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Accessibility strategies beyond private, motorized automobility – informing sustainability? A study of carless families with young children in Gothenburg
(2017-08-16)In the face of major sustainability challenges posed by social exclusion and ecologic degradation there is a pressing need to change mobility practices as well as the physical structures that condition mobility. The ... -
Accessible space? Urban youths’ needs and barriers in everyday life
(2018-08-09)In the light of new sustainability challenges in cities brought forward by increasing urban populations, the realm of urban transportation research has gradually digressed from planning for accessibility by mobility to ... -
Balancing use and conservation in marine spatial planning - Perspectives of sustainability and the ecosystem approach in a Swedish context
(2018-03-13)The environmental concern and interest in marine resources are growing, which is reflected within marine policies in the European Union. In 2007 the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) was adopted, aiming at collecting and ... -
The Conundrum of Planning the Sustainable City
(2022-11-11)According to the 11th sustainable development goal, cities should be developed in a democratic, sustainable, and inclusive way. A common planning strategy is the use of densification, which on one hand can lead to the ... -
The effects of Covid-19 on young adults´outdoor recreation habits. A comparison between Sweden and Mexico
(2023-05-17)The Covid-19 pandemic, that became a global phenomenon in March 2020, has been causing disruptions globally and across all sectors. And, as nations around the world attempted to contain the spread, lockdowns and strong ... -
Den ekonomiska dimensionen i hållbar stadsutveckling - Hur berörs ekonomisk hållbarhet i stadsutvecklingsprojekt?
(2017-07-06)Syftet med studien är att ta reda på om och på vilket sätt den ekonomiska dimensionen berörs och hanteras i stadsutvecklingsprojekt som syftar till att bidra till hållbar stadsutveckling. Vidare är syftet att se på vad ... -
Elderly’s everyday travel as an effect of the pandemic. Understanding travel in Gothenburg from a capability and gender approach
(2022-08-23)People's everyday travel changed dramatically when the world was affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. One group that has been particularly affected by the pandemic, not least by limiting their social contacts or avoiding ... -
Environmentally friendly, or friendly environment? Exploring environmental sustainability as a motive for residential mobility
(2022-08-10)Considering worldwide urban growth, and the challenges involved concerning sustainable development, the aim of this thesis is to broaden knowledge about the drivers and motivations concerning intra-urban residential mobility. ... -
Friluftslivets omfattning i kommunala översiktsplaner - En fallstudie av Västra Götalands län med utgångspunkt i riksdagens friluftsmål
(2017-07-27)Utifrån regeringens proposition om framtidens friluftsliv med syfte att ”stödja människors möjligheter att vistas i naturen och utöva friluftsliv där allemansrätten är en grund för friluftslivet” har riksdagen formulerat ... -
Grön Platsmarknadsföring: En fallstudie av Växjö & Malmö
(2018-08-09)Grön platsmarknadsföring är ett koncept som nyligen uppstått som ett forskningsområde och har uppstått som ett resultat av ett ökat intresse från lokala makthavare att marknadsföra sig som gröna. Detta är i sin tur ... -
How can socioducts contribute to urban social sustainability? A case study of the two eco/socioducts in Hammarby Sjöstad
(2020-08-29)Since traditional methods of bridging physical barriers, such as roads and railways, have not fully solved the problem of creating safe and attractive environments, new solutions have emerged. Socioducts aims to bridge ... -
Marine Spatial Planning - From a municipal perspective
(2018-09-14)Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) aims to, through physical planning of the marine areas, contribute to a sustainable development where various interests can get along. This master thesis concerns Marine Spatial Planning ... -
Målkonflikten mellan tät stadsmiljö och kollektivtrafik i fallet Litteraturgatan - Samband mellan institutionella och fysiska barriärer
(2017-06-27)Synen på hur en tät stadsbebyggelse och en förstärkt kollektivtrafik ska kunna interagera med varandra skiljer sig åt mellan trafik- och stadsplanerare. Institutionella förutsättningar kan skapa barriärer mellan planeringsaktörer ... -
Nature is just around the corner. Exploring experiences along the way of everyday walks
(2021-06-23)With a growing interest in the potential sustainability and health benefits of walking and human-nature relations in urban areas, researchers have pointed out a need to consider the everyday settings people move around ... -
Planning from visions: An investigation of the future of Gamlestaden
(2018-08-09)This study concerns the vision regarding construction in Gamlestaden. During the last century the urban district Gamlestaden in Gothenburg, Sweden, has been regarded as a node for the industry that came to define the city. ... -
Planning neighbourhoods for local living. New Urbanism ideas in practice
(2023-11-20)This thesis explores the effect of New Urbanist planning theory on facilitating sustainable local living behaviours in inner city neighbourhoods. Drawing on the empirical evidence of two New Urbanist neighbourhoods in ... -
Space-Time Autonomy by Proximity - A Qualitative Study of Girls´ Accessibility by Proximity in Gothenburg
(2021-11-03)The urban city is a melting pot of different people, groups of people, experiences, desires, and strivings organized within a shared space and connected through a variety of networks. In this shared urban space, it is ... -
Swedish Trade Unions’ Alliances - Geographical strategies and motivations
(2017-08-17)Workers’ agency, and their struggles to potentially increase their agency, has been and still is intriguing labour geographers. The relevance and potential of the role of the trade union for workers’ power is an interesting ... -
Teleworking and the Countryside. An explorative thesis regarding telework as an enabler for residential relocations and life in the countryside
(2023-08-04)The research on teleworking, and its spatial implications, is well explored. However, anticipations of a rising diffusion of teleworking never really got actualised, until a global pandemic emerged, and redrew the map of ...