Essays about: "ideas in residence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words ideas in residence.

  1. 1. Planning neighbourhoods for local living. New Urbanism ideas in practice

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Vejuna Zalalyte; [2023-11-20]
    Keywords : neighbourhood; urban planning; density; mixed-use; walkability; access to services; local living; travel behaviour; behaviourism; New Urbanism;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the effect of New Urbanist planning theory on facilitating sustainable local living behaviours in inner city neighbourhoods. Drawing on the empirical evidence of two New Urbanist neighbourhoods in Lithuania and Sweden, the residents’ everyday lived experiences of the key guiding New Urbanist principles of density, mixed land use and walkability are explored. READ MORE

  3. 2. Unraveling the Complexity of Data Privacy

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johan Ungerth; Erik Alexandersson; [2022-06-21]
    Keywords : GDPR; Data Privacy; Translation; Coexisting; Ideas in Residence; Ecologies of Translation; Institutionalism;

    Abstract : As we have entered a new digital age where technology is a crucial part of everyday practice, data has risen in priority as a crucial part of business. With this the idea of data privacy – an idea rooted in human rights – has also received increased attention, for example, the EU passing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applicable to any organization collecting data from European citizens. READ MORE

  4. 3. Policies for reduced consumption of animal-sourced food: What influences acceptability?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Johanna Gulliksen; [2022]
    Keywords : acceptability; policy acceptability; sustainable food consumption; plant-based diets; food policy; Sweden; Swedish food consumption;

    Abstract : The food industry is one of the main contributors to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. The greatest impact is caused by production of animal-sourced foods. To reduce the planetary burden, a dietary shift from animal-based to more plant-based foods is necessary. Policy interventions are tools to achieve such a shift. READ MORE

  5. 4. Translocal Urban Activists: Brokers and the Geographies of Urban Social Movements

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Adriana de la Peña; [2018]
    Keywords : Translocality; Urban Activism; Networks; Power Geometry; Contestation; Gentrification;

    Abstract : Activists contesting urban neoliberalism are traveling to participate in struggles beyond their place of residence. They are sharing, teaching and advising activists from other struggles. They are also promoters of specific imaginaries and strategies of contestation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Bildning, nostalgi och framtidstro : representativa parker i Lund 1870-1920

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

    Author : Martina Helmersson; [2016]
    Keywords : representativ park; representation; institution; 1800-talet; park- och trädgårdsutveckling; bildningsideal; Lund; järnväg; universitet; skola;

    Abstract : Parkmiljöer anlagda under 1800-talet som finns kvar idag har ofta en särpräglad karaktär, som inte sällan skiljer sig från de som anläggs idag, både med avseende på utformning och storlek. Vad beror den särskilda karaktären på som utmärker dessa äldre miljöer? 1800-talet var ett händelserikt århundrade, och mycket hände under det seklet som påverkade människors sätt att leva. READ MORE