Essays about: "Urban Village"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 131 essays containing the words Urban Village.

1. 16. Woolgathering : Wool as a resource for rural regeneration

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Rebecca Lindkvist; [2022]
   Keywords : rural development; rural regeneration; architecture; waste utilization; wool;

   Abstract : Woolgathering aims to speculate around ways to reduce the wasteof wool and how wool can catalyze the regeneration of ruralvillages in the north of Sweden. In Sweden today, we producearound 1000 metric tons of wool per year, yet only about half of it isused. READ MORE

3. 17. The Untold Story of Baba Island : Sustainable Livelihood: The Revival of Fishing Community andEcology of Baba Island, Karachi

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Mahum Ahmad; [2022]
   Keywords : Ecology; Community Building; Urban Design; Architecture; Rising Sea Levels;

   Abstract : Once covered by dense mangrove forest, Baba Island was inclusive of a group of Islands protecting the Kolachi settlement from storms and invasion.  Kolachi Jo Goth (fisherman’s village) transformed into the present-day megacity of Karachi when the British conquered and established it as a harbour for trade. READ MORE

4. 18. Attractive rural living : a future vision for Hjalteyri village in North Iceland

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

   Author : Anna Kristín Guðmundsdóttir; [2021]
   Keywords : rural living; villages; attractions; public spaces; placemaking; landscape architecture; urban design; landscape identity;

   Abstract : In an era of rapid urbanisation, rural settlements are becoming more fragile to population decline and other coinciding factors. The restrictions following the Covid-19 Pandemic have demonstrated that now there are more possibilities for remote work than before. READ MORE

5. 19. Ruralization - moving back to the countryside

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

   Author : Siri Jeppson; [2021]
   Keywords : Urbanization; countryside; rural areas; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : After hundreds of years of urbanization a new trend is here. In Sweden, people are now leaving the big cities for a life in the countryside. How can urban designers work with rural areas and how do we do urban design in a rural way? This thesis investigates rural design in a Swedish village called Björkvik.. READ MORE

6. 20. Building Community with Bamboo: ”Six volcanoes” multifunctional public space in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Jeff Ranara; [2021]
   Keywords : bamboo; public space; thatch roof; community; social cohesion; Tuntungin Putho; Los Baños; Laguna; Philippines;

   Abstract : Inspired by regional Austronesian vernacular architecture, volcanic forms in the northern island of Luzon in the Philippines, and the natural geometry of the Fibonacci spiral, “Six volcanoes” is a multifunctional public space in the municipality of Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, located a stone’s throw southeast of the University of the Philippines, Los Baños campus, in the peri-urban community of Barangay (village) Tuntungin Putho.   The 3500 sqm. READ MORE