Geographical Processes & the Spatiality of Economic Inequality – A Study on the Multiplicity of Scale and its Relation to Patterns of Economic Inequality in Sweden

Project: Dissertation

Project Details

Description

The PhD project aims to study how structural transformations of the economy influence the spatial pattern of inequality at different spatial scales. The project focuses on the transition into a knowledge-based service economy and how it has shaped spatial disparities within and between Swedish regions.

Popular science description

How is interregional and interpersonal inequality shaped by structural changes in the regional economy?

Are the phenomenon of disparities undergoing similar trends across scales?
Short titleSpatial disparities in Sweden across multiple scales
StatusActive
Effective start/end date2020/09/01 → 2025/09/01

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Economic Geography

Free keywords

  • Regional development
  • Spatial analysis
  • Inequalities
  • 2 Participation in conference
  • 1 Research or teaching at external organisation