Essays about: "urban resilience"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 215 essays containing the words urban resilience.

  1. 41. Agency in Urban Refugee Spaces : Refugee-led efforts and spaces in Kampala

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

    Author : Johannes Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Agency; Hannah Arendt; Kampala; Refugee-Led Organizations; Refugee-Led Networks; A Sense of Community; Resilience;

    Abstract : This thesis explores agency in urban refugee spaces and the factors and skills seen to facilitate refugee journeys towards self-reliance in protracted situations. An ethnographic case study was carried out in Kampala, Uganda, where observations and conversations were held with refugee leaders, business owners, and with practitioners at refugee-led organizations. READ MORE

  3. 42. Assessing the health potential of urban green space in an urban planning and design context : A comparative case study in the city of Stockholm on differences in accessibility, quality, and inclusivity

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Steven Lee Jonas Reich; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; urban green space; urban planning; public health; inequality; inclusivity; GIS; comparative case study; urban design;

    Abstract : Urban green spaces (UGS) can produce health-improving (salutogenic) and equigenic effects that narrow the health gap between disadvantaged and affluent neighbourhoods. Yet, the magnitude of such effects relies on the quality of a UGS. Various studies have found UGS quality to be worse in low-income neighbourhoods. READ MORE

  4. 43. Stubborn Plans, Urban Buildings

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Matilda Svensk; [2022]
    Keywords : housing; hammarkullen; apartments; göteborg;

    Abstract : Our large-scale post-war estates have historically often been subject to paradigms of obsolescence or change from, rather than caring attitudes and transformative processes seeking to enable change with. This thesis is essentially a typological exploration, seeking to address the matters of Studio RE – permanence, change, and resilience – in relation to the urban dimension of ‘the big plan’. READ MORE

  5. 44. Harboring public space : radicant design for Malmö as a resilient harbor city: the case of Hullkajen

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

    Author : Philip Lang; Tove Skagerlind; [2022]
    Keywords : Radicant design; Resilience; Public space; Postindustrial harbor transformation; Alternative urban design method;

    Abstract : This work explores an unconventional and extended approach to site-specificity for postindustrial harbor transformation, applied to the design of public space, in order to achieve a more resilient and dynamic coastal city. For the purpose of practical application, a conceptual design proposal for a site in Nyhamnen, Malmö is presented. READ MORE

  6. 45. People and Baboons in Cape Town: Rethinking Interactions with Wildlife in Urban Areas

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Kinga Psiuk; [2022]
    Keywords : wildlife management; human-baboon interactions; Cape Town; values; WVO; Q-method; reflexivity; inclusive conservation;

    Abstract : Humans and wildlife live in increasing proximity, which leads to negative human-wildlife interactions. Management efforts are often focused on “controlling” species that are considered problematic, often downplaying, or even neglecting the perceptions and values of affected communities. READ MORE