Essays about: "urbanity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the word urbanity.

  1. 1. THRIVE - with heritage to sustainability

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

    Author : Ralph Frühwirth; Martyna Idasiak; [2023]
    Keywords : urban design; architecture; landscape architecture; sustainability; portugal; lisbon; mouraria; heritage; climate change; heat waves; water management; cities; urbanity; housing; environment; local life; urban rehabilitation; green jobs; solar energy; traffic management; biodiversity; Arts and Architecture; Earth and Environmental Sciences; History and Archaeology; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering; General Works; Science General;

    Abstract : The historic urban area of Lisbon emerged during the Middle Ages and was the origin of the development of a rather small neighbourhood, Mouraria. Not only did it count as the centre of the capital, but because of Lisbon being the metropolis of the Portuguese empire, Mouraria is now home to a diverse group of people, whose culture influences its special characteristics to this day. READ MORE

  3. 2. Follow the Witch - The interior designer as a future urban planner for the design between existing walls

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

    Author : Julia Niklasson; [2023]
    Keywords : MFA Programme in Design; HDK-Valand;

    Abstract : What if most of our future buildings are already built? To build new buildings by claiming new resources and more land, these are habits we need to change if we are serious about shifting to a sustainable way of living. We need to deal with what has already been built. READ MORE

  4. 3. Defossilise Väster – Testing a fossil free urbanity for the debate

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

    Author : August Grundtman; [2023]
    Keywords : urban design; public space; climate change; transport; walkability; neighbourhood; fossil free; proximity; car free; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Humanity is facing one of the greatest challenges ever. Climate change and global warming is a great risk and our consumption and dependency of fossil fuel are important causes of this accelerating issue. My thesis aims to design an entry for the professional debate about what urban areas in a fossil free future might be like. READ MORE

  5. 4. Coexistence - A place for all

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

    Author : Antonia Fe Sophia Jacob-Neubert; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Neighborhood; Bottom-up Strategy; Urban Nature; Urban Ecology; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : "Wasserstadt - a place of coexistence" Global challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity, population growth, and migration will inevitably change the way we live. Cities are conglomerates of many and, thus, are often perceived as a threat to wildlife and plant life. READ MORE

  6. 5. "Sustainable, for real"? Brunnshög’s sustainability narrative and the state of post-politics in urban development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elliot Soontjens; [2023]
    Keywords : Brunnshög; Urban Megaproject; Sustainability Narrative; Post-politics; Neoliberal Governance; Sustainable Development Paradox; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The combined global emergence of a sustainable development discourse and Swedish policies requiring municipalities to rapidly build new housing have led Lund to develop Brunnshög. This pioneering megaproject balances urban expansion with high sustainability ambitions. READ MORE