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  1. 1. Competitive cities and architecture. : A case study of Malmo, Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Nathan Frank Ó Néill; [2023]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; Urban Planning Architecture; City-Branding; Competitive city;

    Abstract : Abstract    This thesis explores the evolving relationship between architecture and the globally competitive city, specifically examining how architects are involved in the realization of market metaphors that underpin city-branding on global markets. Specifically, this research focuses on waterfront redevelopment projects of post-industrial cities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Citylab: To be or not to be? : A case study of the implementation of Citylab in the municipal urban planning process in Norrtälje and Helsingborg

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Nira Mandolin; Per Hultman; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability certification; Citylab; Sustainable urban development; Miljöcertifiering; Citylab; Hållbar stadsutveckling;

    Abstract : Sustainability certifications are becoming a frequently used method to deal with problems associated with sustainability. Citylab is a Swedish system that has been developed to guide municipalities in their work with planning sustainable neighbourhoods. READ MORE

  4. 3. Citizens resisting Smart Cities’ initiatives : The case of Concepción (Chile) and the R+D PACYT project.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Natalia Belén Sandoval Quezada; [2021]
    Keywords : Smart cities; urban social conflict; right to the city; flagship projects; corporate storytelling; placebo interventions.;

    Abstract : Parque Científico y Tecnológico (PACYT, Science and Technology Park) is a large-scale R+D project that seems to be framed in a Smart City plan for Concepción, Chile, which the media has presented as “the Chilean Silicon Valley” (Araus, 2015; Tele13, 2019) and promises to bring not only research and development opportunities for the city but also thousands of direct and indirect jobs (Estudio Interdiseño, 2018; la Tercera, 2015) carried out by PACYT Corporation. Nonetheless, voices have raised to question the construction of the 91 hectares initiative, and some of them have even organized in citizen groups targeting the creation of the urban complex, which actively share information contesting the PACYT through social media, and coordinate activities to protest and spread the word. READ MORE

  5. 4. Scaling down flagship projects : Exploring the reverberations of large-scale projects in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Eleni- Konstantina Vlachaki- Stamatopoulou; [2020]
    Keywords : flagship; development project; visions; urban transformations; unintended consequences; indirect displacement; Stockholm;

    Abstract : Drawing from the ever-evolving processes that reproduce and re-define our everyday life in our living environment, this study explores the reverberations of flagship projects in the wider urban landscape. The power structures that formulate spatial production are discussed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Energy consumption of an off-road modified pick-up and the possibility of hybridisation or electrification

    University essay from KTH/Fordonsdynamik

    Author : Hédinn Hauksson; [2018]
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    Abstract : Arctic Trucks have been modifying vehicles such as the Toyota Hilux, Toyota Land Cruiser, Isuzu D-Max, Nissan Patrol and Nissan Navara for over 25 years for special projects as well as for recreational purposes both in Iceland and other countries. Arctic Trucks started up as a sub-division for Toyota Iceland but became an independent company in 2005. READ MORE