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Boendesegregationens grannskapseffekter – en studie av forskningen kr...
Anton, Sjöblom; Hampus, Bengtsson (2011)	other

English abstract:	The research regarding residential segregation has in recent years come to play an increasingly large role in the debate concerning segregation in Sweden. This paper is a literature study which discusses how researchers both have studied and are studying the concept of segregat ion, how segregat ion is made visible, why it occurs a nd what consequences it may bring. By connecting the current discussion of residential segregation, neighbourhood effects, stigmatisation and mixed residential environments with empirical data from two case study areas in Botkyrka Kommun in Sweden, is the intention of this paper to study the consequences of residential segregation on inhabitants. The result of the case study and the literature study has shown a complex research area, whereas you on one hand can find researchers who uses the neighbourhood effect as a basis in their research, while on the other hand there are some sceptics who points at empirical shortcomings for the evidence of the existence of neighbourhood effects. Furthermore it has been possible to detect relatively large differences between the to case study areas, when it comes to the socio-economic career of young adults. Traces of an exogenous effect have been spotted, but the study has had difficulties in proving a cause-and- effect connection between the residential area and its inhabitants socioeconomic career.
Swedish abstract:	Forskningsämnet boendesegregation har på senare år kommit att få en allt större roll inom den svenska segregationsdiskussionen. Uppsatsen är en litteraturstudie som diskuterar hur forskare studerar och har studerat begreppet boendesegregation, hur den synliggörs, varför den uppstår och vilka konsekvenser den ha på individer. Genom att koppla ihop den rådande diskussionen kring boendesegregation, grannskapseffekter, stigmatiseringsprocesser samt blandad boendemiljö med empiriskt material från två fallstudieområden i Botkyrka Kommun, ämnar den här uppsatsen studera konsekvenser av boendesegregation. Resultatet av fallstudien och litteraturstudien har visat upp ett komplext forskningsläge där det, dels går att finna forskare som använder teorin om grannskapseffekter som utgångspunkt i sin forskning, medan det å andra sidan finns skeptiker som pekar på empiriska brister vad gäller beläggen för existensen av grannskapseffekter. I fallstudieområdena har det kunnat noteras relativt stora skillnader mellan den socioekonomiska karriären för unga vuxna i de båda områdena. Antydan till en exogen effekt av boende i områdena, har noterats, men i en studie av denna karaktären har inte ett orsakssamband mellan boendeområdet och invånarnas socioekonomiska karriär helt kunnat fastställas.

C-uppsatsregistreringBengtssonSjöblom2011.pdf (1.011Mb)

Norra Djurgårdsstaden och hållbar utveckling
Shahriari, Saba; Rusch, Manda : Malmö Högskola (2012)	REPORT

English abstract:	The aim of this Bachelor Thesis in the subject ”Built Environment”, is to explore the establishment of the project Norra Djurgårdsstaden focusing on sustainable development, set in the City of Stockholm. The study ex- amines how the City of Stockholm defines and uses the concept sustain- able development as a part of their marketing. There is a great inquiry in the metropolises of sustainable development in new building projects today, where the City of Stockholm uses Norra Djurgårdsstaden as a way to distinguish their self’s globally in sustainable development. Our goal in this research study is to examine how Norra Djurgårdsstaden can contribute with sustainable development to the City of Stockholm, and how it’s being handled from all the different sustainable perspectives. In this project, we see different assumptions of how this area can be a further development of the district Hammarby Sjöstad, in the fact that this place does not treat the conception fully. The capital faces a great housing shortage today, firmly on rental apartment, which can cause dis- putes between what’s being inquired and what’s being prioritized. If the social perspective of sustainability is not included, can the project Norra Djurgårdsstaden still be seen as sustainable, or will the meaning of the conception only constitute a part of the place marketing?
Swedish abstract:	Syftet med detta examensarbete i ämnet ”Byggd Miljö” är att undersöka Stockholm stads satsning Norra Djurgårdsstaden, med fokus på hållbar utveckling. Studien granskar hur Stockholm stad definierar och använder sig av begreppet hållbar utveckling inom marknadsföringen av den nya stadsdelen. Det har blivit en stor efterfrågan på hållbar utveckling inom nya byggnationsprojekt bland ledande storstäder idag, där Stockholm stad använder sig av Norra Djurgårdsstaden för att utmärka sig globalt inom hållbar utveckling. I vår studie har vi som mål att undersöka hur Norra Djurgårdsstaden bidrar med hållbar utveckling till Stockholm stad, samt hur detta behand- las utifrån olika hållbarhetsperspektiv. I detta projekt ser vi olika föreställ- ningar om hur området kan vara en vidareutveckling av Hammarby Sjöstad i det faktum att platsen inte behandlar begreppets innebörd till fullo. I huvudstaden råder just nu en stark bostadsbrist, främst på hyres- rätter, vilket kan skapa dispyter mellan vad som efterfrågas och vad som prioriteras. Om inte det sociala hållbarhetsperspektivet inkluderas, ses projektet Norra Djurgårdsstaden fortfarande som hållbart, eller kommer begreppets innebörd bara utgöra en del av platsmarknadsföringen?

