Essays about: "My town"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 92 essays containing the words My town.

1. 1. NOT IN MY LIMHAMN : Investigating the implications of social mixing in an affluent area, through the case of Limhamns Sjöstad

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Ella Klausen; [2023]
   Keywords : Urban planning; social mixing; diversity; local opposition; NIMBYism;

   Abstract : In 2020, reports were made of local opposition directed towards the development of public housing in a new residential area called Limhamns Sjöstad (Limhamn's seaside town), located in one of the most affluent districts of Malmö, Sweden. The reports of the local opposition initiated a media debate regarding the municipal housing provision and aim to promote social mixing to counteract segregation within the city. READ MORE

3. 2. Vår festival 2022

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

   Author : Prachi Patil; [2022-05-27]
   Keywords : Community building; social innovation; participatory design;

   Abstract : Vår festival focuses on community building from a participatory design perspective within a multi-ethnic small town in Sweden where 7 to 9 year old children are deprived of participating in their local community and influencing its culture. During this project, I used my position as a child culture designer to investigate the realities of child participation and aimed to expand children's agency and belonging in their neighbourhood. READ MORE

4. 3. A Seamless City : female textile workers in the urban fabric of Malmö

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Sara Saleh; [2022]
   Keywords : textile industry; autoethnography; industrial landscape; Malmö strumpfabrik AB; Marabou; recreation; factory workers; architecture; urban planning; site analysis; urban history; Malmö; Sundbyberg; landscape architecture; industrial development;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how the historical presence of female textile industry workers can be envisaged in the urban landscape of Malmö. With the background of Malmö’s urban history and transformation from an industrial town to a “City of Knowledge”, and an autoethnographic method based on a framework of Critical Normativity, two case studies are performed. READ MORE

5. 4. Kvicksunds Marina

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Sigurd Snoder Gustavsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Kvicksund; Marina; Eskilstuna; boatyard; boatclub; harbor;

   Abstract : The small town of Kvicksund is beautifully located next to lake Mälaren with good communication by boat, train, and car. Today there are around 3,000 people who live here, most of them families with children living in villas. READ MORE

6. 5. THE POTENTIAL OF WATER - A CITY PLANNING PROJECT EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES OF FLOATING STRUCTURES

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Sherin Roth; [2021]
   Keywords : Stockholm; Fisksätra; Floating structures; Building on water; City planning; Floating houses; city district;

   Abstract : This project investigates the possibilities of building on water as a way to add valuable land to dense cities. By utilizing floating structures, I have made a proposal for a new city district on the water outside of Fisksätra, a suburb located 30 minutes east of Stockholm. READ MORE