Essays about: "integrated neighbourhood"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words integrated neighbourhood.

  1. 1. Bridging space syntax and social capital : a participatory approach to analysing the potential of Light Rail Transit to reconfigure spatialised social segregation in Gottsunda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Jelmer van der Ham; [2023]
    Keywords : public transport; spatialised social segregation; social capital; space syntax; participatory mapping; co-presence;

    Abstract : The geographic separation of population groups can perpetuate social inequalities in reaching socio-economic opportunity and can exacerbate social exclusivity. Gottsunda, an area in Uppsala, has experienced historically reinforced spatialised social segregation by concentrating groups with foreign-born and low socio-economic backgrounds within the same neighbourhood. READ MORE

  3. 2. RE+: A permaculture approach to regenerate Gastelyckan through urban design and urban farming

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

    Author : Matheus Simon dos Santos; [2023]
    Keywords : Permaculture; Sustainable Urban Design; Urban farming; Regenerative Urban Design; Regenerative agriculture; Sustainability; Sustainable Lifestyle; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The global food system is facing significant challenges, for example, Sweden is a big partner of the European Union in terms of imported and exported food, like many countries in the world, Sweden depends on other countries for food production. In addition to it, the agriculture industry is responsible for 26% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, due to the transportation of food, use of land, livestock and farming. READ MORE

  4. 3. Towards low carbon buildings: A case study in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Huynh Tuan Tran; Victor-Antoine Delorme; [2023]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment; Environmental impact of building materials; Carbon neutrality; Biobased material; Biochar; Cross Laminated Timber; Biogenic carbon; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study comprehensively evaluated the global warming potential of an office building in a newly built Scandinavian neighbourhood seeking to reach sustainability. The primary objective of the research was to support the city authorities of Helsingborg by providing valuable insights into actual carbon emissions at the building level and proposing measures to minimize these emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. READ MORE

  5. 4. Achieving Social and Spatial Integration in Skäggetorp Through Densification

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Johan Lodens; [2023]
    Keywords : densification; Million Programme area; segregation; Skäggetorp; social inclusion;

    Abstract : This thesis examines if and how densification as a spatial planning tool can be used in order to improve the social sustainability and the inclusivity and to achieve a spatially integrated built environment in the city district Skäggetorp in Linköping. Skäggetorp is spatially and in particular socially segregated from the rest of Linköping, and the residents in Skäggetorp in general have a low socioeconomic background. READ MORE

  6. 5. A study of the 15-minute city concept : Identifying strengths, risks and challenges through imagining the implementation of the 15-minute city concept in Munich,

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Alva Zakariasson; [2022]
    Keywords : 15-minute city; integrated neighbourhood; liveable streets; Carlos Moreno; 15-minutersstaden; integrerat kvarter; liveable streets; Carlos Moreno;

    Abstract : The planning concept "15-minute city" has in recent years become a popular model, after which, for example, Mayor Anne Hidalgo plans and builds Paris. The model advocates a set time limit (15 minutes) during which the inhabitants of the city and the neighbourhood must be able to reach their daily nodes and needs by walking or cycling. READ MORE