Essays about: "urban social conflict"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 78 essays containing the words urban social conflict.

  1. 1. NOT IN MY LIMHAMN : Investigating the implications of social mixing in an affluent area, through the case of Limhamns Sjöstad

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ella Klausen; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; social mixing; diversity; local opposition; NIMBYism;

    Abstract : In 2020, reports were made of local opposition directed towards the development of public housing in a new residential area called Limhamns Sjöstad (Limhamn's seaside town), located in one of the most affluent districts of Malmö, Sweden. The reports of the local opposition initiated a media debate regarding the municipal housing provision and aim to promote social mixing to counteract segregation within the city. READ MORE

  3. 2. Deliberation and sustainability : a frame analysis of policymakers' understanding of the relationship between deliberation and sustainability

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

    Author : Elin Wärm; [2022]
    Keywords : Deliberation; sustainability; frame analysis; environmental and ecological democracy; system change; participation; conflict;

    Abstract : As the effects of climate change intensifies, the tension between slow democratic processes and the need for urgent change towards sustainability is becoming more evident. This thesis aims to investigate how policymakers understand the relationship between deliberation and sustainability through a frame analysis and to identify tensions between the frames. READ MORE

  4. 3. The interdependence of the digital and physical commons : A case study of the Stockholm Makerspace

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Judith Hellmich; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital commons; governance; makerspace; urban commons; community capitals; design principles; Digitala allmänningar; styrning; makerspace; urbana allmänningar; samhällskapital; designprinciper;

    Abstract : Economic downturns and the subsequent trends of privatization and marketization that follow have prompted the development and expansion of urban commons as the commoner searches for more participatory forms of governance. Modern member-driven and non-profit organizations, like makerspaces, are utilizing the digital commons to provide more accessibility and autonomy, reducing the need for external funding and providing a means to crowdsource information and manage shared resources. READ MORE

  5. 4. Unpacking taste : the social life of wine

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

    Author : Henrik Mikael Waldin; [2022]
    Keywords : social fields; modernity; tradition; authenticity; natural wine;

    Abstract : Wine’s context exceeds the story of pleasure and natural enchantment as it is also laden with conflict and controversy. Wine is part of contemporary discussions on globalization, class and postcolonialism, biodiversity and climate change. In a sense, wine does not only reflect nature, but wine also reflects and is embedded in its social context. READ MORE

  6. 5. Tipping the scales of power: Analysing hybrid security governance in Cape Town

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Lisa Svenhard; [2022]
    Keywords : hybrid security governance; security; urban violence; violence prevention; social control; collective violence; power; South Africa; urban studies; conflict studies;

    Abstract : When police and state services fail to provide security, other actors often take on the role of making their communities safer. By exploring the different constellations of actors providing security, this thesis seeks to understand the variation of urban violence on a local level. READ MORE