Essays about: "top-down approach"
Showing result 41 - 45 of 196 essays containing the words top-down approach.
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41. Playing with Public Space : Engaging Residents in a Playful Co-creation Process to Change their Neighbourhood
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : I would like to open this thesis by asking the reader to reflect on the following questions regarding the urban space they live in or transit through often: How are these spaces designed? Do residents or inhabitants influence the design of these spaces? In many cities around the world we are witnessing an increased interest from the top management in including inhabitants in their planning and design schemes, yet there seems to be a problem. The way to do this remains top-down in the great majority of cases, meaning that the role of the user of space is clearly differentiated from the expert (urban planner, designer, architect), who tends to consult residents rather than include them as equals in the processes of modifying space. READ MORE
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42. Complex Modeling and Analysis of the Energy Systems in Afghanistan with OSeMOSYS
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : This Master's Thesis aimed to use quantitative analysis to explore dierent pathways for the sustainable development of Afghanistan. The Open Source Energy Modeling System (OSeMOSYS) was adopted to build an energy model of the country. READ MORE
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43. The Impact of the UNCRC During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : Sweden has expressed a commitment to children’s rights in the last few decades, signing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1990 and eventually incorporating it as Swedish law in 2020. With the Covid-19 pandemic coinciding with the convention as law and drastically changing the lives of many, including those of children and youth, what role do children’s rights play during a global pandemic? This thesis is interested in this question and has explored the impact of the UNCRC as law in Sweden during the pandemic. READ MORE
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44. The Hidden Voices : Impact Assessment from the Perspective of Social Enterprises
University essay fromAbstract : Background: The field of impact assessment in social enterprises is largely influenced by the top-down demands of institutions like the European Union and other resource-giving institutions. This has caused a one-sided exploration of the topic impact assessment as the perspective of the social enterprises is so far under-researched. READ MORE
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45. The edible city: A concept for the sustainable and resilient city during the COVID-19 pandemic? : A case study of Andernach and Todmorden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of cities and set a new focus on planning sustainable and resilient cities. This thesis aims to assess the edible city, where edible plants are grown in public spaces, in terms of sustainability and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluate its contribution to urban sustainability and resilience. READ MORE
