Essays about: "resilient cities"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 99 essays containing the words resilient cities.

  1. 26. Lärdomar från den forntida ökenstaden Petras dagvattenhanteringssystem

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

    Author : Emelie Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : dagvattenhanteringssystem; rörsystem; dagvatten; torka; översvämning; Nabaté; wadi; vattenhanteringsstrategi;

    Abstract : Enligt SMHI kommer Sverige att utsättas för mer extrema perioder av torka och mer frekventa översvämningar på grund av högre, i genomsnitt, årliga temperaturer. Svenska dagvattensystem är redan idag känsliga för dessa väderfenomen (SMHI,2021). READ MORE

  3. 27. Overcoming social barriers to urban green adaptation : a social representations approach to local environmental governance

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

    Author : Johanna Desthon; [2022]
    Keywords : urban green adaptation; green infrastructure; climate adaptation; nature-based solutions; social representations;

    Abstract : In May 2020, the Stockholm City Council adopted a new environmental program for the period 2020–2023. The sustainability goals within Agenda 2030 have been a guide for the environmental program, and the purpose of the program is to manage and coordinate the city's operations to achieve the vision of a climate-smart and ecologically sustainable Stockholm. READ MORE

  4. 28. Hållbar dagvattenhantering på kvartersmark : klimatanpassning, samverkan och reglering

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

    Author : Herman Holmqvist; Gustav Winsnes Sunnemark; [2022]
    Keywords : dagvatten; kvartersmark; hållbar dagvattenhantering; klimatanpassning; samverkan; lagar;

    Abstract : När städer förtätas ställs nya krav på dagvattenhanteringen, inte minst för att ha möjligheten att kunna hantera följderna av fler och intensivare regn som klimatförändringarna för med sig. I många städer och kommuner i Sverige är den nuvarande strategin för dagvatten i urban miljö baserat på rörledningssystem. READ MORE

  5. 29. THE NEW 'GOOD': Exploring a new urban lifestyle that would ensure us with a resilient future in central Stavanger, Norway

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

    Author : Katerina Rybinova; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban design; Sustainable development; Brownfield transformation; Green-blue infrastructure; Circular economy; Waterfront; Stavanger; Norway; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : We want to have a good life! In fact, this is the core of urbanism and the reason why we keep building and constantly improving our cities. The ideal of how we wanted to live has changed through the time and developed into a form many people are satisfied with. But there is so much behind us living this ‘good life’. READ MORE

  6. 30. Resilience and vulnerability in the tourism industry during a pandemic. A comparative study between Finland and Sweden on different geographical scales

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Malin Skutnabba; [2021-09-14]
    Keywords : Covid-19; tourism; resilience; vulnerability; crisis management;

    Abstract : In 2020 the Covid-19 virus spread rapidly and became a global pandemic. This had a severe impact on the tourism industry since travel was halted due to restrictions imposed to stop the pandemic. This makes it an essential geographical problem since tourism is about the movement of people in different environments. READ MORE