Search for dissertations about: "Swedish housing"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 245 swedish dissertations containing the words Swedish housing.

  2. 21. Prefabrication strategies in the timber housing industry : a comparison of Swedish and Austrian markets

    Author : Tomas Nord; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

    Abstract : The functional-based building regulations issued in 1994/95, made it possible to once again build higher buildings with timber structures in Sweden. At the same time there was a need to make the traditional project- oriented construction process more efficient, with prefabricated building systems and products as one possible solution. READ MORE

  4. 22. Relocation and residential reasoning in very old age -Housing, health and everyday life

    Author : Marianne Granbom; Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; occupational therapy; housing; ageing-in-place; Very old age; relocation;

    Abstract : Introduction: Moving in very old age is considered to be a major life event and relocation and access to appropriate housing options is a hot topic in the public debate across Europe. For very old people, the decision-making process and aspects influencing relocation is not well studied. READ MORE

  5. 23. Residential Mobility and Tenure Choice in the Swedish Housing Market

    Author : Erik Zetterström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Residential mobility; Housing tenure choice; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays concerned with the microeconomics of housing.In Essay 1 I examine the determinants of residential mobility among Swedish households within the framework of duration models. The results give support to the widely acknowledged life cycle - housing cycle connection. READ MORE

  6. 24. The spatial manifestation of inequality : residential segregation in Sweden and its causes

    Author : Simone Scarpa; Tapio Salonen; Susanne Urban; Lars Brännström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; residential segregation; income inequality; immigration; immigration policy regime; welfare state; housing; Sweden; Malmö; Genoa; Swedish metropolitan areas; Sociology; Sociologi; Socialt arbete; Social Work; Human Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the relationship between income inequality and residential segregation in Swedish cities. In recent years, in Sweden, much attention has been given to the direction of causality from residential segregation to income inequality. READ MORE

  7. 25. Organizational and economic aspects of housing management in deprived areas

    Author : Gunnar Blomé; Hans Lind; Christine Whitehead; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; large housing estates; deprived areas; housing policies; economic valuation and local management organisation models;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of five papers with different objectives. The overall objective is to improve knowledge of effective policies regarding socially deprived large housing estates. All studies deal with the real estate context from a housing company decision-making perspective. READ MORE