Essays about: "Urban Fringe"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 30 essays containing the words Urban Fringe.

  1. 26. A bridge of sustainable urban greening : a case study of Frederiksberg park, Copenhagen and Västra Hamnen Bo01 Malmö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

    Author : Zhao Huang; [2007]
    Keywords : urban growth; compact city; green structure; green network; psychological and social benefits; human; Frederiksberg park; Västra Hamnen Bo01;

    Abstract : Urban growth causes various environmental problems. In order to ameliorate this problem, the idea of the compact city has been introduced nowadays. However, densification can imply a loss of other important urban quality factors, such as green spaces. And high pressures has been input. READ MORE

  3. 27. Gestaltning av boendelandskapet i gränsen mellan stad och land : exemplet Norränga i Lund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

    Author : Hanna Grendalen; [2007]
    Keywords : boendelandskap; planering; dagvatten;

    Abstract : This is a 20 credit Master thesis within the landscape architecture education at the Institute for Landscape Planning at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences at Alnarp. Norränga is situated on the fringe of the city of Lund, east of the existing district of Linero. READ MORE

  4. 28. ENVISAT ASAR for Land Cover Mappingand Change Detection

    University essay from KTH/Geodesi och satellitpositionering

    Author : Kazi Iashtiak Ahmed; [2006]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The principal objective of this research is to investigate the capability of multi-temporal,multi-incidence angle, dual polarization ENVISAT ASAR imagery for extractinglanduse/land cover information in the rural-urban fringe of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)using different image processing techniques and classification algorithms. An attempt todetermine the temporal change of landuse is also made. READ MORE

  5. 29. The conflict between agricultural land and illegal settlements : a land use plan of Pukara in Cochabamba

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering och byggteknik

    Author : Annika Fohlin; Maria Johansson; [2001]
    Keywords : Bolivia; Cochabamba; Physical Planning; land-use conflicts; agriculture; illegal settlements; mfs;

    Abstract : The number of inhabitants in Cochabamba has expanded enormously during the last decades and the expansion takes place in the fringe areas, usually on the forested mountains in the north or on land for agriculture use in the south. One of these agricultural areas is our project area in Pukara, District 9. READ MORE

  6. 30. Assessing salinization, sand encroachment and expanding urban areas in the Nile Valley using Landsat MSS data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Sara Brogaard; Helén Falkenström; [1995]
    Keywords : geography; physical geography; salinization; sand encroachment; Nile Valley; Landsat MSS data; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Jordförstöring och utbredning av urbana områden är allvarliga hot mot Egyptens jordbruk och ekonomi, samt försvårar försörjningen av den snabbt växande befolkningen. Landsat MSS bilder från tre år; 1972, 1986 och 1992, har använts för att studera försaltning, försandning och urbanisering i Nildalen, mellersta Egypten. READ MORE