Arquitectura ante cambios demográficos : la vivienda existente para gente mayor 

    De Rooij, Marc (Date of defense: 2015-03-06)

    Main purpose of this study was to reveal the relevance of architecture to demographic change, with particular interest in existing private housing in Spain. The demographic shift of the population is one of the most ...

    Housing sector in Saudi Arabia : preferences and aspirations of Saudi citizens in the main regions 

    Alhubashi, Haytham Hussain M. (Date of defense: 2018-07-12)

    During the last few decades, Saudi Arabia, as one of the developing countries, has witnessed a noticeable and rapid development with regard to different development sectors and fields. This is mainly attributed to the ...

    The influence of urban factors on senior tourists' choice for the location of a second home : an evaluation of assisted living desirability and residential preferences in Costa Brava 

    Ghabouli-Mankalpa, Elham (Date of defense: 2018-02-06)

    Spanish Mediterranean coasts are known as famous tourism destinations and have been under the construction of tourist accommodations and second home developments for several decades. These areas have faced with unsustainability ...

    La demanda de educación superior en el sistema público catalán. Un modelo estructural de previsión de la demanda universitaria pública presencial en Cataluña 

    Cañabate Carmona, Antonio (Date of defense: 1997-11-20)

    El objeto de esta tesis doctoral se enmarca dentro del ámbito de la Economía de la Educación. Se trata de estudiar los mecanismos de formación de la demanda universitaria que recibe el sistema público presencial en Cataluña. ...

    Labor mobility under the background of industrial relocation 

    Dou, Xiao (Date of defense: 2018-06-18)

    Due to the high land price and consumption levels, the demand for resources and cheap labour, as well as the environmental problems in the east, enterprises and industries that had previously gathered on the coast have ...

    Large-scale simulation of population dynamics for socio-demographic analysis 

    Montañola i Sales, Cristina (Date of defense: 2015-04-24)

    Computer modelling and complex systems simulation have dominated the scientific debate over the last decade, providing important outcomes in biology, geology and life sciences. In the social sciences, the number of research ...

    Validación de un instrumento de calidad de vida específico para pacientes con discapacidad visual : Low Vision Quality of Life (LVQOL) 

    Pérez Mañá, Lluis (Date of defense: 2019-10-11)

    There is a growing need in the western world to know the quality of life (QoL) of patients affected by ocular pathologies that cause visual impairment (VI). In this type of pathologies, objective data such as visual acuity ...