Essays about: "boulevards"
Found 4 essays containing the word boulevards.
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1. Revising urban mobilities : Transformation of Essingeleden motorway into a safer, more walkable and transit-friendlier mobility corridor
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Many cities including Stockholm gave highways as a solution to traffic congestion. Essingeleden motorway is part of European route E4 and today is the busiest road in Sweden. It connects the north and the south part of the country, by crossing islands of central Stockholm. READ MORE
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2. Consequences of a flood in Kristianstad, Sweden : a GIS-based analysis of impacts on important societal functions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : According to a recent report from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, the city of Kristianstad is considered as one of the most vulnerable in Sweden regarding consequences of a flood. Being protected by a barrier system, a failure would most likely have serious impact on the city. READ MORE
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3. From expressways to boulevards : The compared conditions for boulevardisation in Stockholm and Helsinki
University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljöAbstract : At the end of 2014 Helsinki planning department published the draft of their new general plan. It includes an initiative to convert several of its major roads from expressways to urban boulevards, in order to utilize this central land for development of housing and workplaces. READ MORE
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4. How mobility networks have been dealt with socially and how they can better be dealt with in the future
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : The city, since the industrialization period, is no longer the product of a single mind. With bold and massive investment in infrastructure networks that followed this period, engineering professions gained unparallel social status and gained importance in municipality ranks. READ MORE