Essays about: "life in a metro"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words life in a metro.

  1. 1. Rethinking Public Squares: Athens, Berlin, Copenhagen

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

    Author : Eleni Tamiolaki; [2023]
    Keywords : public; public space; public squares; urban space; urban squares; Athens; Berlin; Copenhagen; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Since ancient times, public squares have played a significant role in the social and political life of towns and cities. They were designed as open spaces for public use, allowing people to meet, communicate, and demonstrate, and as centers for commercial and civic culture that reflected historical transformations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Inflexible Patterns : Kay Fiskers Plads and the Fight for Quality Public Space

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

    Author : Bergen Jome; [2022]
    Keywords : Plaza; square; entrepreneurial urban planning; transportation-based planning; organizational ambidexterity; dead urban space; office and retail park; design; quality of outdoor space;

    Abstract : Kay Fiskers Plads lies at the junction of Copenhagen’s south-bound  metro line, M1, and the Øresundtog train route connecting the city with Malmö, Sweden across the Øresund channel. Surrounding the plaza are Scandinavia’s largest shopping mall, Fields, Neroport offices, Sweden’s Ferring Pharmaceuticals branch and office spaces owned by KLP Ejendomme, a Norwegian based real estate firm. READ MORE

  4. 3. Low-carbon concretes in infrastructures : Applicability, potential and carbon footprint focusing on the Parisian Metro Line L18

    University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

    Author : Romain Durand; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Low-carbon concretes are more and more commonly used to limit the environmental impact of concrete structures. Among concrete structures, infrastructures are characterized by their high load-bearing function (foundations, bridges, aqueducts, dams, etc.). READ MORE

  5. 4. Permanenta klätterväxlar – en undersökning : Denna rapport innehåller intervjuer, litteraturstudie samt en fältundersökning med ljudnivåmätning

    University essay from KTH/Byggteknik och design

    Author : Goran KLENCOVLJEVIC; MD Shuvo Khan; [2020]
    Keywords : Railway switch; flange bearing technology; sound level measurement; noise interference;

    Abstract : Swedish railway network is old, it is in need for maintenance and there is an ever-increasing volume oftraffic on todays railroads. Special trackwork component has taken increased abuse, leading to a stop intrain traffic and many delays occur, especially during the winter season. READ MORE

  6. 5. Promoting 'Age-Friendly' Cities : Assessing Elderly Perceptions of Public Spaces

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Daniel Blyth; [2019]
    Keywords : Age-Friendly; Public Spaces; Visual Methods;

    Abstract : Understanding the features of urban public spaces that attract or exclude elderly residents is becoming an increasingly pressing concern in cities across the world. The present study is underpinned by the aim to uncover the desires, needs, values, uses and aspirations of elderly residents in public spaces across Stockholm. READ MORE