Essays about: "transit oriented developments"

Found 5 essays containing the words transit oriented developments.

  1. 1. Transit Oriented Development assessment of Handen Pendeltåg Station

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Cristina Covelli; [2019]
    Keywords : Transit Oriented Development TOD ; sustainable mobility patterns; land mix-use; densifying; walking; cycling; connect; shift; railway station; Handen.;

    Abstract : Transit Oriented Development theoretical and practical framework represents an important tool for municipalities, private actors and citizens to enhance quality of life in urban contexts. Planning cities that encourage sustainable mobility patterns can contribute to aim at diversifying land use and making cities more accessible, safer and attractive for people. READ MORE

  3. 2. Retrofitting Accessibility in a Rapidly Expanding City : The Case of Bus Rapid Transit and Transit-Oriented Development in Dar es Salaam

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : James Fenske; [2019]
    Keywords : BRT; TOD; Accessibility; Integration; Stations;

    Abstract : Urbanisation is a global trend, but in recent decades it has been occurring at particularly high rates in the Global South. Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are facing a number of challenges as their populations grow, and among these, urban accessibility stands out as one of the most difficult to contend with. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reclaiming Brownfields: Living in Proximity to Railways

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

    Author : Inta Vaska; [2016]
    Keywords : reclaiming brownfields; railways; transit oriented developments; living in proximity to railways; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Riga is the capital of Latvia and the largest city of the Baltic States. Both historically and at present the city is an important infrastructural hub between Eastern and Western Europe, yet the city itself is rather disconnected. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Countryside dream : amenity Migration and the new transit-oriented communities

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

    Author : Emelie Romé; [2014]
    Keywords : amenity migration; landsbygd; kontraurbanisering; ideal; stationssamhälle; rural; semi-rural;

    Abstract : This is a final thesis in landscape planning, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). The study examines the current phenomenon of amenity migration and the international discourse applicability of the a "Countryside dream" in a small neighborhood in Käglinge, part of the transit-oriented community Oxie just outside of Malmö in the southern part of Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Transit Oriented Development in China : Designing a new transit oriented neighbourhood in Hexi New Town, Nanjing, based on Hong Kong case studies

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

    Author : Christian Bruce; [2012]
    Keywords : Urban design; transit oriented development; TOD; automobile-dependence; sustainable urban form; neighbourhood; public space; Nanjing; China;

    Abstract : China is urbanizing rapidly and questions regarding urban sustainability has arisen. Researchers point out that China is going through a sub-urbanization with increasing automobile-dependence. READ MORE