Saba och Manda KLART.pdf (1.860Mb)

On the Way to the Convenient Hazardous Waste Collection System in Ma...
Belorusova, Olga; Belorusova, Olga (2012) Master Programme: Sustainable Urban Management, 2011-2012 Thesis: On the Way to the Convenient Hazardous Waste Collection System in Malmo, Sweden. Users’ Perspective Author: Olga Belorusova (OB) Tutor: Peter Parker Date of Submission: 24 May, 2012.	ARTICLE

English abstract:

Waste management is an integral part of sustainable urban development. In the modern world, when attitude to waste is being shifted towards “waste as resource” and “waste as income generator”, ensuring separation of hazardous waste from the general waste stream becomes increasingly important. Sorting hazardous waste is critical in light of the whole recycling idea. Hazardous elements, while bearing a certain value if properly handled, can negate the costs of the recyclable materials if found in their stream. They present enormous long-term losses, if introduced into the environment, and can negatively influence our ability to benefit from recycling. Convenience is one of the most effective tools in increasing recycling rates (Carlson 2001, p.1275). It is a personally defined concept, and often depends on the users’ lifestyle-related factors. This thesis explores users’ understanding and habits of handling hazardous waste, as well as the challenges they encounter and their views and suggestions on convenience of hazardous waste recycling systems. The main method used in this comparative case study research is qualitative interviews conducted with a variety of people with different lifestyles living in Malmo. First, the thesis develops a list of lifestyle-related factors which lower the perceived convenience of recycling. People consider recycling to be effort demanding or easy not just because they are women or men, young or old, live in a dense area or not. But this perception is influenced by having or not having access to a transporting vehicle and time available, their household’s waste producing rates, time spent living in a certain place, available space for storing waste; physical constraints or difficulties with self-organization at home; established or not recycling habits or level of environmental concern. People’s recycling behavior is determined by these personal lifestyle-related factors. Second, aspects of convenience are being presented as the focus areas which planners should consider in increasing recycling rates. The convenience aspects are developed with regards to the challenges people with different lifestyles experience in recycling. While lifestyle-related factors cannot be influenced directly, aspects of convenience can be employed in ensuring efficiency of hazardous waste collection system. It is important that the hazardous waste collection system design takes them into the full account. Detailed descriptions of the aspects of perceived convenience are presented. They are grouped into convenience of access to information and convenience through facilities and services. The final conclusion of the thesis is that involving users would assist in addressing key aspects of recycling systems’ perceived convenience and increase their efficiency. It is hoped that the information can be helpful in designing successful hazardous waste collection systems with increased capability to reach national goals in recycling and reduce the amounts of hazardous substances in general waste.

