Essays about: "city of toronto"

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  1. 1. Stadsodling i Hamnparken, Nyhamnen Malmö : undersöker Torontomodellen som beslutsstöd för potentiellt förorenad mark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Lova Hambraeus; Karin Stureson; [2024]
    Keywords : bly Pb ; fytoremediering; markanalys; miljöföroreningar; Nyhamnen; PAH; stadsodling; Torontomodellen;

    Abstract : Befolkningen ökar och städer blir tätare. Detta skapar ett behov av att utöka matproduktionen och stärka livsmedelsförsörjningen i staden, samt bygga upp platser för mental hälsa och social interaktion. Ett möjligt sätt att göra detta är genom att börja stadsodla. READ MORE

  3. 2. Imagining Public Space in Smart Cities: a Visual Inquiry on the Quayside Project by Sidewalk Toronto

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

    Author : Tugba Okcuoglu; [2019]
    Keywords : Smart City; Smart Urbanism; Neoliberal Planning; Public Space; Local Governance; Digitalization; Visual Theory; Architectural Representations; Sidewalk Toronto; Quayside Project;

    Abstract : Recently, the ‘Smart City’ label has emerged as a popular umbrella term for numerous projects around the world that claim to offer an enhanced urban experience, often provided in collaboration with international companies through private-public partnerships. As smart cities pledge to create long-term economic sustainability and progressive form of urban entrepreneurialism, it is getting important to highlight risks such as the reduced role of the public sector, technological dominance and data privacy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Disarming the 'silent killer' : reducing the vulnerability of Toronto's elderly to extreme heat

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Rosalind Pfaff; [2016]
    Keywords : sustainability science; vulnerability; Toronto; elderly; heat wave; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Global climate projections forecast more frequent, intense and longer heat waves in the decades ahead. Heat waves are considered the most dangerous extreme weather event for human health, with impacts most pronounced in cities because of the urban heat island effect. READ MORE

  5. 4. National Urban Parks : a comparison between National Urban Parks in Canada and Sweden

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

    Author : Isabell Holmstedt; [2015]
    Keywords : nationalstadspark; national Park; Kanada; ; Sverige; Rouge Park; Kungliga Nationalstadsparken;

    Abstract : The thesis’s main aim was to explore definitions and concepts of national urban parks and the concept urban wilderness compare the Rouge National Urban Park, Toronto, Canada with the Royal National City Park, Stockholm, Sweden. Objectives for the parks, their management, regulations, visitor information, challenges and other aspects were compared considering the different national approaches. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Role of Community Engagementin Urban Sustaiability : Investigation of three neighbourhoods in Toronto

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Mabel Chow; [2011]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; urban engagement; utility; empowerment; neighbourhood health; proprietorship; neighbourhood decay;

    Abstract : This paper considers the quantitative and qualitative observation-based assessment of neighbourhoodhealth in three Toronto neighbourhoods. In so doing, the paper addresses prevailing challenges andopportunities in a range of forms of neighbourhood health. READ MORE