Search for dissertations about: "place location knowledge"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words place location knowledge.

  2. 1. Locating place, crime and the fear of crime : methodological and theoretical considerations

    Author : Karl Kronkvist; Robert Svensson; Anna-Karin Ivert; Marie Torstensson Levander; Lieven Pauwels; Reka Solymosi; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Crime; criminology of place; fear of crime; micro-place; smartphone; unsafe locations; Kriminologi; Criminology;

    Abstract : Much previous research on the fear of crime has focused on why some individuals, with certain characteristics, experience more or less fear of crime than others. However, there is also a growing body of research examining the role that the neighbourhood context in which individuals reside plays in shaping such feelings and perceptions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Education through Maps : The Challenges of Knowing and Understanding the World

    Author : Pontus Hennerdal; Ulf Jansson; Bo Malmberg; Ann Grubbström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cartography; geography education; map projections; maps; place location knowledge; world maps; Sweden; kartografi; geografiundervisning; kartor; kartprojektioner; namngeografi; världskartor; Sverige; Geography with Emphasis on Human Geography; geografi med kulturgeografisk inriktning;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to study, in relation to geography education and with a historical perspective, the challenges of knowing and understanding the world. The cases are all from Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 3. Yellow Stars and Trouser Inspections : Jewish Testimonies from Hungary, 1920–1945

    Author : Laura Palosuo; Maria Ågren; Lars M. Andersson; Karin Hassan Jansson; Tim Cole; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; Jewish history; Hungary; survivor testimonies; experiences; Holocaust; discrimination; antisemitism; anti-Jewish legislation; persecution; genocide; interwar period; Second World War; gender; age; social class; geographical location; intersectionality; oral history; Historia; History; Historia; Historia; History;

    Abstract : This study analyzes narratives of individual Jewish experiences of discrimination and genocidal violence in Hungary during the period of 1920–1945. The aim is to increase our knowledge and understanding of the events through an investigation of survivor testimonies concerning anti-Jewish laws and the Holocaust. READ MORE

  6. 4. Urban Sweden : changes in the distribution of population

    Author : Thomas Falk; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In the 1960s and the early 1970s a lively discussion took place in Sweden about the role of the metropolitan areas in the urbanization process. The debate disclosed our limited knowledge of the spatial anatomy of urban Sweden; it became obvious that a better understanding of the pattern of population change in both metropolitan and in non-metropolitan areas was needed. READ MORE

  7. 5. Remember me! Supporting Reminiscence through Digital Capture of Lifestories and Activity Recognition

    Author : Basel Kikhia; Anthony Maeder; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Pervasive Mobile Computing; Distribuerade datorsystem;

    Abstract : Lifelogging is the act of digitally capturing a person’s life experiences in the form of digital lifestories. A digital lifestory is a view of the person’s life based on a single activity or a set of activities, where activities are defined by content data, such as images, and context data, such as related places and persons. READ MORE