This research found that Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) or spatial mapping provides the potential for significantly improving asset management flexibility. Space relates everything to everything else so spatial relationships can replace technically constructed relationships found in typical databases. This means that the effort associated with database re-design in the face of change is significantly reduced, or removed.

Hem och hemkänsla är i följande uppsats definierat som ett läge eller tillstånd snarare än begrepp. I uppsatsen analyseras unga vuxnas definition av hem i syfte att kartlägga specifika mönster och aspekter som kan anses viktiga i meningsskapandet av hem och hemkänsla. I studien presenteras tidigare forskning på hem och hemmiljö och kompletteras med utsagor från unga vuxna i Malmö genom intervjuer utförda i deras privata hem. Genom inspiration från Henri Lefebvres rumsteori där rummet kan förstås utifrån tre aspekter i symbios med varandra, utforskar studien på vad sätt rumsliga praktiker har del i unga vuxnas etablering av hemkänsla. Ytterligare diskuteras människans vardagliga praktiker, rutter, och nätverk som inverkande faktorer i hur unga vuxna tillskriver platser betydelsen av hem. Genom en teoretisk förståelse av begreppet platskänsla (Easthope, 2004) undersöks vidare kopplingar mellan identitet och tidigare erfarenheter och upplevelser av hem och hemmiljö i relation till ett samtida hemskapande bland unga vuxna.  Genom att lyfta medvetna såväl som omedvetna delar av hemskapande, ämnar studien tillskansa ny förståelse kring definitionen av hem och hemkänsla med fokus på unga vuxna i åldrarna 20-35 år. Sammanfattningsvis manifesteras i denna studie att rum och platser fungerar som gränsöverskridande strukturer i vilka människan skapar mening genom upplevelser och föreställningar om hem. / The following thesis defines home and the feeling of home as more of a state of mind than a concept. Young adults’ perception of home is analyzed in this thesis through mapping out aspects and patterns which may shed insight into how home and the feeling of home is perceived and created. This thesis furthers research undertaken in previous studies on home and domesticity, as well as shed light on how young adults in Malmö perceive home through interviews in their private homes. Through taking inspiration from Henri Lefbvres theory of production of space, in which space can be perceived through three interrelated aspects, this study aims to explore how spacial practices contribute to young adults’ formation of a sense of home. Everyday practices, routines, and networks are all factors that have the potential to influence how young adults ascribe the meaning of home to places. Through a theoretical framework and understanding of the concept sense of place (Easthope, 2004) the study further examines the potential connections between identity and previous experiences of home and home environments in relation to contemporary home making among young adults.  By highlighting both conscious and unconscious elements of homemaking, the study looks to provide an alternative understanding of the definition of home and sense of home, focusing on young adults aged 20-35. To conclude, this paper demonstrates that spaces and places function as cross border structures in which people create meaning through experiences and perceptions of home.

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HomeLocater CD-ROM included as Appendix 8.3. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 233-250). An examination of residential mobility, and its outcomes focussing on the forced relocation of public housing tenants from The Parks area of metropolitan Adelaide. Investigates the process of public housing relocation and suggests means of improving relocation outcomes for individual tenants and their household. System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: IBM compatible computer. Other requirements: InstallShield Wizard set-up program ; Winzip. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view or print the PDF files.

Includes bibliographical references. Electronic publication; full text available in PDF format; abstract in HTML format. An examination of residential mobility, and its outcomes focussing on the forced relocation of public housing tenants from The Parks area of metropolitan Adelaide. Investigates the process of public housing relocation and suggests means of improving relocation outcomes for individual tenants and their household. Electronic reproduction.[Australia] :Australian Digital Theses Program,2001. x, 277 leaves : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 30 cm.