Essays about: "Thesis- urbanism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 74 essays containing the words Thesis- urbanism.
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1. Planning neighbourhoods for local living. New Urbanism ideas in practice
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälleAbstract : This thesis explores the effect of New Urbanist planning theory on facilitating sustainable local living behaviours in inner city neighbourhoods. Drawing on the empirical evidence of two New Urbanist neighbourhoods in Lithuania and Sweden, the residents’ everyday lived experiences of the key guiding New Urbanist principles of density, mixed land use and walkability are explored. READ MORE
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2. Post-Traumatic Urbanism
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Terrorism, conflict, and natural disasters. How can architecture respond to a world at odds with itself?On a daily basis we see tragic news about cities around the world that are undergoing trauma. READ MORE
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3. City of the Dead - “We are neither living nor dying, we are something in between”
University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljöAbstract : “We are neither living nor dying, we are something in between” Since the beginning of history, the living and the dead have been separated. This has made it almost im- possible to co-live together under one roof. We, ‘the living’, have even created “deathscapes” which have set a clear boundary between us and them, ‘the dead’. READ MORE
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4. 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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5. Utmarken - envisioning Skåne's new edible landscapes
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Planet earth is getting hotter and regional climates are becoming increasingly unpredictable across the globe. Cities and communities on all continents are already impacted by the changing climate, but also by two other crises – the fossil-energy decent and the 6th mass extinction event. READ MORE