Search for dissertations about: "housing environment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 131 swedish dissertations containing the words housing environment.

2. 6. Municipal Landownership and Housing in Sweden : Exploring links, supply and possibilities

   Author : Carl Caesar; Thomas Kalbro; Åsa Hansson; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Landownership; Muncipal landownership; Land allocation; Land development; Land policy; Housing; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises a number of studies, all directed at different linkages between municipal landownership and housing in Sweden. In all, the thesis consists of four papers. Of these, initial Paper I targets the emergence of the municipal landownership that still today are of crucial importance for the Swedish housing market. READ MORE

4. 7. On User Involvement in Research on Ageing and Health

   Author : Joakim Frögren; Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Digital health; Housing provision; E-health; Dementia; Ageing in place; Built environment; Decision support; Housing accessibility; Housing and health; Research circle; Trade-offs; Planning; Public health; User involvement; Sweden; Older people; Ageing and older people; Mild Cognitive Impairment;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore the perceptions of, prerequisites for and benefits of user involvement among older people, persons with functional impairments and other user groups important to the research area. By using an adapted conceptual tool to categorize the various user involvement studies comprising the thesis, the aim wasalso to reflect on the importance of study design for the outcomes of the user involvement, and thus to contribute to the development of generalizable knowledge and cumulative knowledge in research on ageing and health. READ MORE

5. 8. The housing environment of people with severe mental illness

   Author : Elizabeth Marcheschi; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Supported housing facilities; people with severe mental illness; multi-place analysis; physical-environment affordances; social climate; social interactions; place attachment; quality of life;

   Abstract : Supported housing facilities (SHF) are among the most common housing solutions for people with severe mental illness (SMI). A poor level of physical-environment qualities and the re-creation of institutional atmospheres in these settings have been found in recent studies. READ MORE

6. 9. Gene-Environment Interaction in Adolescent Deviant Behaviour

   Author : Kent W. Nilsson; Leif Lindström; Lars Oreland; Jerzy Leppert; John Öhrvik; Rickard L. Sjöberg; Marie Åsberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurobiology; Adolescent; Alcohol; Criminology; Genes; Environment; Monoamine Oxidase; Serotonin; Social Support; Neurobiologi; Neurobiology; Neurobiologi;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore gene-environmental (G*E) interactions in relation to deviant behaviour among 200 Swedish adolescents, with a focus on criminality, alcohol consumption and depressive symptoms. Those behaviours have been extensively investigated in relation to both psychosocial and biological risk factors. READ MORE

7. 10. Housing Market Dynamics

   Author : Sviatlana Engerstam; Abukar Warsame; Mats Wilhelmsson; Peter Palm; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; House prices; new construction; institutional environments; Swedish apartment market; Huspriser; nybyggnation; institutionell miljö; Svenska bostadsmarknaden; Fastigheter och byggande; Real Estate and Construction Management;

   Abstract : The dynamics of housing markets constitute a complex phenomenon. The body of research is vast and includes thousands of studies done on the national and international level. Empirical evidence indicates that housing markets differ in local institutional arrangements and that these might affect the ways they develop over time. READ MORE