Essays about: "Open governance"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 85 essays containing the words Open governance.

  1. 21. The urban planning of Istanbul and the provision of green resilient zones in an earthquake-hit metropolitan area -A case study of Istanbul & Avcılar

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Melissa Högberg Yilmaz; [2020]
    Keywords : Earthquake; Turkey; Istanbul; Avcilar; disaster risk reduction; urban disaster resilience; green areas; green infrastructure; regional planning; governance; planning hierarchy;

    Abstract : This paper examines how green areas may be used as strategic recovery zones in the event of an earthquake and how these zones may strengthen the resilience for future quakes in Istanbul. The paper also refers to investigating why the planning system in Turkey can pose a threat for the provision of green areas. READ MORE

  2. 22. Evigt liv eller nytt? : landscape governance för en långsiktig förvaltning av Sankt Lars gravplats

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

    Author : Sara Saleh; [2020]
    Keywords : Sankt Lars; gravplats; förvaltning; ; governance; autoetnografi; kulturarv; styrning; Lund; Staffanstorp; korrektionsanstalt;

    Abstract : Sankt Lars sjukhusområde i Lund kopplar samman ett historiskt arv av korrektionsanstalter och en tidigt modernistisk syn på grönskans välgörande egenskaper med en samtida stadsutvecklingsvurm. Sankt Lars gravplats befinner sig i skärningspunkten mellan olika intressenter, offentliga såväl som privata, med en bristfällig förvaltningsgrad som konsekvens. READ MORE

  3. 23. Towards an understanding of OSS ecosystem health : Health characteristics and the benefits and barriers of their digital evaluation tools

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Alexander Ozaeta-Arce; [2020]
    Keywords : Open source software; Ecosystem health; Evaluation method; Digital evaluation tool; Sustainability; Health characteristics;

    Abstract : In order for the collaborations to be fruitful and sustainable between organisations and open source software (OSS) ecosystems, maintainers need to understand if, and how it is possible to evaluate OSS ecosystem health in an effective manner. Understanding how OSS maintainers characterise ecosystem health and how they evaluate these health characteristics using digital evaluation tools is interesting to analyse since it could give insight in how ecosystem health in practice is evaluated, which health aspects can be evaluated with the help of digital tools, and what barriers exists in the evaluation processes. READ MORE

  4. 24. Technological Salvation or Orwellian Panopticon? : A Case Study on Social Labelling, Governance, and Social Control in China´s Social Credit System

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Fredrik Ragnell; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Labelling; China; Social Credit System; Governance; Social Control;

    Abstract : The international governance discourse has seen radical changes in both trends and understandings in recent years, from the global dominance of liberal democracy after the Cold War, to the current movement towards authoritarianism. The modern autocracy has progressed its reach by the use of new applications in technology, which has resulted in a digital authoritarianism, also known as E-governance. READ MORE

  5. 25. Planning for non-profit sharing : A case study of Gothenburg and Umeå, Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Felix Schulz; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainable consumption; sharing economy; sharing cities; non-profit sharing; urban planning; governance;

    Abstract : The prevailing capitalist and growth-driven economic system has led to an increase in inequality, resource consumption, and environmental pressure on the earth’s vital support systems. Cities face a number of sustainability challenges, and in view of overconsumption in affluent societies, particularly in the Global North, the question arises how alternative approaches can be implemented at the local level. READ MORE