Essays about: "urban Settlement"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 92 essays containing the words urban Settlement.

  1. 6. Mobility Services and Accessibility to Public and Local Services in Swedish Rural Areas

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Eli Rätväg; [2022]
    Keywords : MaaS; mobility-as-a-service; Sweden; rural areas; rural transportation; public service; private car use; accessibility; mobility; local accessibility index; public transportation authorities; PTA;

    Abstract : This report aims to study the difficulties when approaching accessibility and mobility challenges in rural areas and explore how rural areas might have been approached with urban methods. Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is a renowned concept when addressing accessibility and mobility development in both rural and urban areas. READ MORE

  3. 7. To Settle Down

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Shuyi Gao; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban design; Complex design; Green accessibility; Mobility;

    Abstract : Shenzhen is the fastest growing magacity in China, and one that is always young. It attracts workers with a large number of jobs in high-tech zones, but the lack of housing and the banning of illegal urban villages also reduces the possibilities for workers to settle. READ MORE

  4. 8. Lived and Planned Public Space

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Marte Nilsen Olausson; [2022]
    Keywords : Public space; intended use; people; alternative use; spatial quality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : What is ‘bad’ public space? Public spaces have been conceptualized as integral to urban realities. It is virtually impossible to imagine a city, town, village, or any other concentrated settlement without them. READ MORE

  5. 9. Promoting a better public health quality with urban green space in an informal settlement, Bogota, Colombia

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

    Author : Pamela Okinedo; [2022]
    Keywords : public spaces; urban green spaces; climate change; air pollution; informal settlements; ecosystem services;

    Abstract : Heat waves, rising temperatures, air pollution, and loss of biodiversity are examples of issues that will and are already rising due to climate change. The urban environment is one that continues to steadily grow at the cost of natural vegetation in the city, and this will only worsen with population growth. READ MORE

  6. 10. Late use of chipped stone tools: A case study of Viking age and Medieval material from middle Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Mikael Lindahl; [2022]
    Keywords : Viking age; Middle age; Lithics analysis; Use-wear analysis; Affordance; Entanglement; Värmland; Mälardalen; Skramle; Birka; Scrapers; Fur-production; trade; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Stone tools define earlier prehistory but the extent of their usage in later periods remains uncertain, as the archaeological community tends to focus on trademark materials from respective time periods. Accordingly, usage of chipped stone such as quartz and flint in later periods, tends to be ignored or regarded as residual from earlier Stone age activities, resulting in that valuable knowledge is lost. READ MORE