Essays about: "dead urban space"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words dead urban space.

  1. 1. Dead Spaces, Vibrant Places : Planning ideology, practice, and the built environment in Umeå

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Alexander Ganassini; [2023]
    Keywords : public space; vibrancy; public life studies;

    Abstract : A vibrant place is abundant in energy and life. This vibrant energy comes from the presence of a great diversity of people performing a great diversity of activities. Vibrancy is an atmosphere we can intuitively feel in certain public spaces, and likewise we intuitively feel when a place is dead. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cemetery in Sweden as cultural landscape - A phenomenological study on cemetery design and planning in Stockholm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Ziyu Zhao; [2023]
    Keywords : cultural landscape; cemetery; Swedish cemeteries; cemetery design; cemetery planning; burial; cremation; phenomenology; landscape design; parks; Stockholm; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The focus of this thesis is centered around the cemeteries in Stockholm city. As a form of arrangement and design of objects located on the land, the cemetery can be conceptualized as a landscape. Its distinct function, serving as a memorial space for the living and a final resting place for the deceased, adds layers of complexity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gräsmattan – brukande och berikande : en utveckling av Rålambshovsparkens bruksgräsmattor för att gynna biologisk mångfald och skapa fler upplevelsevärden

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

    Author : Nina Sjölin; [2023]
    Keywords : gräsmatta; bruksgräsmatta; biologisk mångfald; stadspark;

    Abstract : Ungefär hälften av de gröna miljöerna i Sveriges städer utgörs av gräsmatta. Gräsmattans stora utbredning utgör ett hot mot biologisk mångfald och dessutom bidrar dess intensiva skötselbehov till en negativ klimatpåverkan. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring commoning as a tool for social integration: Re-use of abandoned buildings and plots for the creation of commons in the Greek context

    University essay from

    Author : Christina Saxoni; [2022-08-29T07:58:17Z 2022-08-29T07:58:17Z 2022 2020]
    Keywords : housing as commons; social integration; newcomers;

    Abstract : Since 2011, Europe has experienced an unprecedented influx of people fleeing countries facing political turmoil. Refugees in Greece have been admitted to state run camps, segregated and excluded from social life and have been denied their basic human rights. READ MORE

  6. 5. Inflexible Patterns : Kay Fiskers Plads and the Fight for Quality Public Space

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Bergen Jome; [2022]
    Keywords : Plaza; square; entrepreneurial urban planning; transportation-based planning; organizational ambidexterity; dead urban space; office and retail park; design; quality of outdoor space;

    Abstract : Kay Fiskers Plads lies at the junction of Copenhagen’s south-bound  metro line, M1, and the Øresundtog train route connecting the city with Malmö, Sweden across the Øresund channel. Surrounding the plaza are Scandinavia’s largest shopping mall, Fields, Neroport offices, Sweden’s Ferring Pharmaceuticals branch and office spaces owned by KLP Ejendomme, a Norwegian based real estate firm. READ MORE