Search for dissertations about: "mobility"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 1582 swedish dissertations containing the word mobility.
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11. Understanding Intergenerational Mobility : Inequality, Student Aid and Nature-Nurture Interactions
Abstract : Essay I: A body of evidence has emerged in the literature on intergenerational mobility documenting that unequal countries experience less social mobility: a relationship known as the Great Gatsby Curve. In this paper I estimate the Great Gatsby Curve within Sweden across 125 commuting zones and 20 cohorts, exploiting both cross-sectional and longitudinal variation. READ MORE
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12. Ensuring elderly mobility : environmental and safety issues
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of the issues of safe mobility for the elderly population in Sweden. This is achieved first by assessing the geography and patterns of elderly falls at the county level and then by conducting a detailed survey with residents in senior housing to investigate the relationship between indoor and/or outdoor environmental characteristics and elderly safety. READ MORE
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13. Powered mobility device use: participation and accessibility
Abstract : This thesis elucidates the use of powered mobility devices in a Swedish context. The overall aim was to increase and deepen the knowledge on powered mobility device use in relation to participation and accessibility in different environments and among different user groups, with a specific focus on independence and autonomy. READ MORE
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14. Family, disability and (im)mobility : geographies of families with wheelchair-using children with cerebral palsy
Abstract : Mobility is important in shaping people’s lives and experiences through places visited and social interactions with other people. In families with children, mobilities are usually complex and include negotiations between various family members, affecting how they move about in time-space. READ MORE
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15. Geographical mobility of the tertiary educated - Perspectives from education and social space
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