Essays about: "Urban visibility"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the words Urban visibility.

  1. 11. Light, visibility and perceived safety: a case study on how light levels and light distribution are related to women’s perceived safety in  the urban environment  of Stockholm city

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Victória Loureiro Cardoso; [2021]
    Keywords : Visibility; Light distribution; Light level; Perceived safety; Urban spaces; City and gender.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between light, visibility and women’s perceived safety through a case study. Specifically, it investigates visibility related to light levels and light distribution at four bus stops in urban areas of Stockholm, Sweden. The methodology is divided into Literature review and Case study. READ MORE

  3. 12. SAVE KORTEDALA LIBRARY Gendering Practices in Urban Activism

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Magdalena Myhreld; [2020-01-07]
    Keywords : Urban movemenst; Gender performativity; Neoliberalism; Neighborhood activism; Libraries;

    Abstract : The aim of the study was to discuss conditions for urban activism, through looking at the interest group Save Kortedala Library and its gendering practices. The aim was furthermore to examine the role Kortedala Library plays for the community as well as to relate Save Kortedala Library to a larger context of resistance to neoliberalism. READ MORE

  4. 13. Urban Dark Acupuncture for Darkness: Value of Darkness in Pedestrian Experience of Sudirman Street, Jakarta

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Dane Amilawangi; [2020]
    Keywords : Urban Lighting; Urban Acupuncture; Light Pollution; Darkness;

    Abstract : As much as we thought about artificial lighting in planning of our urban nightscape, it is necessary to balance it with consideration regarding darkness. In response to the problems caused by artificial lighting; such as light pollution and disruption to human circadian rhythm, darkness should be seen as a value that brings balance for the environment. READ MORE

  5. 14. Trails and roads: from the Paramo to the city : exploring the tensions between environmental conservation and economic growth. A case study in Sumapaz, Colombia.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Juanita Alvarez Jaramillo; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The need to preserve ecosystems to enable the reproduction of a global market-based economy has led conservationist measures that are in contradiction with a model of Development heavily based on the connectivity to broader markets. The case of protected Colombian Paramo in Sumapaz explores trails’ as a conduit to understand social mechanisms for space-time appropriations and how are they contested. READ MORE

  6. 15. (In)Visible Presence: Narratives of inclusion and exclusion in a Milanese public space

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Giulia Merelli; [2020]
    Keywords : contested space; visibility; invisibility; practices; Milan; re-territorialization; migrants;

    Abstract : Urban public space is arguably far from the pacified, freely accessible, democratic space which Western normative literature proposes. It is a site of contention, where different interests, norms and perceptions over appropriate uses and presence come into conflict. READ MORE