Search for dissertations about: "housing maintenance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words housing maintenance.

  2. 16. Green space management & residents' benefits : a study of Swedish rental multi-family housing areas

    Author : Therese Lindgren; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Management of green spaces in rental multi-family housing areas is discussed in a Swedish context and the benefits of maintenance for residents examined in this thesis. In Sweden, these green spaces are an important part of the urban green structure and the housing companies who manage these spaces are important green space providers. READ MORE

  4. 17. My Home is my Castle : Residential Well being and Perceived Safety in Different Types of Housing Areas in Sweden

    Author : Agneta Kullberg; Kent Lindqvist; Toomas Timpka; Urban Janlert; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Background: Safety in the housing environment is a basic human need and may be a prerequisite for health but studies from the perspective of the residents are limited in the literature. Although historically public health research has recognized the housing environment as an important determinant of health, there is a need for more research on how housing conditions influence residential well-being. READ MORE

  5. 18. Assessment of crime and safety issues in parks

    Author : Asifa Iqbal; Vania Ceccato; Mats Wilhelmsson; Michael Landzelius; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Green spaces; perceived safety; GIS; hedonic modelling; crime mapping; CPTED; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

    Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to obtain a better understanding of the importance of parks for urban quality, particularly for safety. This is achieved in two ways; first, by assessing parks’ impact on the perceived quality of the urban environment (whether it is incorporated into housing prices or not) in Stockholm. READ MORE

  6. 19. Designing for shared energy responsibility

    Author : Hanna Hasselqvist; Cristian M Bogdan; Elina Eriksson; Ylva Fernaeus; Mike Hazas; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; human-computer interaction; design; sustainability; practices; energy; mobility; Human-computer Interaction; Människa-datorinteraktion;

    Abstract : A significant part of the world’s carbon emissions is related to energy use for housing and personal transport, and there are many efforts to make this energy use more sustainable. In the field of Sustainable Human-Computer Interaction, there has been a great interest in exploring how interactive systems can be used to influence people’s energy use, often with a focus on providing information and encouraging energy users to change their behaviours. READ MORE

  7. 20. Effects of neonatal handling and enriched environment on neurotrophins and cognitive function

    Author : Therese M Pham; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Postnatal handling; Postnatal nonhandling; Enriched environment; Isolated environment; Neurotrophins; Behaviour; Rat;

    Abstract : Environmental stimulation plays a critical role in the development and maintenance of behaviours and neural processes. Two experimental models that have guided research on behavioural and neural plasticity are Postnatal handling and Environmental enrichment. READ MORE