Essays about: "Streetlights"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word Streetlights.

  1. 1. Do estate-level characteristics generate unsafety? : Examining neighborhood and estate characteristics influence on perceived residential safety in Gothenburg

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Frisk Garcia; [2023]
    Keywords : Perceived safety; fixed effects; estate level effects; customer satisfaction surveys;

    Abstract : Do estate and neighborhood characteristics influence perceptions of safety? Using data from a survey of residents living in municipal housing in Gothenburg, this paper argues that the spatial and social characteristics of a neighborhood vastly outpace the role of its socioeconomic and demographic composition, when it comes to accounting for the perceived safety of its residents. The dataset consists of survey data on residents’ perception of safety from 2013-2014 and 2016-2021 in Gothenburg linked with sociodemographic data at an estate level. READ MORE

  3. 2. Safety in Urban Spaces using Urban Planning: a Comparative Study in Bogotá, Colombia

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

    Author : Sara Sandefeldt; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; Bogotá; Colombia; safety; urban design; urban spaces; women; gender; fear Stadsplanering; trygghet; publika rum; kvinnor; kön; rädsla; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Many cities around the world are facing the same challenges when it comes to the ability for women to move around and feel safe in public spaces. For women, using public spaces entails fear of sexual violence and of being attacked, which forces them to always be vigilant and reduces their quality of life. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ságastallam/Dialogue

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

    Author : Emil Stefansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The hiker reaches out from the city, town, or village, intending to be alone. Away from sounds, away from paved roads and houses, away from streetlights and phones, away from people. But what is ‘nature’, and who has the right to it? The untouched landscape shaped by nothing but the earth itself is today hard to find. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sounds of Rain

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

    Author : Skröder Fanny; [2019-10-24]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This project is about creating a sonic experience using rain as a sound component in park environments in Gothenburg. I wanted to take advantage of the rain since a third part of the year in Gothenburg consists of rainy days. For many in the Western world, where rain is not scarce, the cold and wet rain is viewed as a negative thing. READ MORE

  6. 5. Design Concept for Thule Strollers- Improving the user experience in the dark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Torun Nachtweij; [2019]
    Keywords : User experience; Lights for strollers; Safety; Aesthetics; Behavioral design; Thule; Concept development.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : For most people getting a stroller is an obvious thing to do when having a baby. It’s mainly used for transportation of the baby but has other functions as well. For example, it is used as a storage, serves as a shopping bag for groceries and makes a perfect bed for a baby nap. READ MORE