Essays about: "dense cities"
Showing result 26 - 30 of 140 essays containing the words dense cities.
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26. Den post-pandemiska staden : covid-19 och möjliga effekter av nutida svenska stadsbyggnadstrender
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Denna litteraturstudie undersöker om man bland forskare och experter håller det sannolikt att Covid-19 kan förväntas påverka nutida stadsbyggnadstrender då rådande pandemi medfört en högre grad av distansarbete samt potentiellt förändrade flyttmönster och boendepreferenser. Tidigare trender som på ett nationellt och globalt plan har varit aktuella är ekologisk, ekonomisk och social hållbarhet med fokus på klimatet men pandemin kan ha belyst vissa krav om att framtida städers utformning måste prioritera folkhälsan, detta kan kollidera med den aktuella trenden förtätning. READ MORE
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27. Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect in a Local Context : how wind and vegetation regulate temperatures during summer, with an example from the grounds of Karlstad Central Hospital, Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Climate change is the cause of more weather extremes. Cities' dense configuration, heat absorbing surfaces and low amount of vegetation leads to higher temperatures within cities known as the urban heat island effect (UHI). READ MORE
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28. Where life happens. Proximity, everyday life strategies, and gender in the dense city
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälleAbstract : This thesis is about the everyday life in the dense city, and gendered aspects of the everyday. Drawing on the fact that many cities densify in order to increase sustainability, and that gender differences in terms of mobility exist, this thesis takes an interest in how the everyday is achieved while living in the dense city applying theories of gender and time geography. READ MORE
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29. Evaluating Greenery in Urban Typologies - A Study with a Mixed Method Approach in Gothenburg , Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : A growing number of cities are experiencing challenges with adapting to stresses originating from a changing climate, such as an increase in air temperature and extreme weather events, where urban greenery has shown mitigating qualities. Apart from offering a strategy for climate mitigation and adaptation, added greenery in cities can also contribute to a large variety of ecosystem services, where qualities for human wellbeing are enhanced. READ MORE
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30. Skill-biased agglomeration economies: a spatial perspective on demand for college graduates, Sweden 2000-2019
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Several recent studies document that relative demand for skilled workers is becoming increasingly biased toward large cities and metropolitan regions. This development has been interpreted as suggestive evidence of increasing complementarity between skills and agglomerations of economy. READ MORE
