Essays about: "rural growth"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 340 essays containing the words rural growth.

  1. 21. Cultivating Community - Exploring an urban design proposal merging food production with future development for sustainable living.

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

    Author : Kritika Singh; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular economy; urban food production; brownfield transformation; urban sustainability; housing development; food security; urban development; architecture.; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : With the global population projected to reach eight billion by 2022, the world faces significant challenges associated with rapid urbanization. The migration of individuals from rural to urban areas in search of improved opportunities exacerbates the strain on resources, posing obstacles such as housing shortages, infrastructure demands, and food scarcity in growing cities. READ MORE

  3. 22. Biokolets påverkan på dagvattenkvaliteten i regnbäddar

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

    Author : Maja Hammarstedt; Wilma Insulander; [2023]
    Keywords : Biokol; dagvatten; regnbädd; vattenkvalitet; föroreningar; StormTac; dagvattenrening; näringsämnen; växtbädd; urban miljö;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringar och en större andel hårdgjorda ytor i städerna bidrar till en ökning av dagvatten som måste ledas bort. För att förhindra överbelastade VA-ledningar behöver dagvattnet fördröjas inom avrinningsområdet. En stor del av dagvattnet innehåller föroreningar från bland annat vägar, parker och industriområden. READ MORE

  4. 23. Reconnecting Gävle’s Delta : a post-industrial urban transformation project for Sweden’s coastal landscape

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

    Author : Rachel Murray; [2023]
    Keywords : resilience; blue-green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; flooding; brownfield development; post-industrial urban development; landscape architecture; urban planning; climate adaptation; water-sensitive urban design; urban ecology;

    Abstract : This speculative design-led research project addresses the challenges of transforming dilapidated post-industrial brownfield sites into thriving, sustainable, resilient urban neighbourhoods. Tasked with allocating urban growth, municipality planning departments increasingly look towards underused but centrally located industrial sites for future development. READ MORE

  5. 24. Investigation of Rural Swedish high-speed broadband development and possible areas of improvements

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Daniel Bäckner; Jonathan Tadese; [2023]
    Keywords : Broadband; Rural; Growth; Sweden; Sustainability; Fiber; High-speed Broadband; Homes passed; Regional Broadband Coordinator; Infrastructure; Development; Digitalization; National Broadband Plan; Social Sustainability; Economic Sustainability; Grounded Theory; Local; Regional; National; Co-establishment; Fiber Associations;

    Abstract : This study was conducted at the Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, focusing on Swedish high-speed broadband development. In 2015, the Swedish government introduced a new broadband strategy aimed at adapting the infrastructure to the digital era and achieving its vision of a fully connected Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 25. The impacts of a cancelled large-scale agricultural investment on smallholder farmers’ land use and access

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

    Author : Philipp Erbach; [2023]
    Keywords : large-scale; agriculture; small-scale farming; power relations; knowledge; post-colonialism; land; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Large-scale agricultural investments have seen a rise in popularity over the years, promising economic growth, food security, and poverty eradication around the globe. Through the rising involvement of development aid agencies with private investors, the number of foreign large-scale investments in developing countries significantly increased. READ MORE