Essays about: "rapid urbanization"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 145 essays containing the words rapid urbanization.

  1. 21. Between modernization and heritage: Sustainable rural tourism as a viable alternative for Transylvania's countryside.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Monica Sturza; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability science; multiculturality; Integrated Rural Tourism; holistic approach; tourism destination building; Transylvania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Transylvania’s countryside, characterized by a mostly agrarian society with a rich multicultural heritage is being threatened by Romania’s tendencies of chaotic modernization and rapid urbanization. This research aims to find a viable solution for sustaining the cultural, natural, and social environment in rural Transylvania, by analysing the potential of tourism development. READ MORE

  3. 22. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

    Abstract : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. READ MORE

  4. 23. Food and crisis – urban food resilience in times of crisis : a design proposal for a campus park in Oslo

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Max Ekholm; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban farming; resilience; food security; crisis; landscape architecture;

    Abstract : As humans we tend to think a lot about food, and in our part of the world, food is something that many people take for granted. At the same time, the global population is growing, and urbanization is increasing in a rapid pace. READ MORE

  5. 24. A thematic landscape designed masterplan integrating urban ecology, water planning and social improvements : a vision for the former airport Tejgaon and the district Karail, Dhaka City, Bangladesh

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Nuzat Naila Islam; [2022]
    Keywords : Green and blue infrastructure; Informal settlements; storm water flooding; urban ecology;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis paper is to integrate three important thematic aspects i.e., improve qualities in the urban ecological situation, provide ideas for handling stormwater flooding and ideas to improve socio-economic aspects for inhabitants. The integration of ideas is illustrated in a masterplan program-sketch in three phases. READ MORE

  6. 25. Privatization of public space : Apple Piazza Liberty

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

    Author : Jonathan Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Privatization; Public Realm; Public Space; Quasi-public; Public Domain; The Right to the City; Growth-led planning; Piazza Liberty; Apple;

    Abstract : The subject of this thesis concerns the privatization of public space, examining the rapid provision of quasi-public space in our contemporary neoliberal influenced urbanization process. With the objective to examining the consequences of such development for public space and the public realm. READ MORE