Essays about: "quality of life urban planning Public participation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words quality of life urban planning Public participation.

  1. 1. Second Home, New Home

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : Minghui Li; [2023]
    Keywords : urban village; urban regeneration; informal employment migrants; public space;

    Abstract : As a unique form of rural-urban transition settlement in China’s rapid urbanization process, the “urban village” plays a very distinctive part in promoting urbanization, being a transit point for many rural people entering urban areas. The term “informal employment migrants” usually refers to those people, who have no formal employment status and work in informal, low-skilled, low-paying jobs in the city. READ MORE

  3. 2. Integration of allotment garden in public green space for the social wellbeing of urban residents : a study of Ekebydalen allotment garden, Uppsala, Sweden

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

    Author : Semhal Mehari Hadgu; [2021]
    Keywords : integration; urban agriculture; gardening; allotment garden; urban park; cultivation park; social wellbeing;

    Abstract : Background: Agriculture is among the relevant factors for the formation of cities and it has been an integral part of city life throughout history. Despite the increase in population growth, urban agriculture can offer a unique opportunity for improving the livelihood of individuals through the practice of growing food in urban green spaces. READ MORE

  4. 3. Droppeparken; where the city’s rhythm meets nature’s cycle : a design proposal to raise awareness on stormwater in Gothenburg

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Anahid Babadi; [2020]
    Keywords : stormwater management; landscape Narrative; research by design; pedagogical design; LID approach; storytelling by design;

    Abstract : We live in a time of disruption as a consequence of climate change. Our cities are facing increasingly extreme weather events such as drought, more frequent rainfall and flooding. READ MORE

  5. 4. Public place, female space : a proposed structure plan for Kihinani, Zanzibar which includes women in the planning process

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

    Author : Hanna Axelsson; Louise Nederman; [2019]
    Keywords : urban planning; women; informal settlements; developing country; public space; Zanzibar; MFS;

    Abstract : The urban population is rapidly expanding and Africa has the fastest growing population in the world. Zanzibar Town is the urban, densely populated area in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island state in Tanzania. During the last fifty years, the population has increased by 630% in the city. READ MORE

  6. 5. Public Green Space in Paris : Sustainable Development Discourses in the Objective of Le Grand Paris

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Malin Romo; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Urban planning; Urban green space; Paris; Le Grand Paris; Biophilia.;

    Abstract : Sustainable Development challenges will increasingly concentrate in cities as the urbanization in Europe and the rest of the world continues and governments must implement policies to ensure benefits of urban growths are shared sustainably. When more people move into the cities, the intimate contact with nature is lost since nature has not always been a priority in the history of urban planning. READ MORE