Essays about: "city district"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 333 essays containing the words city district.

  1. 21. Urban living in Wood CLT housing in Slakthusområdet

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Fadri Horber; [2023]
    Keywords : Residential housing out of CLT material in Slakthusområdet; Stockholm;

    Abstract : This project aims to investigate a sustainable approach to housing construction by utilizing CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) as a fundamental structural element. Emphasizing the significance of pedestrian and bicycle accessibility, this aspect was integrated into the design proposal. READ MORE

  3. 22. Reconnecting Gävle’s Delta : a post-industrial urban transformation project for Sweden’s coastal landscape

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

    Author : Rachel Murray; [2023]
    Keywords : resilience; blue-green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; flooding; brownfield development; post-industrial urban development; landscape architecture; urban planning; climate adaptation; water-sensitive urban design; urban ecology;

    Abstract : This speculative design-led research project addresses the challenges of transforming dilapidated post-industrial brownfield sites into thriving, sustainable, resilient urban neighbourhoods. Tasked with allocating urban growth, municipality planning departments increasingly look towards underused but centrally located industrial sites for future development. READ MORE

  4. 23. ”The Sea City” in Trelleborg: A climate-adapted design proposal to combat flooding from cloudbursts and rising sea levels

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

    Author : Ulrica Flemström; [2023]
    Keywords : Adaptability; climate adaptation; cloudbursts; coastal protections; flooding; nature-based solutions; resilience; rising sea levels; sustainability; sustainable urban design; urban design; urban planning.; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Scientific studies indicate that the effects of the ongoing climate crisis negatively affect and sometimes also threaten the built environment, humanity and nature in many ways. Cloudbursts and rising sea levels are two examples of such effects, which result in complex dilemmas and interesting challenges that planners and urban designers face within their field of work. READ MORE

  5. 24. Port of Beirut: A Proposal for the Future Port District as a Response to Early 21st and 20th Century Urban Development Practices in the City of Beirut

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

    Author : Ruben Epping; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban Development; Urban Design; Waterfront Development; Port of Beirut; Public Space; Architecture; Climate; Arts and Architecture;

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  6. 25. Dagvatten som berikar : en gestaltning av stadsdelsparken Ekebydalen i Uppsala innefattande integrering av dagvattenanläggningar och sociotopvärden

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

    Author : Sofia Andersson; Ellica Ericsson; [2023]
    Keywords : dagvatten; dagvattenhantering; hållbar dagvattenhantering; skyfall; klimatanpassning; nature-based solutions; sociotopvärden; Ekebydalen Uppsala; stadsdelspark; gestaltning;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringarna leder till skyfall och en ökad risk för översvämningar i våra städer som därmed behöver klimatanpassas för att hantera detta. Kravet på en hållbar dagvattenhantering ökar vilket innebär att vattnet fördröjs och renas på ett sätt som är inspirerat av naturen. READ MORE