undergraduate education : a study of two policyprograms

   Author : Maria Ljunggren; Göran Cars; Hans Westlund; Mats Benner; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; governance; policy networks; higher education institutions; public-private partnerships; collaboration; research and teaching links; social capital; Mode 2; Triple helix; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : A shift has occurred in the traditional type of centralised government control to a more multilevel type of governing referred to as governance. The change from government to governance can be illustrated with an emphasis on networks and social capital enhancement. READ MORE