Essays about: "resilient cities"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 99 essays containing the words resilient cities.

  1. 16. Bluegreengrey (BGG) solution for future climate and flood-resilient urban drainage network by enhancing the natural hydrological cycle

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Adnan Asif Rifat; [2023]
    Keywords : Bluegreengrey; Sustainable stormwater; Basement flooding; Urban flooding; Pipe Network; BGG; Climate change; Hydrology; Mike .; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : A loop of urbanization, increasing impervious surface in urban areas, increasing temperature, rainfall, surface runoff and flooding, and lack of new spaces have been adding challenges to urban drainage systems for decades. The climate change impacts are exposing the existing vulnerable conventional urban drainage systems to more challenges in the future. READ MORE

  3. 17. Transformational thirdspace : Drawing from agora and permaculture

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Sydney Karbonk; Emma Sörbom; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban transformation; urban design; thirdspace; social sustainability; environmental sustainability; Stadsomvandling; stadsdesign; tredje utrymme; social hållbarhet; ekologisk hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Renewing the current thirdspace model is a critical step towards creating a sustainable future for cities. A thirdspace must possess specific qualities that go beyond simply creating conversation and building community. It must foster meaningful dialogue that inspires civic mobilization and drives action toward sustainability. READ MORE

  4. 18. Den gröna infrastrukturens värde i staden : en studie om klimatåtgärder för stigande medeltemperatur med observation från Barcelona

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Kevin Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Grön infrastruktur; klimatreglering; urban miljö; grönplan; city biodiversity index; värmeöeffekt; ; stadsförtätning;

    Abstract : This essay is written with the background of the ongoing global warming and urbanization. The essay is a deepening of the current situation in the example of the city of Barcelona with concrete examples of solutions for Swedish cities against urban heat islands. READ MORE

  5. 19. Pluvial urban flooding in a densified Sweden : do sustainable flood management and densification fit together?

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

    Author : Helena Arro; [2023]
    Keywords : urban flooding; pluvial urban flooding; sustainable urban flood management; technological fix; densification;

    Abstract : Pluvial urban flooding occurs in many parts of the world, including Sweden, often with severe consequences. Climate change and increased urbanization exacerbate the risk of urban flooding, and traditional urban drainage systems are unable to keep up. READ MORE

  6. 20. Exploring learning processes and social capital in community urban agriculture projects in Bogotá, Colombia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Lily Begg; [2023]
    Keywords : urban and peri-urban agriculture UPA ; social capital; social learning; knowledge transfer; capacity-building; agroecology; community UPA; Bogotá; huerta;

    Abstract : As the world’s population becomes increasingly urban, the social, economic and environmental living conditions of city-dwellers are under pressure. High levels of pollution, lack of transport links, informal housing, unemployment rates and increasing inequalities are just some of the challenges that rapidly urbanising cities face. READ MORE