Essays about: "Planetary Urbanisation"
Found 4 essays containing the words Planetary Urbanisation.
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1. Moving Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy : Understanding New Energy Landscapes in the Urban Hinterlands through Embedded Community Perspectives in Southern Sápmi
University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)Abstract : In recent years, we have seen that global, national, and local governments have put sustainability goals on their agendas. Thus, at different levels and in different sectors, efforts are underway to promote a ‘green shift’, including the energy sector. READ MORE
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2. From global to local - Planetary Urbanisation at Kivik Art Center
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The Thesis project is taking place at Kivik Art Center, Sweden and it explores the concept of planetary urbanisation. The concept of Planetary Urbanisation has become vividly discussed and it is a topic that expands globally, therefore Kivik Art Center is the key place that offers global connection since it has developed a vibrant identity of art, with artists around the world exhibit their work there. READ MORE
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3. Taking back the city : Citizen participation in urban planning in Dublin, Ireland
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : As we find ourselves in the midst of a planetary trend towards urbanisation, we must acknowledge that urban spaces are linked in a network of metabolic consumption and production that impact not only those recognised as ‘urban dwellers’, but are incorporated into a global structure. Ireland is no exception, with development centred around Dublin, a ‘primate city’ with a vastly larger population than others in the region. READ MORE
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4. Wrong Side of the Ridge: Charting the Urban Fabric of the Countryside
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Echoing through the lecture theatres, conference halls and pages of the contemporary Urban Studies discourse is the oft-repeated refrain that today over half the world?s population live in urban areas, and that by 2050 this proportion is expected to be upwards of 70%. The place of the leftover 50% of people inhabiting a vast and seemingly forgotten 98% of the planet?s rural territory is externalised, apparently lying outside the purview of marching urbanisation. READ MORE