Essays about: "Forms, Functions, and Strategies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Forms, Functions, and Strategies.

  1. 1. Flowing Coast

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Yanlin Liu; [2022]
    Keywords : Flood response; sea level rise; coastal cities; climate resilience;

    Abstract : As a coastal city, the history and development of Helsinki are very much linked to its harbor. In particular, as the closest harbor to the city center, the South Port "Makasiiniranta" has largely served as the "gateway to the sea" of Helsinki. READ MORE

  3. 2. ACCOMMODATION, CONTENTION, AND TRANSFORMATION – MAPPING THE FIELD OF GREEN TRANSITION POLITICS IN DENMARK FROM 2007 to 2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Mads Schou Jensen; [2021]
    Keywords : social movement studies; climate politics; field theory; green transition; strategic decision-making; climatization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change has become an all-encompassing problem as CO2 accumulating in the atmosphere sets the pace of temperature increases in our rapidly warming world. In attempting to make society ‘green,’ environmental movements have pursued different strategies through different political constellations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Havet, träden och människan : gestaltningsstrategier och principer för klimatanpassning av Societetsparken i Norrtälje

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

    Author : Lina Axelsson; Klara Enekvist; [2021]
    Keywords : Gestaltningsstrategier för klimatanpassning; Societetsparken; Landskapsarkitektur; RGB-kategorisering; Naturbaserade lösningar;

    Abstract : Vi ställs inför allt fler utmaningar orsakade av klimatförändringarna och den pågående globala uppvärmningen. Prognoser visar på havsnivåhöjning, ökad nederbörd, ökad erosion, längre torrperioder och översvämningar. Samtidigt som konsekvenserna förändrar den fysiska miljön påverkar de även människors hälsa. READ MORE

  5. 4. Estranger Around Us

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Paria Shoaei; [2021]
    Keywords : Estrangement; Displacement; Culture; Defamiliarization; Fragmentation; Intersection; social sustainability;

    Abstract : My thesis project is attempting to investigate the notion of estrangement as a qualitative effect and discover various strategies and technics of estrangement in the field of architecture.These investigations will aim to design a cultural center as an institute for discovering more about the displaced situation of mankind in the twenty-first century, producing a defamiliarized aesthetic that is both alien and strangely contextual to our new cultural identity which embraces the concepts of disorientation and otherness. READ MORE

  6. 5. “What is the alternative? Not trying to mix? Nah.” A case study on housing and social mix policies within physical planning in Malmö, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Astrid Bachs; [2019]
    Keywords : Social mix; housing mix; physical planning; neoliberal urbanism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Residential segregation is seen as a growing problem within many urban areas today. Segregation is assumed to hamper social integration and the life-chances of disadvantaged as well as creating instability in society. One policy measure to deal with residential segregation is to increase the variation in the housing structure. READ MORE