Essays about: "political lighting"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words political lighting.
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1. Rethinking Public Squares: Athens, Berlin, Copenhagen
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : 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
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2. Lights for democracy: lighting as a tool for Brazilian political protests
University essay from KTH/LjusdesignAbstract : This paper investigates the role of artificial light as a tool for spread a political message, focusing on Brazilian political scenario. Given the recent context of the weakening of many democratic institutions around the world together with Covid-19 pandemic, new ways of protesting have been transforming the character of political demonstrations. READ MORE
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3. How can light prove to be the urban catalyst to meet targets set out in the Paris Climate Agreement?
University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)Abstract : How can reimagining the way we light our cities prove to be the urban catalyst to meet targets set out in the Paris Climate Agreement? In this Master Thesis, I question how restructuring our urban lighting can provide enormous benefits for not only reducing our energy consumption and becoming more efficient societies, but also support social interaction in shaping our cities for the future. The aspects pertaining to urban lighting and its influence on our environment have been organised into economy, political and urban evolution (social) categories, as a way to dissect and appreciate lights associated role in shaping our societies. READ MORE
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4. Bring Light to Gaza. An exploration of solar and ecologically-sensitive light programs for the Deir al-Balah refugee camp
University essay from KTH/LjusdesignAbstract : In Gaza, daily blackouts have lasted for over eleven years. Until recently, Palestinian families have received only four hours of power each day. Since Israel’s withdrawal from the region in 2005, the political discourse around the Right of Return has forced refugees to live in terrible conditions and darkness. READ MORE
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5. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE
