Essays about: "Suburbs"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 110 essays containing the word Suburbs.

  1. 11. Urban Ergonomics - A study towards a smarter use of resources and space in external shopping centers in Sweden.

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

    Author : Mutaz Al-abtah; [2022]
    Keywords : Shopping centers; Shopping; Circular economy; Urban transformation; Big-box retail stores; Urban ergonomics; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : As a result of 20th-century car-centric planning, many urban districts had emerged designed to serve only one function. Different residential suburbs and trade areas were dispersed scattered within and outside the cities. This has led to more dependence on private cars to meet people’s daily needs. READ MORE

  3. 12. Järva Kultur & Sport - Cultural activation of Järva, Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Rayan Ahmad; [2022]
    Keywords : Järva; Integration; Segregation; Sport;

    Abstract : Studies have shown that kids and youths that grow up in segregated communities with parents who have low social knowledge are most likely to struggle as adults. Last year I was part of an ideal group called Löparakademin, this group's mission was to gather youths in different suburbs and have different activities with them  for 10 weeks, the main one being to run. READ MORE

  4. 13. HER.. Empowering Immigrant Women in Norra Botkyrka

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Rima Alhamedd; [2022]
    Keywords : Botkyrka; segregation; feminist; intersectionality; mental mapping; qualitative interview;

    Abstract : Stockholm is a vibrant and attractive city. Surveys show that the residents in Stockholm are happy with their lives. It has also been proved that Stockholm is a highly socio-economic segregated city.Suburbs that are well known as segregated precarious residential areas in Stockholm, are Botkyrka, Tensta, Husby, Skärholmen, Rinkeby, and others. READ MORE

  5. 14. Residential Segregation and Crime: An empirical analysis of the relationship between residential segregation and crime in the Stockholm region

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Rodas Dawit; et.al; [2021]
    Keywords : Ethnic Residential Segregation; Crime; Intersubjectivity; Moral Ambiguity; Behavioural Economics; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Parallel Societies;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine if the rise in crime, in the suburbs of the Stockholm region, can be explained by the effect of residential segregation on behaviour. The main focus of this thesis is the three primary approaches to economics of crime; Freeman’s (1999) cost-benefit analysis, Wynarczyk’s (2002) theory on intersubjectivity and morals affect on crime participation, and finally Feldman and Smith's (2014) analysis of how morals effect good and bad people. READ MORE

  6. 15. Urban infrastructure inundation risk from permanent sea-level rise scenarios in London (UK), Bangkok (Thailand) and Mumbai (India): A comparative analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Shawn Pace; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Climate Change; Sea-Level Rise; Urban Infrastructure; DEM; London; Mumbai; Bangkok; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Due to anthropogenically created climate change, global cities are facing inundation by rising sea levels. This study aimed to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the exposure of urban infrastructure such as roads, railways, buildings and parks to sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios, and how this would affect local populations. READ MORE