Essays about: "housing and shelter"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words housing and shelter.

  1. 1. Spatializing Hospitality : A design exploration on how to provide spatial agency to immigrant households in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Kajsa Grundström; [2023]
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    Abstract : The thesis investigates how a host country can apply ethics of hospitality to housing that allow refugees and asylum seekers spatial agency. The necessity of doing this is to reduce the passive state of being “guests” for refugees when they are waiting for answers of asylum application approval. READ MORE

  3. 2. Post-Disaster Recovery &ʻTemporaryʼ Living

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Gizem Caliskan; [2023]
    Keywords : natural disaster; post-disaster recovery; temporary housing; earthquake; sustainability; urban design; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the integration of post-disaster recovery into urban renewal to foster a more sustainable district. The complex and multidimensional nature of post-disaster recovery necessitates a comprehensive understanding of various disciplines. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Inflation Sensitivity of the Swedish Pension System : A study on how inflation affects the equality of consumption between Swedish pensioners

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Moa Torstensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Swedish pension system; Inflation; Pension; Equality; Equality of consumption; Inflation sensitivity; Discretionary spending;

    Abstract : The much-debated topic of the pension system together with the currently elevated levels of inflation give rise to the question of how well the pension system is equipped to deal with a prolonged period of inflation. The current system was introduced in the 1990s and since then it has been operating in a period of low and stable inflation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Seeking Refuge in Architecture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Ritaj Al Baje; [2022]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Domestic violence is a cruel and inhumane act of aggression that is inflicted on a victim by someone in their close domestic circle. This includes partners, ex-partners, immediate family members, other relatives and family friends. Violence within the home is the most common form of interpersonal violence for women. READ MORE

  6. 5. Home sweet home? : Free housing project and integration in Bogotá, Colombia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Tobias Andersson; [2021]
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    Abstract : Every year millions of human beings are forcibly displaced from their homes due to armed conflicts and natural disasters. By the end of 2019, more people than ever before were identified as Internally Displaced People (IDP), with numbers exceeding 45 million worldwide. READ MORE