Search for dissertations about: "kulturgeografi"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 328 swedish dissertations containing the word kulturgeografi.
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11. Historical Urban Agriculture : Food Production and Access to Land in Swedish Towns before 1900
Abstract : This doctoral thesis analyses the role of historical urban agriculture in a long-time perspective, through a combination of overarching surveys of Swedish towns and detailed studies of one town – Uppsala in east-central Sweden. The study shows how agricultural land – town land – of various sizes was donated to towns repeatedly during medieval times and in the 16th and 17th centuries. READ MORE
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12. On Specifying and Estimating Economic Growth as a Spatial Process : Convergence, Inequality, and Migration
Abstract : 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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13. The geographical dimensions of partner choice
Abstract : The dissertation of Karen Haandrikman shows that spatial homogamy, or the similarity of partners regarding their geographical origins, plays a key role in partner choice. The research shows that Dutch cohabiters find their partner at very short distances. READ MORE
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14. Landscape from space : geographical aspects on scale, regionalization and change detection
Abstract : Landscapes are complex systems composed of multiscale hierarchically organized entities that interact within unique spatial and temporal scales. These interactions result in scaledependent spatial patterns that visually change depending upon the scale at which they are observed. READ MORE
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15. Socio-economic differentiation and selective migration in rural and urban Sweden
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyse migration and socio-economic differentiation in rural and urban spaces: where people move, what the characteristics of migrants are and whether experiences of rural and urban space affect attitudes toward the local living environment and place attachment. The background consists of five themes discussing different aspects of socio-economic differentiation and selective migration, for example polarization and rural gentrification. READ MORE