Essays about: "“Metropolitan Region”"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words “Metropolitan Region”.

1. 1. Unraveling the Influencing Factors Behind Urban-to-Rural Migration among Artists in Rural Skåne Region

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Aniesha Goeslina Hawaningrum; [2023]
   Keywords : counter-urbanization; exurban artists; migration; urban-to-rural; lived experiences; influencing factors; values; accounts; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Counterurbanization has become a phenomenon in recent decades. Despite, more people choose to live in big cities. Urban crisis-related population disparities pose serious societal problems. Traditionalists assume people follow the perceived greater employment opportunities in urban areas to pursue wealth and monetary gain. READ MORE

3. 2. The Ecological and Social Effects of Gentrification and Urbanisation in Thailand's Lower Chao Phraya Delta

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

   Author : Daniel O'Kane; [2022]
   Keywords : Gentrification; Urbanisation; Bangkok; Chao Phraya; Bang Kachao; Rangsit; Lower Chao Phraya Delta; Mangrove; Land Speculation; Concretisation; Flood; Flooding; Canals; Permaculture; Liquid Perception; Solid Perception; Land Clearance; Waterscape Urbanism; Salinisation; Agriculture; Food Security; Wealth Inequality; Property Tax; Land Tax; Greenwashing;

   Abstract : Rapid economic development and urban expansion of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) places pressure on biomes and communities alike. In a world suffering from the increasing effects of climate change, unchecked urbanisation comes at the expense of carbon sequestrating environments. READ MORE

4. 3. Interdisciplinary and interspatial discrepancies in urban planning : a multi-actor-multi-criteria analysis of the effects of densification on accessibility and sustainability

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Jelmer van der Ham; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Urban Planning; Densification; Accessibility; Multi-Actor-Multi-Criteria Analysis; Interdisciplinarity;

   Abstract : Density has increasingly been used as a strategy by urban planners to increase accessibility and urban sustainability. Particularly, it has been opted as a tool to achieve sustainable development goal 11 ‘inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and human settlements’. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Gender Equal Cities - An empirical analysis of Vienna and Bratislava

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

   Author : Laura Fritz; [2021]
   Keywords : Gender; Vienna; Bratislava; Gender Equal City; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis set out to examine the level of gender equality in the urban landscapes of Vienna and Bratislava based on the urban experiences on the women living in the cities. Vienna and Bratislava are part of the Vienna-Bratislava metropolitan area, which exhibits not only a close proximity (60km) but also a close economic cooperation. READ MORE