Essays about: "Plaza"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the word Plaza.

1. 1. Kill your darlings. A case study on balancing perform and transform towards net zero emission and what implications shifts in green technology may have on business models

   University essay from

   Author : Filip Stener; Marielle Plaza; [2022-04-07]
   Keywords : transformation; sustainability; investments; green technology; business models; servitization; partnerships; profit; finance;

   Abstract : Large manufacturing companies with the ability to use internal sources of capital to finance their investments in green technologies face several complex issues and decisions on how to perform today to finance their transition. There is currently a lack of research on how companies can accelerate sustainable transitions. READ MORE

3. 2. Lighting as a Placemaking tool for a Historic Urban Market Promenade

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Anusha Sullia Vijayananda; [2022]
   Keywords : Placemaking; user groups; historic image; public plaza; inclusive lighting;

   Abstract : As we move forward in time, our cities are meant to be progressive, which should ideally prioritize its pedestrians and make spaces inclusive to all socio-economic groups. On the contrary, observation tells that some of our cities get designed with an “orthodox” approach by keeping in mind the interests of motorways with high mast blue-rich LED luminaires. READ MORE

4. 3. Inflexible Patterns : Kay Fiskers Plads and the Fight for Quality Public Space

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

   Author : Bergen Jome; [2022]
   Keywords : Plaza; square; entrepreneurial urban planning; transportation-based planning; organizational ambidexterity; dead urban space; office and retail park; design; quality of outdoor space;

   Abstract : Kay Fiskers Plads lies at the junction of Copenhagen’s south-bound  metro line, M1, and the Øresundtog train route connecting the city with Malmö, Sweden across the Øresund channel. Surrounding the plaza are Scandinavia’s largest shopping mall, Fields, Neroport offices, Sweden’s Ferring Pharmaceuticals branch and office spaces owned by KLP Ejendomme, a Norwegian based real estate firm. READ MORE

5. 4. Temporary Inaccessibility : Recognizing the non-permanent barriers faced by people with disabilities

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

   Author : Erich Stüssi; [2022]
   Keywords : disability; accessibility; inaccessibility; temporality; physical barriers; standardization; regulation; the built environment; go-along; Berlin;

   Abstract : People with disabilities will experience discrimination in many ways during their daily life; one way being the presence of physical barriers in the public built environment which prevent their full participation. Within the EU and in Germany, regulations and building standards are the primary tool used for ensuring accessibility within the built environment, however, full and equal access for people with disabilities has not been achieved. READ MORE

6. 5. The City as a Weapon: Producing space through conflict in Santiago, Chile

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

   Author : Leonardo Fernandes Rodrigues; [2021]
   Keywords : social production of space; critical urban theory; Santiago de Chile; Estallido Social; semiotics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The idea of Chile as a “miracle” of neoliberal reform has been extensively confronted since October of 2019 in a large wave of protests throughout the country, by a vast majority feeling excluded from its benefits. Despite this conflict (known as the “Estallido Social”, or “Social Outbreak”) occurring exclusively in cities, previous analyses do not explicitly address the role of urban space in this process. READ MORE