Essays about: "City Watch"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words City Watch.

  1. 1. China's elderly trapped in the digital age : A qualitative study on the elderly in a fourth-tier city

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Siyu Xu; [2023]
    Keywords : Chinese elderly; ICTs; digital divide;

    Abstract : China is moving into an aging society, and the quality of life of the elderly has become a topic of public concern. With the development of ICT technology, China’s digital level is increasing, and there is a digital literacy gap between the young and the elderly, and the intergenerational digital divide is widening. READ MORE

  3. 2. Balco(n)vid-19 : The use and the importance of balconies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Michaela Loukia Litsardaki; [2021]
    Keywords : balconies; coronavirus; pandemic; public space; collective initiatives;

    Abstract : To mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, unthinkable restrictions and measures were enforced. In a few weeks’ time, the greatest part of the global population went under strict lockdown policies. In this new reality, Italians took advantage of their balconies and started engaging in collective actions of communal and national solidarity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Resilience Through Form : A case study of Metro Boston, Exploring the Relationship of Urban Form & Extreme Heat

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Gavin Lewis; [2019]
    Keywords : urban heat island; extreme heat; urban form; resilience; remote sensing; Metropolitan Boston;

    Abstract : The severity of extreme heat events paired with the urban heat island effect cannot be overstated, as the impacts are substantial and widespread, affecting peak energy demands, transport systems, air and water quality, and most notably causing heat-related illnesses and death. These consequences make evident the importance of reducing heat in urban areas and ensuring that urban populations are safe during extreme heat events. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Pier

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Simon Fast; [2019]
    Keywords : Architecture; Public Space; Adolescents; Performing arts; Construction; Urbanism; Public Life; Malmö; Nyhamnen; Public Living Room; Arts and Architecture; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Today, in a digital era where people can do their everyday tasks from home, the city as a social platform faces new challenges. Individuals no longer need to run errands around the city, which, until now, has been the standard way of city life. The comfort of today’s modern world impacts not only the private but also the public life of cities. READ MORE

  6. 5. Wild Architecture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Alexander Croll; [2018]
    Keywords : Architecture; Wild; Music School; Architectural Theory; Adaptation; Landscape; Music Performance; Civic; Gothic; Medieval; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Architecture is undoubtedly an international profession, with practices undertaking projects far away from their home territories. In such a world, it is important that architects are able to design in a way that is responsive to the project’s setting and situation, refraining from unrooted architecture transposed from place to place. READ MORE