Essays about: "Cityscape"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the word Cityscape.

1. 1. Homescape

   University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

   Author : Anastasiia Demidova; [2023]
   Keywords : home; urban home; lövholmen; redevelopment;

   Abstract : Home is a complex and multifaceted concept that holds significant importance on both individual and societal levels. Despite its rich and diverse nature, the definition of a home is often limited to the domestic scale of an apartment or house, disregarding the importance of creating a home-connection to a larger urban site and shifting the attention away from public and communal spaces. READ MORE

3. 2. The Reflection Pier - A Hospital Safe Haven

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

   Author : Sofia Lykke Saxbøl; [2023]
   Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Hospitals have been a crucial element of healthcare for centuries, providing a space for diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The design of hospitals has evolved dramatically throughout history, with significant changes in both the form and function of these institutions. READ MORE

4. 3. Ready for Crisis? : Food Production in Uppsala during the Second World War

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Levina Ahlgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Second World War; Urban agriculture; Crisis; Cityscape; Uppsala;

   Abstract : Recently, various crises have occurred that have reminded Swedish authorities of the preparations needed to manage such phenomena. The recent crises are the war in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the man-made climate crisis. The aim of this study is to show how urban agriculture can be used to mitigate negative impacts from future crises. READ MORE

5. 4. Local Patriotism and the Emergence of UrbanSocial Movements : A case study of referendums from below in a postmaterialist society

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Faris Henry Gergis; [2023]
   Keywords : Local patriotism; sub-national referendums; referendums from below; urban social movements; political participation; trust in local government; Folkinitiativet för Flygplatsens Framtid.;

   Abstract : Referendums are enigmatic in their sense as consolidating— or erosive tools of representative democracy; nonetheless, an upswing in the referenda from below was recently highlighted in the literature. Thus, how local referendums from below are mobilized and whether they affect trust in local government is a significant question to be answered, which mandates bridging social movements to tools of deliberative democracy. READ MORE

6. 5. Othering Heights : A critical urban approach to the narratives embedding the proposed Österskans development in Halmstad, Sweden

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

   Author : Anna Stohr; [2022]
   Keywords : Urban studies; conviviality; convivial urbanism; Halmstad; Österskans; Sweden; critical urbanism; socio-spatialisation; placemaking; urban design; social sustainability; the built environment; segregation; urbanisation; public space; cityscape; neoliberal planning; densification; social mobility; spatial theory; uneven geographical development; the right to the city; David Harvey; thinking spatially; discourse;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the proposed Österskans development in Halmstad, Sweden from the approach of critical urbanism. With a steady increase of population growth for the past decades and despite the income level of the municipality's population being above the national average - the socio-economic segregation in Halmstad is prevalent. READ MORE