Essays about: "new town"

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  1. 1. NOT IN MY LIMHAMN : Investigating the implications of social mixing in an affluent area, through the case of Limhamns Sjöstad

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

    Author : Ella Klausen; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; social mixing; diversity; local opposition; NIMBYism;

    Abstract : In 2020, reports were made of local opposition directed towards the development of public housing in a new residential area called Limhamns Sjöstad (Limhamn's seaside town), located in one of the most affluent districts of Malmö, Sweden. The reports of the local opposition initiated a media debate regarding the municipal housing provision and aim to promote social mixing to counteract segregation within the city. READ MORE

  3. 2. Comparative study of the communal variations in the dialect of Aleppo (with focus on that of the Syriac Quarter) with notes on the Aramaic substrate of the dialect

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Edy Touma; [2023]
    Keywords : Aleppo dialect; Christian variety; Syriac Quarter;

    Abstract :  This study explores the linguistic characteristics of the Arabic dialect spoken in Ḥayy ə-s-səryān, also known as the ‘Syriac Quarter’ in Aleppo city, within the context of the city's diverse demographic makeup. The Aleppo dialect, a Levantine dialect spoken by various religious and social groups, is used by Christians and Muslims as their everyday language. READ MORE

  4. 3. In the Business of Doing Good: A case study on social entrepreneurship within the small-scale rental sector in South African townships

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ellen Lindén-Urnes; [2023]
    Keywords : backyard rental; small-scale rental; affordable housing; social entrepreneurship; impact; Cape Town; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Housing crises have become a global phenomenon, including in South Africa. Neither the South African government nor the market have been able to sufficiently address the growing housing deficit across the nation, especially not in the affordable rental sector. READ MORE

  5. 4. The common ground workshop, caring for industrial heritage    The common ground workshop, caring for industrial heritage

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Darta Adamsone; [2023]
    Keywords : Industrial heritage; Hydroelectric station; Repurposing; Reuse; Interventions; Pavilions; Viskafors.;

    Abstract : Historical hydroelectric stations are part of an aging industrial heritage that is still extremely relevant today through its form of generating energy. Many stations built in the 20th c. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Permanent Hotel : A machine-made landscape with a man-made culture

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Oskar Häggström Germann; [2023]
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    Abstract : Architecture should strive to become an architectural prototype that brings forth collective value and culture through community cohesion, bringing together different groups of people and cultures. Thus, preventing the dilemma of gaps between the different interests, the reason for divided communities. READ MORE