Essays about: "water accessibility"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 72 essays containing the words water accessibility.

  1. 21. Landscape laboratory Hurlingham-Morón : experimental landscape design for a polluted watercourse in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires

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

    Author : Dag Lindbom; Nelly Theander; [2019]
    Keywords : Buenos Aires; landscape architecture; landscape laboratory; watercourse; evolutionary design; mitigation measure; climate change; NbS; open urban space;

    Abstract : The subject of this master thesis is Arroyo Morón, a watercourse situated in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the limited site for this project is located in the municipalities of Hurlingham and Morón. Present at the site today is the intertwined challenges of flood, pollution and social vulnerability but also the threat of further fragmentation of existing socio-ecological systems. READ MORE

  3. 22. Att tillgängliggöra vattnet : ett gestaltningsförslag för ett stadsnära vattenrum

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

    Author : Moa Danielsson; [2018]
    Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; gestaltningsförslag; tillgänglighet; användbarhet; tillgängliggöra vatten; vattenrum; vatten som designelement; Ulricehamn; Ulricaparken;

    Abstract : Tillgången på grönytor minskar alltmer i takt med att städerna förtätas och nya bostadskvarter byggs ut vid gammal industrimark vid vattnet. Detta ställer högre krav på kvaliteten, tillgången och nåbarheten till den bostadsnära naturen som även ska klara ett högre besökstryck på grund av den stora inflyttningen till tätorterna. READ MORE

  4. 23. Assessing individual water and sanitation insecurity : A novel tool to track universal access, the case of Mukuru informal settlements in Nairobi.

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Adriana Lucia Soto Trujillo; [2018]
    Keywords : SDG 6 monitoring; water and sanitation insecurity; informal settlements;

    Abstract : Securing universal, safe, inclusive and affordable water and sanitation services, as targeted by SDG 6, is a challenge for urban settings. Particularly in informal settlements of Mukuru, Nairobi, were its crowded population, insecure land tenure and location in areas prone to environmental hazards places their inhabitants at greater risk of water and sanitation insecurity. READ MORE

  5. 24. Emergency Water Planning and the Issues with making Drinking Water Accessible for Everyone

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : My Andreasson; [2018]
    Keywords : emergency water plan; drinking water shortage; Livsmedelsverket; accessibility; justice;

    Abstract : In Sweden, the access to drinking water is something that often is taken for granted. But several incidents where regions have found themselves without drinking water shows that we should be more concerned about crisis management concerning drinking water. READ MORE

  6. 25. Assessing water security and urban poverty linkages : a case study of Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

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

    Author : Lucy Awino Okumu; [2018]
    Keywords : water security; urban poverty; informal settlement;

    Abstract : Water has various multiple uses not only in the household but also globally, this therefore means that ensuring water security is very vital. Even though water is a basic need for the household, the poor who are highly represented in the urban informal settlement are faced with multiple challenges to accessing water. READ MORE