Essays about: "bottom-up urbanism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words bottom-up urbanism.
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1. City of the Dead - “We are neither living nor dying, we are something in between”
University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljöAbstract : “We are neither living nor dying, we are something in between” Since the beginning of history, the living and the dead have been separated. This has made it almost im- possible to co-live together under one roof. We, ‘the living’, have even created “deathscapes” which have set a clear boundary between us and them, ‘the dead’. READ MORE
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2. Playing with Public Space : Engaging Residents in a Playful Co-creation Process to Change their Neighbourhood
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : I would like to open this thesis by asking the reader to reflect on the following questions regarding the urban space they live in or transit through often: How are these spaces designed? Do residents or inhabitants influence the design of these spaces? In many cities around the world we are witnessing an increased interest from the top management in including inhabitants in their planning and design schemes, yet there seems to be a problem. The way to do this remains top-down in the great majority of cases, meaning that the role of the user of space is clearly differentiated from the expert (urban planner, designer, architect), who tends to consult residents rather than include them as equals in the processes of modifying space. READ MORE
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3. SoFo in Stockholm: Placemaking in the age of hipster urbanism
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The transformation of cities through gentrification and the commodification of culture and green space are central problems in Urban Studies. This thesis investigated how cities like Stockholm can move forward from this gentrification. READ MORE
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4. Urban Redevelopment in Shenzhen, China : Neoliberal Urbanism, Gentrification, and Everyday Life in Baishizhou Urban Village
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : Urban redevelopment is increasingly used as a policy tool for economic growth by local governments in Chinese cities, which is taking place amid rapid urbanization and in an expanding globalized economy. Along with the spatial transformation, urban redevelopment often entails socioeconomic change in the form of processes of gentrification, which is propelled by the dominance of neoliberal market-oriented policy and practice in the country. READ MORE
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5. Design Elements of Shop Facades and Affordances : a case study in Stockholm
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : As inhabitants on the earth and as designers in societies, we always think and try to make the world better, to be sustainable. Regarding everyday life in city, to enhance social sustainability, it is revealed that walkability and diversity mean a lot to livability and lovability. READ MORE
