Essays about: "Urban Megaproject"

Found 4 essays containing the words Urban Megaproject.

  1. 1. "Sustainable, for real"? Brunnshög’s sustainability narrative and the state of post-politics in urban development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elliot Soontjens; [2023]
    Keywords : Brunnshög; Urban Megaproject; Sustainability Narrative; Post-politics; Neoliberal Governance; Sustainable Development Paradox; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The combined global emergence of a sustainable development discourse and Swedish policies requiring municipalities to rapidly build new housing have led Lund to develop Brunnshög. This pioneering megaproject balances urban expansion with high sustainability ambitions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stockholm’s New Golden Bridge : A material infrastructure, fluid assemblage or megaproject?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Giorgi Kankia; [2021]
    Keywords : urban infrastructures; heterogenous assemblages; desire; stabilization; fluidity; relational megaproject;

    Abstract : The recent addition to Stockholm’s built environment in the shape of the new Slussen bridge, or Guldbron as most locals call it, has been both a source of controversy and admiration. This reaction is typical of any infrastructure that reshapes our surroundings. However, this interaction is not unidirectional. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dark Matter, White Space

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ezana Mussie; [2019]
    Keywords : Tourism; Megaproject; Whiteness; Racialization; Malmö Live;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the ambiguous role of Malmö’s latest megaproject in the context of the city’s racializing urban development trajectory. The project is a public/private congress center, concert hall and hotel complex called Malmö Live. READ MORE

  5. 4. Questioning the tunnel vision : Assessing the frames and governance of California’s WaterFix megaproject

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Philip Scarampi; [2017]
    Keywords : sustainability science; political ecology; water megaprojects; governance; frames; California; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the last century, large-scale water megaprojects have become a globally widespread method of addressing water scarcity by moving water from areas of water surplus to deficit. The U.S. READ MORE