Sökning: "Informal Transportation"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 29 uppsatser innehållade orden Informal Transportation.

1. 6. Public tendencies and perception of brightness and light in Odenplan

   Magister-uppsats, KTH/Ljusdesign

   Författare :Anastasia Angeli; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Public tendencies; movement behaviour patterns; convivial spaces; urban lighting; transportation hub; perception; perceived brightness; adaptation; symbolism of night;

   Sammanfattning : This research paper is discussing light, and brightness in particular, in terms of perception, taking Odenplan as a case study.Some links between light characteristics and behaviour patterns, such as lingering, have been made, raising the discussion about the qualities of the artificial lighting that would add to convivial urban spaces at nighttime, attempting at differentiating between how people think they would behave and how they actually behave in a public square, and the impact of artificial lighting on public tendencies, suggesting if people feel comfortable and safe in the space, then they tend to perceive the space brighter. LÄS MER

3. 7. Preserving the Precariat in the Name of the Innovation Economy. Case Study: Online Motorcycle Taxis in Indonesia

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Författare :Izzan Fathurrahman; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Innovation economy; The precariat; Motorcycle taxis; Gojek; Grab; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : This research explains the distribution of rewards within the innovative economic practice of online motorcycle taxi services in Indonesia. Those analyzed are online transportation platforms and their driver-partners. LÄS MER

4. 8. NEW ROADS TAKEN BY FEW : Motorcycle-taxi drivers and neoliberal development in rural Uganda

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Författare :Alexander Öbom; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Neoliberalism; Development; Informal Transportation; Motorbike Taxi; Mobility; Uganda;

   Sammanfattning : Kisoro, a rural district in Uganda, is undergoing various transformations which could be summarized under the term neoliberal development. This qualitative study, which is based on six weeks of anthropological fieldwork, is focused on how a few individuals working as motorcycle-taxi drivers in the area experience these transformations, and how they deal with them. LÄS MER

5. 9. Life in Vila Laboriaux : a social and physical analysis shaped into guidelines for a Rio de Janeiro favela landscape development

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Författare :Chiro Eliassi Sarzeli; Hannah Rodin Borne; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Rio de Janeiro; Rocinha; Vila Laboriaux; favela; landslides; housing removal; gentrification; civil dialogue;

   Sammanfattning : The urbanization is a rapid movement that has been continuously increasing for the last one hundred years in several places around the world. In Brazil, poverty and urban migration have led to informal settlements, also known as favelas, in cities such as Rio de Janeiro. LÄS MER

7. 10. The transmission and replication of security practices in development research: A case study of the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

   Magister-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Författare :Thomas Wein; [2018]
   Nyckelord :development; communication; security; practices; narratives; research;

   Sammanfattning : This project investigates how the everyday practices and supporting narratives surrounding personal security for development researchers in Nairobi, Kenya, are communicated, transmitted and replicated among the community of practice. Everyday practices affect development, but are understudied. LÄS MER