Search for dissertations about: "role of social networks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 208 swedish dissertations containing the words role of social networks.

  2. 1. Adaptive capacity for social and environmental change : The role of networks in Chile’s small-scale fisheries

    Author : Andrés Marín; Beatrice Crona; Nadine Marshall; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; artisanal; benthic; Chile; coastal areas; collaborative management; disasters; ecosystem services; hazards; livelihoods; post-disaster; QCA; recovery; TURFs; Análisis Cualitativo Comparativo; artesanal; bentónico; Chile; desastres; manejo colaborativo; medios de vida; peligros; post desastre; recuperación; servicios ecosistémicos; zonas costeras; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : World’s small-scale fisheries (SSF) face permanent and increasing external changes and shocks that challenge their viability and potential as an engine of human sustainable development. It is broadly assumed and expected that fishers and their communities have the capacity to adapt to current and future social and ecological changes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Harvesting from land and sea : Social relationships, trade networks, and spatial connectivity in changing social-ecological systems

    Author : Blanca González García-Mon; Maja Schlüter; Örjan Bodin; Emilie Lindkvist; Bonnie McCay; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; social-ecological systems; food; trade; networks; embeddedness; supply chain; diversification; mobility; fisheries; agriculture; mixed-methods; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling; Sustainability Science;

    Abstract : In the era of global change, the connectivity of aquatic and terrestrial food production systems across spatial scales is increasing. At the same time, diverse actors that participate in food systems, from production to consumption, face the need to adapt their daily activities to an increasingly changing context. READ MORE

  5. 3. Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930

    Author : Ann-Kristin Högman; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class; demography; family; gender; labour force participation; living arrangements; modernisation; Norrköping; old age; poor relief; Stockholm; Sundsvall; Older people and ageing; Äldre och åldrande; Social welfare social pedagogics; Social omsorg socialpedagogik; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; caring sciences in social sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

    Abstract : This study deals with the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the living conditions of aged men and women. By studying labour force participation, savings and pensions, the role of the family, and the extent of dependency of aged men and women from a gender and class perspective, continuities and changes between pre-industrial and industrial times are examined. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Finland-Swedish Wheel of Migration : Identity, Networks and Integration 1976-2000

    Author : Charlotta Hedberg; Göran Hoppe; Solveig Mårtensson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; Cultural migration; Integration and assimilation; Ethnic identity construction; Networks; Spatial identities; Finland Swedes; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines the role in the migration process between Sweden and Finland of the Swedish-speaking minority group, the Finland Swedes. The causes underlying migration, as well as the integration of the group in Sweden, constitute the main focuses of the study. READ MORE

  7. 5. Stimulating the diffusion of environmental technologies through export

    Author : Wisdom Kanda; Olof Hjelm; Dzamila Bienkowska; Totti Könnölä; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Environmental Technology; Technology Diffusion; Export; Internationalisation;

    Abstract : Contemporary environmental problems represent complex societal challenges, and as these problems become increasingly global, the international diffusion of environmental technologies is essential. One way to diffuse technologies internationally is through export. READ MORE