Essays about: "citizen participation"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 203 essays containing the words citizen participation.

1. 31. The Shokuiku Act and its implementation in Kyoto : A study of the Shokuiku promotion plans on national, prefectural and municipal leve

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

   Author : Jenny Nordlund; [2022]
   Keywords : food education; urban farming; policy making; sustainability;

   Abstract : More and more cities are facing depopulation, and Japan’s answer to that is the Shokuiku Act to educate the citizens on food and nutrition. However, the law faced criticism for being too controlling. READ MORE

3. 32. Value Creation in Open Government Data : A Case Study of Swedish Municipality Open Data Platform

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : Jude Nkeme Ngambong; Pavithra Sivakumar; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The concept of open data in the public sector is not new, and governments have long beenthe primary producers and collectors of data in a variety of sectors. Despite this, previousresearch mostly focused on private open data and only a limited number of studies haveaddressed public sector open data. READ MORE

4. 33. Participatory processes and outdoor design initiatives in a student dormitories : Proposals for new public space in Grønjordskollegiet

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   Author : Zvonimir Barbir; [2022]
   Keywords : Public space; sustainability; community-based planning; participatory design; liveability; ethnography; urban planning; student dormitories;

   Abstract : As urban planning demands an active role of public participation, it is important to accommodate participatory methods to the specific urban settings. This research develops community-based planning practices and analyses the needs of residents in student dormitory through the use of experimental workshops and observations conducted while experiencing and addressing the current spatial problems of outdoor areas of Grønjordskollegiet in Copenhagen, which serves as a case study. READ MORE

5. 34. Sustainable development of on-shore wind power : integrated landscape character assessment as a tool to improve assessment of on-shore wind power in southern Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Diego Mascareño Suarez; [2022]
   Keywords : wind power; landscape democracy; ; ArcGIS; european landscape convention; ; landscape actors; land use conflicts;

   Abstract : To meet the increasing demand of renewable energy and move from the fossil-fuel economy, Sweden aims to expand the onshore wind power production from 30 TWh today, to 80 TWh by 2040, with a strong expansion in Southern Sweden aiming to complement the infrastructure implemented in Northern Sweden. The implementation in Southern Sweden has created growing conflict as landscapes of cultural, ecological, and social importance try to accommodate this new energy landscape. READ MORE

6. 35. Global Crowdsourcing for Climate Change: Citizen engagement in environmental monitoring : An exploratory case study of breaking a world record with drones

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Yambot Aguilera Bezrokov; Jennifer Bouman; [2022]
   Keywords : Crowdsourcing; drones; environmental data collection; citizen participation and engagement; Self-Determination Theory; Social Exchange Theory; Social Identity Theory; I-P-O model;

   Abstract : The rise of crowdsourcing practices has revolutionized the way in which organizational tasks can be performed. One application of crowdsourcing that has been receiving growing attention over the past decade is using the crowd to collect environmental data that is needed to monitor, manage and predict environmental events. READ MORE