Search for dissertations about: "kulturgeografi"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 264 swedish dissertations containing the word kulturgeografi.
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1. Green consumption energy use and carbon dioxide emission
University dissertation from Umeå : KulturgeografiAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore the quantitative potential to reduce energy requirements and CO2 emissions through changed patterns of consumption, given unchanged levels of consumption expenditure.The thesis question is analysed using a systems analysis approach which in this case means that life cycle assessment data on energy requirements and CO2 emissions related to household consumption are combined with a financial and behavioural analysis to make sure that the budget constraint is kept and that both the first and second order effects of adopting a green consumption pattern are analysed. READ MORE
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2. On Specifying and Estimating Economic Growth as a Spatial Process : Convergence, Inequality, and Migration
University dissertation from Uppsala : Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis includes three self-contained papers. The first paper considers the effect of geographically dependent observations on cross-sectional growth convergence and proposes a way of decomposing the level of technology taking into account geographical variation in growth rates. READ MORE
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3. Spatial clustering and industrial competitiveness Studies in economic geography
University dissertation from Uppsala : Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis deals with the causes and effects of spatial clustering of similar and related economic activity. The relationship between spatial clustering and industrial competitive-ness is analysed in a series of empirical studies, revolving around four research questions: How useful is an institutional approach in analyses of spatial clustering? Can the link between spatial clustering and industrial performance be empirically validated and measured by quantitative methods? In what sense does spatial clustering promote localised processes of learning and innovation? What role can industrial and regional policies play in promoting the type of localised processes emphasised in spatial clustering research?It proves to be a rather complicated matter to measure the impact of spatial clustering on firm performance. READ MORE
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4. Sami tourism in Northern Sweden Supply, demand and interaction
University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universitetAbstract : Indigenous tourism is an expansive sector in the growing tourism industry. The Sami people living in Sápmi in northern Europe have started to engage in tourism, particularly in view of the rationalised and modernised methods of reindeer herding. Sami tourism offers job opportunities and enables the spreading of information. READ MORE
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5. Integrationens arenor : En studie av flyktingmottagande, arbete, boende, förenings- och församlingsliv i tre kommuner : [a study of refugee policy, employment, housing, and social and community affiliations in three Swedish municipalities]
University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis UpsaliensisAbstract : This dissertation is a comparative study of three Swedish localities: Sollentuna, Katrineholm, and Lycksele. The overall aim of the study is to explore variations in local outcomes regarding the integration of immigrants in these three Swedish municipalities. READ MORE
