Essays about: "Factors affecting the quality of urban life"
Found 5 essays containing the words Factors affecting the quality of urban life.
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1. Online Learning for Students with Limited ICT Access and Skills
University essay from Lunds universitet/InnovationsteknikAbstract : Education is by the UN stated to be the foundation to creating sustainable development. Lately, there has been a tremendous increase in the use of information and communications technology (ICT) for educational purposes worldwide, but as many countries lag behind both in terms of uptake and usage of ICT, this limits their populations’ chances to participate. READ MORE
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2. The social experience of living with HIV as a gay man in Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : The experience of living as HIV positive constitutes a mixture of social phenomenon which affects individuals in various ways diverging between countries and regions of the world. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate how gay men in Sweden’s larger urban cities experience living with the disease, focusing on social exclusion, disclosure decisions and social relations. READ MORE
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3. Brownfield site developments - A case study of Kävlinge municipality
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Today, several cities stand before the challenge to transform and redevelop discontinued industrial areas that many times occupies a central part of the locality. The adaptation to these policies is among others a result of attempts to embrace and promote sustainable development, as the transformation of brownfield sites can with the right conditions and strategies provide positive change on the environment, economic development and quality of life in a community. READ MORE
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4. The Good- & Socially Sustainable Street, from a Human Perspective : Focusing on the Relationship between Physical Environments and Social Life, with Hornsgatan in Stockholm as a Case Study
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : With over 300 years serving as a traffic route it is no wonder that Hornsgatan has the role of a major ‘artery’ in today’s Stockholm. This thesis will analyze and investigate how the street environment on Hornsgatan is affecting the people spending time on the street, and how a better street life and street quality can be brought out when it comes to enhance the social aspects for the street and its people. READ MORE
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5. Främjande av biologisk mångfald i samspel med parkkaraktärer och sociala värden : en studie av Stadsträdgården i Uppsala
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : I detta kandidatarbete undersöks förutsättningar och möjligheter till att gynna pollinatörer och andra djur i Stadsträdgården, Uppsala. Att värna om de ekosystemtjänster som biologisk mångfald medför ökar vår livskvalitet och ger staden ett hållbart klimat. READ MORE
