Essays about: "modern housing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 96 essays containing the words modern housing.

1. 1. Stigmatization and its overshadow on urban green spaces in Gottsunda : the study of a segregated suburban area where existing green spaces are fading away

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

   Author : Mashiat Raisa; [2023]
   Keywords : Gottsunda; stigmatization; segregation; green spaces; marginalized; crime; whiteness; planning; redevelopment;

   Abstract : In this modern era, when we are living in a society surrounded by advanced science and technology on the one hand, stigmatization as a form of social injustice is very much evident and still increasing in the social landscape on the other hand. In this thesis, I investigate the ongoing trend of redevelopment and densification projects in the Swedish context, explicitly targeting the marginalized neighborhoods in a Million Program housing areas built after the post-war period. READ MORE

3. 2. Grönska i stadens små rum : omgestaltning av en lastgata till gröna vistelseytor på Norrmalm, Stockholm

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

   Author : Elsa Drettner; [2023]
   Keywords : fickparker; förtätning; urban grönska; sociala mötesplatser; stockholms arkitekturpolicy;

   Abstract : Sverige är ett av Europas mest glesbefolkade länder. Samtidigt står delar av Stockholm för de absolut mest tätbefolkade områdena i Europa. Stockholms innerstad har en genomsnittlig befolkningstäthet på över 9000 invånare per kvadratkilometer, och en del av Södermalm utgör den sjätte mest tätbefolkade kvadratkilometern i hela Europa. READ MORE

4. 3. ”The Sea City” in Trelleborg: A climate-adapted design proposal to combat flooding from cloudbursts and rising sea levels

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

   Author : Ulrica Flemström; [2023]
   Keywords : Adaptability; climate adaptation; cloudbursts; coastal protections; flooding; nature-based solutions; resilience; rising sea levels; sustainability; sustainable urban design; urban design; urban planning.; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Scientific studies indicate that the effects of the ongoing climate crisis negatively affect and sometimes also threaten the built environment, humanity and nature in many ways. Cloudbursts and rising sea levels are two examples of such effects, which result in complex dilemmas and interesting challenges that planners and urban designers face within their field of work. READ MORE

5. 4. Spatial Visions and the Future of Norrland : A case study of the spatial vision following Northvolt’s establishment in Skellefteå

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

   Author : Axel Irengård; Alva Lindström; [2023]
   Keywords : Northvolt; Skellefteå kommun; Region Västerbotten; Northern Sweden; Norrland; the European Union; Multilevel Governance; Spatial Visions; Northvolt; Skellefteå kommun; Region Västerbotten; Norra Sverige; Norrland; EU; Flernivåstyre; Geografiska visioner;

   Abstract : In March of 2017, Northvolt announced at a press conference in Skellefteå that they had received the green light on their factory Northvolt Ett, a lithium-ion battery factory running on 100 per cent renewable energy. The industrial establishment has meant a great increase in population and a consequent increase in demand for housing and services. READ MORE

6. 5. Coliving - Transition towards sustainability : A comparable case study of coliving and single-living

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Andersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Lifestyles; Coliving; Practice theory; Clan control theory; Institutional theory; Sharing economy;

   Abstract : Background Modern capitalist societies have consumption at the core of their social and economic activities. This is one of the underlying problems that sustainability is facing. READ MORE