Essays about: "cityscape"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the word cityscape.
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1. Homescape
University essay from KTH/StadsbyggnadAbstract : Home is a complex and multifaceted concept that holds significant importance on both individual and societal levels. Despite its rich and diverse nature, the definition of a home is often limited to the domestic scale of an apartment or house, disregarding the importance of creating a home-connection to a larger urban site and shifting the attention away from public and communal spaces. READ MORE
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2. The Reflection Pier - A Hospital Safe Haven
University essay from Lunds universitet/IndustridesignAbstract : Hospitals have been a crucial element of healthcare for centuries, providing a space for diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The design of hospitals has evolved dramatically throughout history, with significant changes in both the form and function of these institutions. READ MORE
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3. Ready for Crisis? : Food Production in Uppsala during the Second World War
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : Recently, various crises have occurred that have reminded Swedish authorities of the preparations needed to manage such phenomena. The recent crises are the war in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the man-made climate crisis. The aim of this study is to show how urban agriculture can be used to mitigate negative impacts from future crises. READ MORE
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4. Local Patriotism and the Emergence of UrbanSocial Movements : A case study of referendums from below in a postmaterialist society
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Referendums are enigmatic in their sense as consolidating— or erosive tools of representative democracy; nonetheless, an upswing in the referenda from below was recently highlighted in the literature. Thus, how local referendums from below are mobilized and whether they affect trust in local government is a significant question to be answered, which mandates bridging social movements to tools of deliberative democracy. READ MORE
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5. Othering Heights : A critical urban approach to the narratives embedding the proposed Österskans development in Halmstad, Sweden
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : This thesis examines the proposed Österskans development in Halmstad, Sweden from the approach of critical urbanism. With a steady increase of population growth for the past decades and despite the income level of the municipality's population being above the national average - the socio-economic segregation in Halmstad is prevalent. READ MORE