Essays about: "suburban planning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words suburban planning.

  1. 1. Dead Spaces, Vibrant Places : Planning ideology, practice, and the built environment in Umeå

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Alexander Ganassini; [2023]
    Keywords : public space; vibrancy; public life studies;

    Abstract : A vibrant place is abundant in energy and life. This vibrant energy comes from the presence of a great diversity of people performing a great diversity of activities. Vibrancy is an atmosphere we can intuitively feel in certain public spaces, and likewise we intuitively feel when a place is dead. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable Lighting Strategies for Nytorps Gärde. A Case Study

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Joseph Hutt; [2023]
    Keywords : Perceived safety; darkness; sustainability; light pollution; suburban park; lighting strategy;

    Abstract : This paper focuses on exterior lighting strategies for suburban green areas in Stockholm, using the Nytorps gärde case study as an example. The research methodology employed includes a literature review, a survey, quantitative measurements, and expert interviews. READ MORE

  4. 3. Stigmatization and its overshadow on urban green spaces in Gottsunda : the study of a segregated suburban area where existing green spaces are fading away

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

    Author : Mashiat Raisa; [2023]
    Keywords : Gottsunda; stigmatization; segregation; green spaces; marginalized; crime; whiteness; planning; redevelopment;

    Abstract : In this modern era, when we are living in a society surrounded by advanced science and technology on the one hand, stigmatization as a form of social injustice is very much evident and still increasing in the social landscape on the other hand. In this thesis, I investigate the ongoing trend of redevelopment and densification projects in the Swedish context, explicitly targeting the marginalized neighborhoods in a Million Program housing areas built after the post-war period. READ MORE

  5. 4. Accessibility, how it is understood by planners and experienced by citizens : Planners' and citizens' perceptions of how Demand Responsive Transport can increase accessibility in suburban areas.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Albin Reinhardt; [2023]
    Keywords : Accessibility; Demand-Responsive Transport; Low-skilled workers; Strategic urban planning; Suburban;

    Abstract : Accessibility is a well-established concept that appears frequently in urban planning. It refers to the ability of citizens to actively participate in society. Nevertheless, inaccessibility is experienced in many places, which can lead to exclusion of citizens. READ MORE

  6. 5. Vad ska vi göra åt miljonprogrammet? : en litteraturstudie om 1960- och 70-talens storskaliga bostadsbyggande i städernas utkant

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

    Author : Anna Sjöberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Miljonprogrammet; stadsbyggande; stadsplanering; samhällsplanering; bostadspolitik; modernism; funktionalism; fysisk planering;

    Abstract : Miljonprogrammet är en av de mest kritiserade bostadssatsningarna i Sveriges historia. Det är även med marginal den största bostadssatsningen. I denna litteraturstudie försöker jag svara på vad fenomenet miljonprogram egentligen innebär och hur det kom till. READ MORE