Essays about: "Vacant houses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Vacant houses.

1. 1. Experiences and effects of densification on parking lots : A study on the replacement of parking lots in a residential area with a parking garage on the outskirts of it

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Johannes Boo; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Urban densification and the resulting "Compact City” is often seen as an importantstrategy in the move away from the unsustainable car-dependant society we currently live in and towards a more sustainable future. This is something that can be achieved through several methods, but one that is increasingly popular in many citiesis replacing parking lots in residential areas with parking garages, while building new houses on the suddenly vacant land. READ MORE

3. 2. Mapping out the problem of vacant houses in Japan : a case study of Kochi prefecture

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Julia Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Vacant houses; Akiya; Japan; Depopulation; Urban-rural relations; Rural imaginaries; Sense of place theory; Non-human agency; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how local residents in rural Japan navigate the phenomenon of vacant houses (akiya), to understand the impact it has on their sense of place. The study is based on fieldwork conducted in Kochi prefecture, and relies on data from interviews, documents, photographs, and participant observation. READ MORE

4. 3. The renewal of hollow village A research and proposal of Erhai area in YunNan, China

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

   Author : Shujing Li; [2014]
   Keywords : hollow village; Erhai area; spatial element; tourism; city for people; urban design; renewal planning; XiZhou ;

   Abstract : Under the background of rapid urbanization in China, hollowing phenomenon happened in several villages accompanies with the population loss, vacant houses and land abandonment. The Development is later in southwest of China than in the central and eastern regions. READ MORE

5. 4. The impact of vacancy rates on house prices – An econometrical analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mårten Berg; [2011]
   Keywords : House prices; Cointegration; Vacancy rates; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose is to examine the relationship between the rates of vacant houses with the price of housing in different regions within the United States; the Northeast region, the Midwest region, the South region and the West region. Results are analyzed through economic theory on vacancy and house prices developed by (Wheaton, 1990). READ MORE

6. 5. Breakfast On A Street Corner : a Study on Temporary Land Use in Long-Term Planning in Stavanger

   University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

   Author : Elin Henricson; [2009]
   Keywords : Temporary use of space; postindustrial site; planning process; informal activity; structure plan; moderator; site-specific installation; sunflower; Permanent Breakfast; Stavanger; Norway;

   Abstract : This is a study on how temporary land use in a postindustrial area can impact the planning process. The point of departure is the project Sentrumsaksen, situated in the former industrial site now called Urban Sjøfront, inthe Norwegian city of Stavanger. READ MORE