Essays about: "coastal cities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words coastal cities.

  1. 1. Turning the tide on marine biodiversity loss: How Swedish coastal cities are leveraging citizen interaction to improve conservation outcomes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Martine Deinum; [2023]
    Keywords : Marine spatial planning; urban planning; blue space; program theory; citizen interaction; coastal conservation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Rapid coastal urbanization and declining marine biodiversity rates are complex problems that require broad, integrated sets of solutions. Although isolating nature from human impact prevails as the standard conservation approach, social-ecological systems require more holistic solutions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Post-Traumatic Urbanism

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Dalia Diary; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; City development; post-traumatic urbanism; ruin; rebuild;

    Abstract : Terrorism, conflict, and natural disasters. How can architecture respond to a world at odds with itself?On a daily basis we see tragic news about cities around the world that are undergoing trauma. READ MORE

  4. 3. Det urbana mötet med vattnet : strategier för stadens kustlinje

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

    Author : Simon Pihl; [2023]
    Keywords : kustlinje; strategier; klimatutmaningar; vatten; urban;

    Abstract : Framtidens urbana kustlinjer står inför flera utmaningar då detta är platser som dels är rikligt befolkade, eftertraktade, dels utsatta för de många effekterna av klimatförändringarna. Kraven och behoven som vi behöver ställa på den urbana kustlinjen är stora och avser aspekter såsom säkerhet, tillgänglighet, estetik och ekologi. READ MORE

  5. 4. ”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

  6. 5. Lysekil Center

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Natalie Battah; [2023]
    Keywords : Lysekil; Sea level; Climate change; Roof; station; terminal; fish market;

    Abstract : Now more than ever, we are exposed to the consequences of floods and their spatial implications. Climate change is one of the most dramatic global challenges of our time and is presenting a serious threat to even the most advanced coastal cities.  Lysekil is a municipality on the west coast of Sweden. READ MORE