Essays about: "urban norm"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words urban norm.

  1. 1. Post-Traumatic Urbanism

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Dalia Diary; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; City development; post-traumatic urbanism; ruin; rebuild;

    Abstract : Terrorism, conflict, and natural disasters. How can architecture respond to a world at odds with itself?On a daily basis we see tragic news about cities around the world that are undergoing trauma. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding men’s clothing consumption : a contribution to further research on sustainable clothing consumption

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

    Author : Adam Fast; [2023]
    Keywords : Clothing consumption; men’s consumption; sustainable consumption; consumer behaviour; consumption habits; fast fashion; slow fashion;

    Abstract : The growing environmental problem of the clothing industry has resulted in trillions of litres of wastewater and nearly a tenth of the world’s carbon emissions every year. The Western world's demand for cheap clothes occurs at the expense of the environment and bad working conditions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Main Motivations and Barriers to Wildlife-Friendly Gardening in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Klara Ekblom; [2023]
    Keywords : biodiversity; urban green space; wildlife-friendly gardening; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Biodiversity is declining all over the world due to human activities. This is alarming since human survival is dependent on biodiversity and the ecosystem services nature provides. READ MORE

  5. 4. Lived Hybridity : The Embodied Experiences of Daughters of Immigrants in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Lina Kröger; [2022]
    Keywords : Othering; Second Generation; Lived Hybridity; Non-Whiteness; Socio-Spatial Segregation;

    Abstract : Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between space, non-whiteness, embodied experiences and related perceptions, establishing reality connections for the participants in this matter. One notion that collides with the unrestricted individuality of these subjects, who are perceived as being outsiders to the Swedish norm, is the concept of Othering. READ MORE

  6. 5. Barnvänliga gaturum i urbana miljöer : sett från ett barnperspektiv och barnets perspektiv

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

    Author : Linda Lemheden; Tom Carlson; [2022]
    Keywords : barnvänlig bebyggd miljö; urbana gaturum; rörelsefrihet; miljöerbjudanden; barnperspektivet; barnets perspektiv; barnvänlighet; trygghet; säkerhet;

    Abstract : There are many places for children to be in our cities, which are planned and built for them. But in the city’s other public environments, children are marginalized due to conflicts of interest, which can create several negative effects linked to children’s development. READ MORE