Essays about: "Urban Public Space"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 711 essays containing the words Urban Public Space.

  1. 21. Greening for All - A Path towards social justice in green urban planning : A combined qualitative interview study and text analysis with a focus on the municipality of Jönköping

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Linnéa Blomqvist; Cecilia Höglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Green areas; green structure; accessibility; densification; social justice; environmental justice; Jönköping municipality; Agenda 2030; climate changes; Grönområden; grönstruktur; tillgänglighet; förtätning; social rättvisa; miljörättvisa; Jönköpings kommun; Agenda 2030; klimatförändringar;

    Abstract : Maintaining and achieving a sustainable city is today a challenge, specifically as urbanisation and climate change continue to increase. Green cities are an opportunity to achieve a sustainable society. READ MORE

  3. 22. Safety in Urban Spaces using Urban Planning: a Comparative Study in Bogotá, Colombia

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

    Author : Sara Sandefeldt; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; Bogotá; Colombia; safety; urban design; urban spaces; women; gender; fear Stadsplanering; trygghet; publika rum; kvinnor; kön; rädsla; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Many cities around the world are facing the same challenges when it comes to the ability for women to move around and feel safe in public spaces. For women, using public spaces entails fear of sexual violence and of being attacked, which forces them to always be vigilant and reduces their quality of life. READ MORE

  4. 23. Bridging space syntax and social capital : a participatory approach to analysing the potential of Light Rail Transit to reconfigure spatialised social segregation in Gottsunda

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

    Author : Jelmer van der Ham; [2023]
    Keywords : public transport; spatialised social segregation; social capital; space syntax; participatory mapping; co-presence;

    Abstract : The geographic separation of population groups can perpetuate social inequalities in reaching socio-economic opportunity and can exacerbate social exclusivity. Gottsunda, an area in Uppsala, has experienced historically reinforced spatialised social segregation by concentrating groups with foreign-born and low socio-economic backgrounds within the same neighbourhood. READ MORE

  5. 24. Racist Police Practices, Mobilities, and the Production of Urban Space : Power, Resistance, and Subjectification in the City of Malmö

    University essay from

    Author : Elvira Grahn; [2023]
    Keywords : Racial profiling; racialization; racist police practices; geopolicing; space; mobility; power and resistance; subjectification; Rasprofilering; rasifiering; mobilitet; rasistiska polispraktiker;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore the relationship between racist police practices and the production of space in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Acknowledging the systemic inequalities inherent in Nordic welfarism and how past Swedish colonialist efforts inform such systems, it presupposes that racist police practices should be considered structural rather than dependent on individual actors. READ MORE

  6. 25. Social conflicts over public space : a case study of Hornsbergs strand, Stockholm

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Hugo Karlsson Million; [2023]
    Keywords : spatial conflicts; public space; spatial justice; youth; territory; boundaries; polarization; segregation.;

    Abstract : This study of Hornsbergs strand, Stockholm, aimed to explore the dynamics of social conflicts in public spaces following three research questions: (1) what are the driving factors in the spatial conflicts between inhabitants and visitors of Hornsbergs strand, (2) how do spatial conflicts in Hornsbergs strand reflect broader societal issues of polarization and segregation in Stockholm, and (3) what can be done on behalf of urban planners to avoid and manage similar conflicts in the future? Departing from literature related to spatial conflicts, tourism conflicts, and exclusionary practices in public spaces, I conducted observational studies, indepth interviews, and a document analysis of planning material. The study shows that differences between users and uses of public spaces in Hornsbergs strand are central in constructing spatial territories and was where most spatial conflicts originated. READ MORE