Essays about: "Peripheral Region"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words Peripheral Region.

  1. 1. Negotiating Political Power on Bornholm : The Anonymous Philander Letter and the Response of the Danish Absolutist State, 1737–1739

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Matthías Aron Ólafsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social history; early modern state; absolutism; Denmark; Bornholm; commissions; interaction; negotiation; political power; political culture;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the negotiation of political power between the Danish absolutist state, the local government on Bornholm, and its subjects there during the winter of 1738–1739. The aim is to better understand how political power was negotiated in a peripheral region of an early modern state, but also to explore what caused this interaction to begin with and why its eventual outcome was a compromise by the state. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding Residents’ Decision-Making in Urban Regeneration: A Case Study of Kale Neighborhood in Çorum, Turkey

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

    Author : Ethan Claney; [2023]
    Keywords : urban regeneration; decision-making; Turkey; peripheral communities; squatter neighbourhoods; neoliberal authoritarianism; Gramsci; consent and coercion;

    Abstract : This study examines the decision-making processes of residents in Turkey’s urban regeneration projects employing a single case study, namely, Çorum’s Kale neighbourhood. Çorum is a city with 250,000 inhabitants located in Black Sea Region. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mapping Resilience The role of agency and technological novelty in facing crises

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

    Author : Marco Dal Monte; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present thesis aims to describe the role of resilience in recovering from a systemic shock in peripheral regions. To do so literature review and a theoretical framework is assessed, for then taking into consideration an empirical case. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nature Nexus - Small town sustainability in an island context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Emily Axtell Himber; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban Design; Rural Design; Denmark; Nexø; Bornholm; Small Town Sustainability; Residential; Yderområde i Danmark; Yderkommuner; Sunshine Island; Solskinsøen; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Despite its sandy beaches, lush forest, and many sunshine hours, Bornholm was placed on a list along with 23 other municipalities as a peripheral area by Erhvervsstyrelsen in 2014. This designation means that the municipality’s income per capita is less than 90 percent of the national average and over an hour away from a large city. READ MORE

  6. 5. Possibilities and challenges when planning in peripheral Sweden : How does othering and peripheralisation discursively impact strategic planning in Jämtland?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Maria Stafverfeldt; [2022]
    Keywords : Jämtland; othering; peripheralisation; rural planning; strategic planning; urban norm;

    Abstract : Disparities between regions in Sweden and the EU have been discussed in different fields throughout the years. Norrland, which is the northernmost region of Sweden, has long been recognised as being disadvantaged in comparison to the rest of the country and could be argued to have been peripheralised for centuries. READ MORE