Essays about: "Post-Industrial Urbanism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Post-Industrial Urbanism.
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1. Reconnecting Gävle’s Delta : a post-industrial urban transformation project for Sweden’s coastal landscape
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This speculative design-led research project addresses the challenges of transforming dilapidated post-industrial brownfield sites into thriving, sustainable, resilient urban neighbourhoods. Tasked with allocating urban growth, municipality planning departments increasingly look towards underused but centrally located industrial sites for future development. READ MORE
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2. The urban cure : design with local landscape dynamics
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : The worlds cities are currently facing challenges related to climate change, resource loss, poverty, social inequality, and technological disruptions. Sustainable urban planning is crucial, especially with the increasing global population and urbanization. Cities are the vital organs that determine the growth and further development of a region. READ MORE
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3. Post-Extraction Mine-Scape. Alternate Production and Recreation Protocol for Slite.
University essay from KTH/StadsbyggnadAbstract : Quarrying of limestone on the Swedish island of Gotland dates all the way back to the 5th century but saw the rise of its modern form during the early 20th century, with the establishment of Cementa AB at Slite, which since then has developed as an industrial town. Cementa has been progressively mining limestone in three large open pit quarries in Slite. READ MORE
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4. Reclaiming Eco Assemblages - Emphasis on ecosystem resilience in human-oriented urban design in Varvsstaden, Malmö, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Many cities are facing the problem of old industrial areas whose soil has been contaminated with toxic substances created by different historical activities within the area. The great unsolved environmental problems, such as: water, soil and air pollution prob- lems, and habitat loss in the Öresund region today, are a result of the industrialization era. READ MORE
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5. Regenerating Post Industrial sites through Landscape Urbanism
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Modern urban environments are full of void, underused spaces. But it is these urban voids that are our opportunities to transform and revitalize struggling urban environments. READ MORE