Essays about: "urban shrinkage"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words urban shrinkage.

  1. 6. Sollefteå ungrowing : a shrinking perspective on public space from within a growth dependent system

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

    Author : Hannah Wright; [2019]
    Keywords : shrinking city; public space; growth; alternative planning; Sollefteå;

    Abstract : This thesis explores public space in shrinking communities and how the development of these spaces is affected by common growth ideals that exist within urban planning. Through literature studies it is found that growth-led planning, driven by the possibility to increase economic value of the urban space, has embedded a dependence on private investors in the development of urban environments. READ MORE

  3. 7. A lot of grassroots : possibilities for vacant land in the shrinking city Detroit

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

    Author : Rebecka Rosén; [2014]
    Keywords : Detroit; shrinking city; grassroots; landscape urbanism; vacant land; urban transformation; bottom-up perspective;

    Abstract : Shrinking cities are to be found all over the world with various reasons for shrinkage, all somewhat connected to globalization. Through a literature review of current research and connected to contemporary landscape architecture theory the phenomenon has been studied. This thesis presents why, where and how cities are shrinking. READ MORE

  4. 8. Shrinking German cities : The cases of Halle and Gelsenkirchen

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

    Author : Nora Kaminski; [2012]
    Keywords : Shrinking cities; Germany; Halle; Gelsenkirchen; deindustrialisation; urban consolidation; demography; consequences;

    Abstract : The thesis researches the reasons of shrinking cities, especially the impact of deindustrialisation, in Germany using the example of Halle and Gelsenkirchen. Additionally, the policy response towards this phenomenon in terms of urban consolidation in the cities is posed. READ MORE

  5. 9. Urban Shrinkage in Liepāja : Awareness of population decline in the planning process

    University essay from Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Kristaps Kaugurs; [2011]
    Keywords : Urban shrinkage; shrinking cities; planning; policy; Liepāja; growth paradigm; Liepāja territory plan 2011-2023;

    Abstract : The aim of the study is to investigate the current state of awareness of urban shrinkage inLiepājaby the key actors involved in the planning process. Last couple of hundred years have brought many transformations in urbanity that was always accompanied by the growth of the population and expansion of the city. READ MORE