Essays about: "polycentric development"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the words polycentric development.

  1. 6. The Rights of Nature through the eyes of indigenous peoples : A power analysis in Ecuador

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Märta Sternäng; [2018]
    Keywords : Rights of Nature; governance; indigenous; worldviews; power;

    Abstract : Governance approaches that foster more nurturing nature-human relationships are needed to reconnect humanity and societal development to the limits of the biosphere. Ecuador has been portrayed as a source of inspiration in its move to grant constitutional rights to nature. READ MORE

  3. 7. The metropolitan region Rhine-Neckar : A case study of cooperative federalism in the field of railroad infrastructur

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Paul Edinger; [2017]
    Keywords : Spatial Planning; Regional Development; railroad infrastructure; cooperative federalism; metropolitan region Rhine-Neckar;

    Abstract : This Master Thesis gives an insight of railroad infrastructure at a regional level of European importance through a case-study within the Rhine-Neckar region in Germany. Administrative competences are hard to overcome from the planning point of view, consequently regions rely on informal planning tools to achieve a broader transnational and integrated transport strategy in Europe. READ MORE

  4. 8. Policy, agency and scale in local adaptation to socio-environmental change in the Panchkhal Valley, Nepal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Grandin; [2016]
    Keywords : Climate change; adaptation; agriculture; polycentric systems; policy; Nepal;

    Abstract : This case study explores climate change coping and adaptation strategies in an agriculture- dependent community in the Panchkhal Valley in Nepal that suffered from five years of drought between 2004 and 2009. Based on fieldwork and interviews in Panchkhal 2011–2012, it explores how drought, combined with an ongoing process of agricultural commercialization and intensification, lead to a situation of ‘double exposure’ for Panchkhal farmers. READ MORE

  5. 9. Optimization of the public transport network for a multiple-core city : Case study: Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering, ekonomi och teknik

    Author : Gracia López Ferri; [2015]
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    Abstract : Stockholm is a city in constantly development and growing. By 2030, Stockholm’s population will increase by 300 000 inhabitants. This growth will not be only in the inner city, but also in the regional cores, affecting the structure of the city. READ MORE

  6. 10. Potentials of Polycentric Urban Regions in British Columbia, Canada

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Bradley Loewen; [2013]
    Keywords : Polycentric Urban Regions; regional planning; regional disparities; spatial analysis; urban system; territorial cohesion; British Columbia;

    Abstract : British Columbia is characterized by a relatively hierarchical urban system. This study aims to identify areas of potential for the development of Polycentric Urban Regions (PURs) to provide a counterweight to the dominant urban core and to develop higher functions in peripheral areas to increase their long-term viability. READ MORE