Essays about: "degraded town"

Found 2 essays containing the words degraded town.

1. 1. The Hidden Face of Urbanity - Morphological Differentiation of Degraded and Restituted Towns in Poland in the Context of the Efficacy of the National Administrative System

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Mirek Dymitrow; [2012-10-04]
   Keywords : urbanity; urban morphology; rural-urban; degraded town; town privileges; civic rights; restitution; urbanization; revitalization; Poland; Congress Poland; 1869-70 administrative reform;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis deals with the concept of urbanity in Poland, where it coincides with a judicial, administrative understanding of urbanity. A specific of the Polish administrative system is that it utilizes town privileges – a mediaeval remnant – to symbolically define formally urban areas. READ MORE

3. 2. Downtown revitalization in San Salvador

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

   Author : Elisabet Ejeborn; Julia Nedersjö; [2012]
   Keywords : public space; city centre; Central America;

   Abstract : The aim of this master’s thesis in spatial planning is to research the conditions in the historic city centre of San Salvador and make a strategy and urban design proposal for the area, but also to investigate the relationship between economic development, public institutions and the public space in this area. The research has been done through literature studies on El Salvador and formal/informal economy, onsite inventory, studies of good examples and interviews with people in the area. READ MORE