Essays about: "neoliberal urbanism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words neoliberal urbanism.

1. 6. Chilean Uprising : Grassroots movements as an instrument of contestation to social injustice and neoliberal urbanism

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

   Author : Camila Freitas de Souza; [2020]
   Keywords : grassroots movements; postcolonial and decolonial theory; critical discourse analysis; Santiago de Chile;

   Abstract : In October 2019, a wave of massive demonstrations took place in Santiago de Chile and this movement was stamped in several newspaper covers worldwide. People shouting against the Chilean neoliberal system, holding posters with anti-imperialist sayings, and organizing artistic interventions on the streets went viral in social media. READ MORE

3. 7. Stadsrummet i den nyliberala eran : analys av Hyllies stadsrum ur ett historiematerialistiskt perspektiv

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

   Author : Otto Lundberg; [2020]
   Keywords : nyliberalism; neoliberalism; planering; planning; Hyllie; Malmö; marknadskrafter; rätten till staden; the right to the city; urbanism;

   Abstract : Den här uppsatsen undersöker hur marknadskrafter har påverkat på stadsrummet i Hyllie. Uppsatsen tar i huvudsak avstamp från marxistisk akademisk tradition, med akademiker såsom Hénri Lefebvre och David Harvey. Uppsatsen försöker utröna maktförhållanden, det vill säga till vems fördel har planeringen ägt rum. READ MORE

4. 8. “What is the alternative? Not trying to mix? Nah.” A case study on housing and social mix policies within physical planning in Malmö, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Astrid Bachs; [2019]
   Keywords : Social mix; housing mix; physical planning; neoliberal urbanism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Residential segregation is seen as a growing problem within many urban areas today. Segregation is assumed to hamper social integration and the life-chances of disadvantaged as well as creating instability in society. One policy measure to deal with residential segregation is to increase the variation in the housing structure. READ MORE

5. 9. Imagining Public Space in Smart Cities: a Visual Inquiry on the Quayside Project by Sidewalk Toronto

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

   Author : Tugba Okcuoglu; [2019]
   Keywords : Smart City; Smart Urbanism; Neoliberal Planning; Public Space; Local Governance; Digitalization; Visual Theory; Architectural Representations; Sidewalk Toronto; Quayside Project;

   Abstract : Recently, the ‘Smart City’ label has emerged as a popular umbrella term for numerous projects around the world that claim to offer an enhanced urban experience, often provided in collaboration with international companies through private-public partnerships. As smart cities pledge to create long-term economic sustainability and progressive form of urban entrepreneurialism, it is getting important to highlight risks such as the reduced role of the public sector, technological dominance and data privacy. READ MORE

6. 10. Urban Redevelopment in Shenzhen, China : Neoliberal Urbanism, Gentrification, and Everyday Life in Baishizhou Urban Village

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Johan Backholm; [2019]
   Keywords : Urban Redevelopment; Neoliberal Urbanism; Gentrification; Urban Village; China;

   Abstract : Urban redevelopment is increasingly used as a policy tool for economic growth by local governments in Chinese cities, which is taking place amid rapid urbanization and in an expanding globalized economy. Along with the spatial transformation, urban redevelopment often entails socioeconomic change in the form of processes of gentrification, which is propelled by the dominance of neoliberal market-oriented policy and practice in the country. READ MORE