Essays about: "types of urban settlements"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words types of urban settlements.

  1. 1. Perception of urban blue-green infrastructure during winter in Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Mikaela Torell; [2023-08-17]
    Keywords : perception; greenery; water; urban environment; recreation;

    Abstract : Life in urban settlements is often associated with insufficient physical activity and continuous stress. By implementing blue-green infrastructure (BGI) consisting of parks, trees, ponds, and rain gardens, amongst others, recreational values can be provided for the residents. READ MORE

  3. 2. Examining the protective services of mangroves at a regional scale in Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Mikaela Gomez; [2022]
    Keywords : Mangroves; Nature-Based Solutions; Disaster Risk Reduction; Exposure; GIS; Remote Sensing; Science General;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the exposure of the coastal population of Kalimantan, Indonesia changed as a result of coastal mangrove loss and population growth. The change of exposure has therefore been calculated through the loss of mangrove biomass, through deforestation and degradation, over time, as well the increase in population living within 10km2 of disturbed mangroves. READ MORE

  4. 3. Offentliga rum med utrymme för temporära funktioner : Norrköpings kommun som exempel

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

    Author : Amanda Söderling; [2020]
    Keywords : temporär landskapsarkitektur; temporär användning; place; space; territorialitet; medskapande; placemaking; placekeeping; medborgardialog;

    Abstract : Att arbeta med temporär landskapsarkitektur blir allt vanligare i planeringssammanhang. De senaste åren har exempel på ytor i våra städer som fått temporära användningsområden i form av exempelvis sommargågator och temporära parker dykt upp på flera håll i Sverige. READ MORE

  5. 4. Public place, female space : a proposed structure plan for Kihinani, Zanzibar which includes women in the planning process

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

    Author : Hanna Axelsson; Louise Nederman; [2019]
    Keywords : urban planning; women; informal settlements; developing country; public space; Zanzibar; MFS;

    Abstract : The urban population is rapidly expanding and Africa has the fastest growing population in the world. Zanzibar Town is the urban, densely populated area in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island state in Tanzania. During the last fifty years, the population has increased by 630% in the city. READ MORE

  6. 5. Restructuring Suburbia : Introducing Social Space in a Spatially Disperse Neighbourhood

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Love Brostedt; [2017]
    Keywords : Architecture; urban morphology; density; densification; accessibility; legibility; spatial configuration; territorial boundaries; public-private interface; sprawl; suburbia; suburban housing estate; Miljonprogrammet; space for activities; spatial appropriation; social sustainability;

    Abstract : Density is more about an experienced nearness to functions and activities than buildingsbeing physically close to each other. Density is interaction, and the intensity of itdepends on accessibility to the functions and activities of the built environment. READ MORE