Essays about: "coastal principles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words coastal principles.

  1. 1. Future challenges of Kalmar City : coastal adaptation strategies design in relation to sea level rise

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

    Author : Vilborg Þórisdóttir; [2023]
    Keywords : Coastal strategies; coastal structures; coastal principles; coastal urban area; Flexmark; sea level rise; public and green spaces; urban design;

    Abstract : Sea level rise has steadily increased and is anticipated to rise further by the end of the century and beyond 2100. Low-lying coastal areas are affected by rising sea levels as they will be more susceptible to flooding and land loss. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reconnecting Gävle’s Delta : a post-industrial urban transformation project for Sweden’s coastal landscape

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

    Author : Rachel Murray; [2023]
    Keywords : resilience; blue-green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; flooding; brownfield development; post-industrial urban development; landscape architecture; urban planning; climate adaptation; water-sensitive urban design; urban ecology;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. Den flytande ön : gestaltningsförslag för en flytande modul med ekologiska förstärkningsåtgärder vid Norr Mälarstrand i Stockholm

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

    Author : Anna Joos; [2022]
    Keywords : biodiversitet; ekologiska förstärkningsåtgärder; exploatering; förhöjda havsnivåer; förtätning; förlorade landytor; hållbara städer; klimatförändringar; urbanekologi; vattenkvalitet;

    Abstract : Runt om i världen sker idag stora landförluster till följd av förtätning av städer, exploatering av natur och land, förhöjda havsnivåer och kusterosion. Det resulterar i större konkurrens om de resterande landytorna; där de gröna ytorna ofta prioriteras lågt. Minskade naturarealer leder till försvagade habitat och ekosystem. READ MORE

  5. 4. What is the future? It is not in our hands : Women's realities of living in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh in the context of environmental challenges

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Moa Kemi; Isabell Svensk; [2022]
    Keywords : Bangladesh; women; environmental challenges; vulnerability; exposure; adaptation; gender; climate change; Conception of Risk; Feminist Political Ecology;

    Abstract : Bangladesh is known as one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, especially the southwest coastal region. This area frequently experiences extreme weather such as cyclones, storms, waterlogging, droughts, and high levels of salinity. These events are projected to intensify further with climate change. READ MORE

  6. 5. Critical perspectives: North Sea offshore wind farms. : Oral histories, aesthetics and selected legal frameworks relating to the North Sea.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Joanne Moss; [2021]
    Keywords : Aesthetics; Coastal; Decay; Decommission; Development permission; European Landscape Convention; Fluid dynamics; Horizon; Industrial; Judicial review; Marine management; Maunsell; Monopile; NASA; North Sea; Offshore; Oral history; OSPAR; Scotland; Scour; Sealand; Sea plumes; Seascape; Sediment; SPM; Suspended particulate matter; Transience; Trawler; Turbine; United Kingdom; Wind farm.;

    Abstract : The study is developed from five in-depth interviews with individuals from different walks of life who have interacted significantly with the North Sea. The study discusses change in the North Sea specifically in the development of fixed turbine wind farms and their physical and aesthetic effects. READ MORE