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  1. 1. A place-making proposal for Karlholm strand based on a planning ethic, community development ideals and landscape aesthetics

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Md Ratin; [2021]
    Keywords : aesthetics; community; ethics; housing; Karlholm; place-making; shoreline;

    Abstract : The subject scope of this thesis is about built structure in the landscape close to the water in a specific place, Karlholm, in the municipality of Tierp, Sweden. Karlholm Strand is one of many places in Sweden where there is no shoreline protection. READ MORE

  3. 2. To Cities in the Global South, From Sweden with Love

    University essay from KTH/Hållbarhet och industriell dynamik

    Author : Simon Runsten; [2017]
    Keywords : Urban sustainability; Development cooperation; Actor-network; Policy mobility; Socio-technical transitions;

    Abstract : Rapid urbanization and limited resources is creating enormous challenges to cities in the global South, which has been increasingly acknowledged as a motivation for international cooperation in recent years. Both theory and practice have however paid little attention to how differences in geographical contexts and views on what sustainability is play out in such cooperation. READ MORE

  4. 3. When Ecotopia grows : Politicizing the stories of Swedish sustainable urban development

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Toni Adscheid; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Sweden is known world-wide for its achievements in the field of sustainable urban development. Due to this global recognition Swedish stories and policies of sustainable urban development are being spread across various spatial and institutional contexts. READ MORE

  5. 4. Climate in mind - climate-adapted neighborhood design : a case study from Nyhamnen in Malmö, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Anna-Lena Sauer; [2017]
    Keywords : Nyhamnen; Malmö; SymbioCity Approach; Sustainability Science; urban green spaces; multifunctional space; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cities affected by the impacts of climate change have to find new ways to adapt to the variability in weather patterns, such as heavy rainfalls and storms. The coastal city Malmö, a former industrial city, aims to be carbon neutral by 2020 and provided by 100 percent renewable energies in 2030. READ MORE