Essays about: "Capital City Isolation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Capital City Isolation.

  1. 1. Coliving in the Sustainable City - A study of coliving as a sustainable urban housing strategy in Stockholm

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

    Author : Ulrika Hafström; [2021]
    Keywords : Coliving; Environmental sustainability; Shared forms of housing; Sharing economy; Social capital; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The challenge to limit global warming to 1.5°C requires substantial transitions in cities. Shifting consumer behaviours, property use and development are necessary to meet urban housing shortages and ensure a liveable future. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hur sår community gardens fröet för gemenskap? : en undersökning av community gardens sociala kapital i Sverige

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

    Author : Lovisa Ekvall; [2021]
    Keywords : community garden; socialt kapital; gemenskap; nätverk; tillit; kollektiv odling; intervju;

    Abstract : Följande arbete undersöker hur socialt kapital kan skapas i community gardens. Det finns ett behov av en bredare förståelse hos stadsplanerare kring vikten av community gardens, detta för att kunna skapa mer gemenskap i samhället. Idag utgör ensamhet och isolering ett globalt problem som visat negativ inverkan på människors hälsa. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Paradox of the Isolated Poor: An Empirical View on the Political Economy of Capital City Isolation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Sandro Provenzano; [2018]
    Keywords : Accountability; Capital City Isolation; Inequality; Nighttime Luminosity; Sub-Saharan Africa;

    Abstract : Staggering income inequality is one of the major challenges for economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Accordingly, understanding the underlying mechanisms that cause and maintain this inequality is key for developing effective policies targeting the economic underperformance and poverty on the continent. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investigation of the Stockholm entrepreneurial ecosystem's response to the influx of refugees

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Simbisai Mandizvidza; Diana Pires; [2016]
    Keywords : refugees; immigrants; entrepreneurial ecosystem; DPSIR;

    Abstract : This study will explore the notion of ecosystems as complex systems that adapt in response to a dynamic and increasingly networked world by investigating how the Stockholm entrepreneurial ecosystem has responded to the current influx of refugees. The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has become a buzzword in recent years with various groups in society encouraged to participate in the ecosystem. READ MORE

  6. 5. A stepping stone of Hanoi : a tri valent design proposal of urban resilient development of Van Chuong

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

    Author : Charlotta Enghag; [2015]
    Keywords : green infrastructure; resilience; urban development; landscape Architecture; Hanoi;

    Abstract : Hanoi, is the capital of the Socialist republic of Vietnam, a developing country in Southeast Asia. Located in the Red river delta, the topography make the city threatened by flooding during the yearly monsoon. READ MORE