Essays about: "problems of metropolitan city"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words problems of metropolitan city.

  1. 1. Exploring metropolitan governance in the Öresund Region

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

    Author : Roger Barres; [2021]
    Keywords : metropolitan area; city-region; metropolitan governance; urban politics; cross-border metropolitan region; democratic governance; Öresund region;

    Abstract : For the first time in history, more people in the world live in urban areas than in rural areas. Almost half of this world urban population now live in metropolitan areas, which are becoming central spaces of world economic and social activity, and where major global challenges happen and should be tackled. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lund Sydvästra. Mitigating the housing crisis in Sweden’s “City of ideas”

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

    Author : Yaroslava Korchagina; [2018]
    Keywords : Lund; Sweden; Lunds Kommun; Källby; Lund Sydvästra; Klostergården; Klostergården Station; MalmöLundRegionen; Öresund region; Höje å; Sustainable Urban Planning; Strategic Planning; Urban Development; Sustainability; Stadsplanering; Stadsutveckling; Housing; Student Housing; Housing Crisis; Studentbostad; Bostad; Architecture; Design; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Today, Sweden is experiencing a significant pressure on the housing market. Most of the municipalities are facing a housing shortage, and the problem is especially acute in metropolitan regions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Urban land-use planning using Geographical Information System and Analytical Hierarchy Process : case study Dhaka city

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Kazi Masel Ullah; [2014]
    Keywords : land-use planning; AHP; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; urban planning; land suitability; Dhaka city; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Urban land-use planning, which is a useful tool for the sustainable development of a city, is a complex decision making process. However, the modern GIS technologies facilitate such complex jobs in two ways – (i) GIS allows to work with large numbr of datasets, (ii) a number of methods, techniques or models could be embeded in GIS for land-use suitability analysis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Trygghet i en stadspark : undersökning av trygghetsaspekten med fokus på Humlegården i Stockholm

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

    Author : Sara Hambraeus Victorson; [2013]
    Keywords : Aktivitet; belysning; offentlig miljö; park; trygghet;

    Abstract : Parker utgör med sina gröna lungor en kontrast till stenstaden och är en ovärderlig resurs för storstadsmänniskan för att finna avkoppling, ro och stimulans. För att kunna erbjuda detta krävs att parkerna upplevs som trygga. READ MORE

  6. 5. Downtown revitalization in San Salvador

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Elisabet Ejeborn; Julia Nedersjö; [2012]
    Keywords : public space; city centre; Central America;

    Abstract : The aim of this master’s thesis in spatial planning is to research the conditions in the historic city centre of San Salvador and make a strategy and urban design proposal for the area, but also to investigate the relationship between economic development, public institutions and the public space in this area. The research has been done through literature studies on El Salvador and formal/informal economy, onsite inventory, studies of good examples and interviews with people in the area. READ MORE