Essays about: "the environment of the city and of the village"

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  1. 11. Revitalization of Urban Village --An analysis of case-study in Tengzi village, Nanjing

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Zeqing Xie; [2014]
    Keywords : urban village; urban revitalization; urban renewal; urban design; urban catalysts; locus theory; cultural inclusion; spatial planning; Tengzi village;

    Abstract : Since 1980s, rapid urbanization progress took place in China. It promoted the development of urban economy and reflected the prosperity of the country. But at the same time, it brought side-effects among which urban village is one of the most significant problems. READ MORE

  3. 12. Not for Sale: How home grown Scandinavian eco-cities take climate change imaginaries beyond market mechanisms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Marcella Carby-Samuels; [2014]
    Keywords : values-based planning theory; critical institutional theory; eco-communities; ecocity; eco-city; ecovillage; eco-village; peri-urban; urban agriculture; urban gardening; urbanization; socio-ecological systems; socio-ecological justice; social sustainability; equity; subnational authorities; climate talks; UNFCCC; cities; climate change; global warming; political ecology; critical realism; adaptation; mitigation; urban heat island effect; green roofs; 8 House; Western Harbour; Augustenborg; Munksøgård; Copenhagen; Malmö; Roskilde; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Inter-governmental climate talks have, over a twenty-year period, had little success in implementing measures to mitigate human-induced climate change. Their fundamental perspective, one of economic rationality, has not provided a compelling or effective basis for achieving their desired goals. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Renewal of Urban Village — problems and potentials of Hongshan Village, Nanjing

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Xu Wang; [2013]
    Keywords : urban village; urbanization; problems; strategies; renovation; urban design; spatial planning;

    Abstract : The urban villages are not natural villages in common sense. They are the products of rapid urbanization. The existence of urban village is a special phenomenon during the process of urbanization in China, which influences the whole social development and plan of urban environment. READ MORE

  5. 14. Oppeby torg då, nu och sedan : att utveckla och förnya ett 1950-talstorg i Nyköping

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

    Author : Ulrika Svensson; [2012]
    Keywords : Oppeby; torg; Nyköping; förortstorg; program 50-tal; 60-tal; förort; grannskapsplanering; stadsdelsförnyelse;

    Abstract : Det här examensarbetet på 30 hp är utfört vid institutionen för stad och land, SLU Ultuna. Examensarbetet handlar om Oppeby torg i Nyköping för vilket jag har tagit fram ett program. Ett program innehåller råd och riktlinjer för hur en miljö kan utvecklas och kan användas som underlag vid en eventuell upprustning av torget. READ MORE

  6. 15. 137Cesium i myrsamhällen i Gävleborgs län 24 årefter Tjernobylolyckan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Linnea Brandström ; [2010]
    Keywords : radioekologi; myror; myrstackar; stråldos; cesium-137; Gävle; Tjernobylolyckan;

    Abstract : 24 years have passed since the Chernobyl accident when radionuclides were spread over largeareas of Europe, including the Scandinavian countries. Today, measurable activities of 137Csare still observed in many Swedish ecosystems. READ MORE