Essays about: "public and private spaces"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 126 essays containing the words public and private spaces.

  1. 1. Den privata trädgårdens roll för biologisk mångfald i tätortsmiljö : betydelsen av anläggningsval med exempel på gestaltningsförslag och skötsel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Hanna Carlsson; Linn Wöhl; [2024]
    Keywords : biologisk mångfald; trädgårdsanläggning; trädgård; urban miljö; skötsel; grön infrastruktur; naturpool; livingpool; grön korridor; insekter;

    Abstract : I genomsnitt består 37% av de totala grönytorna i Sveriges tätorter av privata trädgårdar eller grönytor som på olika sätt är otillgängliga för allmänheten. I snitt är 20% av dessa privata trädgårdar och fastigheter. READ MORE

  3. 2. Age-friendly planning of urban green spaces : A case study regarding older adults and park design in Östersund, Sweden

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Simon Strömqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : age-friendly parks; planning; urban green spaces; aging population; outdoor recreation; health;

    Abstract : Age-friendly parks support older adults' health as places for urban outdoor recreation when more remote nature becomes inaccessible. I analyzed data from a previous survey (n = 266) to explore factors important for older adults' nature experience knowledge to find essential features of age-friendly park design. READ MORE

  4. 3. Floating Thresholds – On the Idea of the Portal in Architecture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Ivan Grelz; [2023]
    Keywords : Portal; Gate; Architecture; Theory; Threshold; Liminal; Nature; Myth; Ritual; Speed; Depth;

    Abstract : This project investigates a specific concept within architecture: the portal. Divided into eight independent chapters, all possible to read as stand-alone parts, the thesis – a hybrid essay consisting of text, images, drawings and models – uses the portal as a springboard, or tool, for approaching existing theories on the invisible forces that shape the world and our built environment. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluation of Velocity Obstacle Approaches for Groups of Agents Navigating Everyday Scenarios

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jessica Gorwat; Amanda Hallstedt; [2023]
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    Abstract : As recent years have seen an increase in use of robotics in both public and private spaces, evaluations to ensure safe and efficient navigation through common scenarios are needed. The same evaluations can improve simulations of human behaviour used in for example evacuation simulations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Privatization of Public Space: Tracing Spatial Epistemologies of Publicness in Sweden : Planning for all in a neoliberal economy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Carlén; [2023]
    Keywords : Privatization; publicness; commodification; public space; accessibility;

    Abstract : Public spaces play an important role in urban planning for the creation of a vibrant and attractive city. When reaching for the aims of becoming a vibrant city with attractive urban realms, while boosting profit making under a proliferation of neoliberal capitalism, the question of publicness has arguably fallen behind. READ MORE