O.Belorusova_archive2012.pdf (1.291Mb)

The Chance Events that Lead to the Development of the Washington, D.C...
Karlsson, Henrik (2012) To be translated into English (upon request).Appendix included.	other

English abstract:	During the 50's and the 60's automobile usage in the United States grew significantly and cities constructed extensive highway networks. In spite of these trends, key events in the 1950's initiated a process that would result in the construction of the Washington, D.C. Metro System – one of the first metro systems built since the 1920's. By applying the Path Dependence Theory and examining narratives of actors and events in Washington, D.C. that influenced the development of the metro during that time, this paper shows how this unlikely and unexpected process occurred. Using the Path Dependence Theory as an analytical tool, this paper identifies the following: (1) certain small events, also known as critical junctures, which started the process of giving DC a metro; (2) the resulting chain of events, also known as reactive sequences, which allowed the metro (movement) to reach the point at which it experienced self-reinforcing processes; (3) these self-reinforcing processes, which finally resulted in the genesis of the metro in DC. The paper concludes that three relatively small events, through different chains of reactive sequences, led to Congress granting the metro funds in 1965 – which then brought about self- reinforcing processes that ensured the metro's genesis.
Swedish abstract:	Under 50- och 60-talet i USA växte bilismen och städer byggde väldigt mycket motorvägar. Trots detta började då i Washington, D.C. det förlopp som skulle leda till att de fick en tunnelbana på 70-talet. Denna uppsats studerar hur denna osannolika och oväntade tunnelbana kunde uppstå med hjälp av teorin om stigberoende. Genom att använda teorin om stigberoende som ett analytiskt verktyg, identifierar denna uppsats följande: (1) vilka små händelser, även kallade formativa moment, som startade processen att ge D.C. en tunnelbana, (2) den resulterande kedja av händelser, även kallade reaktiva sekvenser, vilka ledde tunnelbanerörelsen till den punkt där den upplevde självförstärkande processer. (3) Dessa självförstärkande processer, vilka slutligen resulterade i uppkomsten av tunnelbanan i D.C. Uppsatsen identifierar tre relativt små händelser som genom olika kedjor av reaktiva sekvenser leder till att kongressen, år 1965, beviljar tunnelbanan pengar vilket, genom efterföljande självförstärkande processer, säkerställer tunnelbanans uppkomst.

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Stadens interna och externa samutveckling: ett icke-dualistiskt persp...
Sharif, Shawky; Johan, Lindström : Malmö Högskola (2011)	peer-reviewed scientific ARTICLE

English abstract:	We have seen a need to embrace human potential as a key factor for sustainable development. With a background in a doxological epistemology we have taken the role of the bricoleur, and based on a heuristic approach and a pragmatic use of Theory U we have dealt with different research fields in an eclectic fashion. First, we have investigated how people´s perceptions of the city are channeled through metaphors and how it affects our cities and our lives. Drawn on complexity theory, chaos theory and systems theory, we examined the city as a whole. Finally, using Ken Wiber´s Integral Philosophy and the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze we reach our synthesis called The City´s Internal and External Co-evolution, which puts metaphors of the city in a context.
Swedish abstract:	Vi har sett ett behov av att lyfta fram tillvaratagandet av människors potential som en nyckelfaktor för hållbar utveckling. Med bakgrund i en doxologisk kunskapssyn har vi intagit rollen som bricoleurer, där vi utifrån ett heuristiskt angreppssätt och ett pragmatiskt användande av teori-U, eklektiskt hanterat teorier från olika forskningsfält. Först har vi undersökt hur människors uppfattning om staden kanaliseras genom metaforer och hur det påverkar våra städer och våra liv. Därefter har vi med stöd av komplexitetsteori, kaosteori och systemteori undersökt staden som en helhetsmetafor. Tillsist, med hjälp av i huvudsak Ken Wilbers integralfilosofi och Gilles Deleuze eklektiska filosofi når vi vår syntes om det vi kallar Stadens interna och externa samutveckling som på sätt och vis sätter stadens metaforer i ett sammanhang.