Doktorsintervjuer 2018

Kyle Farrell wanted to better understand the dynamics underpinning the unprecedented growth of cities in developing countries. He found that changing macrolevel circumstances, particularly those related to economic and demographic trends, have accelerated the urbanization process presenting new challenges for managing the growth of cities.

Zahra Ahmadi hur studerat hur de allmännyttiga bostadsföretagen arbetar marknadsorienterat och vilken inverkan det har på val av byggstrategier. Hennes avhandling visar att utvecklingen inom de svenska allmännyttiga bostadsföretagen är starkt påverkad av förändringar som rör ny lagstiftning, ekonomiska och demografiska förhållanden.

Elahe Karimnia wanted to understand and solve the gap between design intentions and outcomes in relation to quality of publicness in urban spaces. She found that rather than being a problem to solve, the gap provides a potential that should be welcomed.

Frida Rosenberg has studied the construction of the Wenner-Gren Center (1954 - 1966). She found that the high-rise building can be understood not only as a specific building designed for research administration, but also as a collective and purposeful attempt to research construction whilst building the structure.

Hedi Rasul's research aims to increase awareness of hydrological conditions of water and solute transport in road layers down to the groundwater in order to minimise environmental impacts during construction and operation.

Sigrid Katzler har studerat fastighetsinvesterares strategiska beslutsfattande på olika nivåer. Hennes avhandling visar bl.a. att potentialen för riskspridning mellan indirekta och direkta fastighetstillgångar är begränsad och att diversifiering över fastighetstyp är en bättre strategi för den svenska fastighetsportföljen än att diversifiera över regioner.

Piseth Heng has studied solutions for vehicle collisions leading to failure of load bearing columns.
In a time where the risks of terrorist acts or extreme accidents leading to vehicles colliding into loadbearing columns of regular buildings is an increasing worry, his suggested mechanical models to prevent collapse could make a difference.