Essays about: "Town and country planning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words Town and country planning.

  1. 1. Adapting to Extreme Weather Events : - Addressing Flood Risks Through Planning and Policy in Namibia

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Tim Licke; [2023]
    Keywords : Spatial planning; strategical spatial planning; planning; adaptation; climate; resilience; floods; town planning; Namibia; Efundja; Implementation; climate change; extreme weather; policy; mitigation; Fysisk planering; strategisk fysisk planering; planering; anpassning; klimat; motståndskraft; översvämningar; stadsplanering; Namibia; Efundja; Implementering; klimatförändringar; extremväder; policy;

    Abstract : This master thesis investigates planning initiatives to address extreme weather events' impacts, specifically focusing on floods in Namibia. The study highlights the significance of such events in the context of global climate change, emphasising their adverse effects on livelihoods, particularly in rural communities and informal settlements. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Role of Urban Planning in Counteracting Segregation: The Case of Pinelands, South Africa

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

    Author : Emmy Tarras-Wahlberg; Emmy Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Segregation; integration; socio-economic status; spatial planning; urban planning; affordable housing; social housing; inclusionary housing; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Segregation is a common phenomenon arising worldwide. Residential segregation has been shown to have several negative consequences for people living in less wealthy neighbourhoods, such as health-related setbacks and being less likely to cope with school. READ MORE

  4. 3. Varför flyttar folk till landet? : en fallstudie av en landsbygdsort i en lågpendlingskommun

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Sara Hjalmarsson; [2021]
    Keywords : landsbygd; landsbygdsboende; tätort; naturnära; glesbygd; rural; rural areas; rural living; urban areas; close to nature;

    Abstract : Målet med uppsatsen har varit attsammanställa en tematisk analys av argument för varför människor väljer att bosätta sig på landsbygden i en lågpendlingskommun. Detta har jag gjort genom att intervjua boende i en landsbygdsort i en lågpendlingskommun i Östergötland. READ MORE

  5. 4. Public place, female space : a proposed structure plan for Kihinani, Zanzibar which includes women in the planning process

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

    Author : Hanna Axelsson; Louise Nederman; [2019]
    Keywords : urban planning; women; informal settlements; developing country; public space; Zanzibar; MFS;

    Abstract : The urban population is rapidly expanding and Africa has the fastest growing population in the world. Zanzibar Town is the urban, densely populated area in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island state in Tanzania. During the last fifty years, the population has increased by 630% in the city. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ilulissat, Living the Arctic

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

    Author : Rebekka Gudmundsdottir; [2019]
    Keywords : Greenland; Ilulissat; Arctic; Architecture; Urban Design; Sustainability; Climate; Liveability; Climate sensitive architecture; cultural values; climate change; cultural identity; environment; extreme climate; extreme landscape; urban density; urban planning; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Nowhere in the world is there more proof of climate change than in Greenland, Ilulissat is no exception. With climate change and visible climatic shifts things are rapidly changing and already affecting the life of the people who live there. Those dramatic changes are not only affecting the Arctic but the whole global community. READ MORE