Essays about: "Urban Activism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words Urban Activism.

1. 1. Mamlets - A Sustainable Parklet Network in Malmö, Sweden

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

   Author : Javier Ignacio Navarro Puig; [2023]
   Keywords : Urban Recovery; Urban Transformation; Urban Mobility; Urban Sustainability; Social Sustainability; Democratic Design; Material Upcycling; Circular Economy; Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Today cities are the result of centuries of history and human development, accelerated during the past 100 years. Post-industrialization, modernism’s top-down city planning approach, and the prioritisation of motor vehicle design over humans resulted in more people moving to cities, more space needed to allocate new vehicles, expansion over rural areas, and exponential pollution growth. READ MORE

3. 2. Food Delivery Couriers and the City : From Humans to Objects. From Objects to Place Makers.The City as the Aftermath of Posthuman Encounters.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Guillermo Valladares López; [2022]
   Keywords : food delivery courier; agency; posthumanism; urban friction; placemaking;

   Abstract : In recent years, many academics have noticed the presence of food delivery couriers in theurban space. Likewise, activism has emerged calling for the recognition of food deliverycouriers, and many have addressed the dehumanization they have suffered by becomingcommodities and, thus, objects. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring culture as a driver for urban sustainability

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

   Author : Annete Priyadarshini; Irene Riquelme Fernández; Nicole Macharová; [2022]
   Keywords : cultural governance; collaborative governance; culture for urban sustainability.;

   Abstract : Many scholars and practitioners consider culture an essential ingredient of sustainability that is often underrepresented in the mainstream discourse on sustainability. However, in the last decade, the idea of culture as an agent of transformation capable of driving urban sustainability has gained momentum. READ MORE

5. 4. A study of climate labels’ promise to redefine the climate impact of the restaurant industry : a case study of Klimato

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

   Author : Anne-Sophie Gay; [2022]
   Keywords : carbon footprint; climate labelling; restaurant; climate action; environmental communication;

   Abstract : Purpose Collective efforts are needed to reach these ambitious goals to change the status quo to combat climate change. As the food industry accounts for more than one-third of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, it is one of the single largest contributors to climate change. READ MORE

6. 5. Design Activism Challenging the Speciesist Upbringing of Children

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Matilda Wallén; [2022]
   Keywords : Critical Design; Provotypes; Design Activism; Animal Rights; Speciesism; Child Rearing; Parenting;

   Abstract : The arguments for advancing the interests of other animals are overwhelming. Human's exploitation of other animals is deeply intertwined with the modern crisis. The reality for the nonhuman animals we consume is a blind spot in our children's education. Not only are they withheld certain information, but they are also lied to. READ MORE