Essays about: "urbanisation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 232 essays containing the word urbanisation.

  1. 6. Bengaluru burning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Mahima Moolbharati; [2023]
    Keywords : heatwave vulnerability; sustainability science; critical urban theory; neoliberalism; gentrification; postcolonialism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate-changed induced extreme events like heatwaves have become increasingly critical issues in urban India. Rapidly growing cities are vulnerable to adverse effects of heatwaves exacerbated by inequalities embedded in urbanisation. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Impact of Human Presence on Terrestrial Mammals in Secondary Regenerating Forest of the Peruvian Amazon

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Duncan Pandya; [2023]
    Keywords : Neotropics; camera traps; terrestrial mammals; human presence; species richness; diversity index;

    Abstract : Human disturbance is becoming an ever-bigger threat to biodiversity across the globe and should continue to be a field of conservation priority. Urbanisation, research and tourism put unavoidable pressure on the surrounding flora and fauna, therefore we need to gain knowledge on how to reduce future harm. READ MORE

  4. 8. Moving Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy : Understanding New Energy Landscapes in the Urban Hinterlands through Embedded Community Perspectives in Southern Sápmi

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Wanda Käthe Krauss; [2023]
    Keywords : hinterlands; urban sustainability; new energy landscapes; green shift; indigenous knowledge; planetary urbanisation; urbana inlandet; urban hållbarhet; nya energilandskap; grön omställning; inhemsk kunskap; planetär urbanisering;

    Abstract : In recent years, we have seen that global, national, and local governments have put sustainability goals on their agendas. Thus, at different levels and in different sectors, efforts are underway to promote a ‘green shift’, including the energy sector. READ MORE

  5. 9. Vallastaden; the Up-Side-Down of Urban Planning? : A Qualitative Case Study of Capacity Development on an Urban Scale

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Malin Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban Transformative Capacity; Urban Sustainability; Sustainable Communities; Urban Care; Relational Ontology.;

    Abstract : The work towards global sustainable development is growing increasingly complex. Cities and the local urban scale have been acknowledged as important arenas towards sustainability; as they are actors contributing to high climate impacts and contain nebulous circumstances surrounding social orders due to rapid urbanisation. READ MORE

  6. 10. Användandet av medborgarinflytande i planskedet inom svenska kommuner : en studie kring Boverkets metoder för medborgarinflytande

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

    Author : Alice Johnn; [2023]
    Keywords : Medborgardialog; medborgarinflytande; citizen participation; metod för meborgardialog; planskedet; Delaktighetstrappan;

    Abstract : Samhället står inför stora förändringar till följd av globalisering och urbanisering. Det innebär att en förändring och utveckling av samhället måste ske där inte minst planprocessen är aktuell. Medborgarinflytande har i planprocesser genom tiderna ansetts vara en demokratisk process och en balansgång mellan makt och inflytande. READ MORE