Essays about: "polycentricity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word polycentricity.

1. 1. Living environments that promote rural-urban immigrants integration in Shanghai

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

   Author : Yifeng Xie; [2022]
   Keywords : Floating population; Urban villages; Social cohesion; Polycentricity; Transitional urbanism; Grid system; Public housing; Vibrant community; Neighborhood incubator; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The floating population, also known as rural-urban immigrants, is a typical type of domestic migration appearing in the process of urbanization in contemporary China. Due to the policy restrictions, the Floating population is in a disadvantageous position and lacks social security. READ MORE

3. 2. Vulnerability and polycentricity when climate ambitions are contrasting : A comparative case-study of the NDCs of the Philippines and Russia on the content and roles of vulnerability and multilevel governance

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nils Hannes Hovmöller; [2021]
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4. 3. Sustaining the Salish Sea in uncertainty : a case study of sustainable transboundary water governance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Kyla Wilson; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainability Science; socio-ecological systems; adaptive governance; anticipatory governance; climate change; polycentricity; indigenous knowledge; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Water is essential to life. In many communities, social, cultural, and economic practices are closely linked to hydrologic flows and the ecosystems that depend on them, creating complex socio-ecological systems. READ MORE

5. 4. Energy-water nexus in Mexico: A network-based approach of polycentric governance.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Ricardo Gómez Zamudio; [2019]
   Keywords : Energy-water nexus; polycentric governance; social network analyis; sustainability science; Mexico; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : By 2050, sixty percent of human population worldwide is going to live in cities. This will increase natural resource consumption to provide products and services in cities. Additionally, current policy making is done through a silo thinking mindset where unintended consequences can undermine natural resources availability. READ MORE

6. 5. From Brownfields to Green Infrastructure : A resilience thinking approach to brownfield transformation

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Anna Katycheva; [2019]
   Keywords : resilience; brownfield; stewardship; transformation; ecosystem services; resiliens; förorenade platser; miljöförvaltning; omvandling; ekosystemtjänster;

   Abstract : Brownfields have the potential to be transformed to offer green infrastructure to cities and bottom up environmental stewardship approaches can be a creative and dynamic way of providing much needed ecosystem services to the urban environment. The following study explores how the transformation of a contaminated site to a community garden in Stockholm can contribute to providing ecosystem services and improving general resilience. READ MORE