Essays about: "Bottom-up Urban Development"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 59 essays containing the words Bottom-up Urban Development.

  1. 21. Urban Redevelopment in Shenzhen, China : Neoliberal Urbanism, Gentrification, and Everyday Life in Baishizhou Urban Village

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Johan Backholm; [2019]
    Keywords : Urban Redevelopment; Neoliberal Urbanism; Gentrification; Urban Village; China;

    Abstract : Urban redevelopment is increasingly used as a policy tool for economic growth by local governments in Chinese cities, which is taking place amid rapid urbanization and in an expanding globalized economy. Along with the spatial transformation, urban redevelopment often entails socioeconomic change in the form of processes of gentrification, which is propelled by the dominance of neoliberal market-oriented policy and practice in the country. READ MORE

  3. 22. The importance of defining sustainable smart cities : A field study in Sweden and South Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Tore Levehag; Emmie Lindström Leister; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate change; sustainable cities; sustainable development; urbanisation;

    Abstract : Urbanization is extensive and affects urban planning all over the world. More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas and the share is expected to rise to 70% by 2050. Growing cities can create new opportunities for economic growth but can also increase social gaps and strains on ecosystems. READ MORE

  4. 23. Simulating Spatial and Temporal Flood Risk Dynamics with a Coupled Agent-Based and Hydraulic Model

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Tamara Michaelis; [2019]
    Keywords : agent-based modeling; flood risk;

    Abstract : Floods are one of the most costly natural hazards worldwide, affecting millions of people every year. Flood risk management is of global concern, and a deeper understanding of dynamic flood risk development is needed. READ MORE

  5. 24. The contribution of Land Use Consolidation policy to food and nutrition security of women farmers : a case study of the farmers involved in potato farming, food availability in Nyabihu district, Rwanda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Odette Mutangiza; [2019]
    Keywords : Land Use Consolidation; Food and Nutrition Security; Institution; women farmers; potato; Nyabihu; Rwanda;

    Abstract : The overgrowing population in Rwanda and the persistent fragmentation of households’ plots induced the land use designs to be restructured. The Government of Rwanda introduced the Land Use Consolidation (LUC) policy to manage land fragmentation, and shift from subsistence to a market oriented agriculture. READ MORE

  6. 25. Social acceptance of the Vesterhav Syd Wind Power Project : quantitative and qualitative content analysis of social acceptance towards a wind power project in the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality at the west coast of Jutland, Denmark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Daniel Valentini; [2018]
    Keywords : Social Acceptance; Nearshore Wind Power; Vesterhav Syd; Mixed Methods; Quantitative Content Analysis; Qualitative Content Analysis;

    Abstract : Essential for the effectiveness of green technology projects is the acceptance of these projects by local actors, from the planning phase to the implementation. It is especially important to understand those people who oppose the idea of having wind turbines in their “backyard” since local resistance can hamper or even prevent the installation of wind power projects. READ MORE