Sökning: "Dick Urban Vestbro"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Dick Urban Vestbro.

  1. 1. Exploring Typologies, Densities & Spatial Qualities : The Case of Low-Income Housing in South Africa

    Författare :Ana Mancheno Gren; Dick Urban Vestbro; Jörgen Andreasen; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Urban Form; House Types; Densities; Spatial Qualities; Low-Income Housing; South Africa; Urban Sprawl; Transect; Architecture and architectural conservation and restoration; Arkitektur och bebyggelsevård;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on problems that have resulted from the increasing pressure facing urban and suburban land use in South Africa, brought on by a number of different factors including the political and historical background of the country, as well as by rapid urbanization. The objective of this thesis is to present the perspectives applied in the analysis of the built environment in selected case studies, in which different theoretical and methodological approaches have been developed to address the research questions. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Crossing the river by feeling the stones : Approaches to Sustainable Urban Development in China

    Författare :Hongling Liu; Björn Frostell; Dick Urban Vestbro; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Sammanfattning : China already has the highest numbe of,and largest cities in its history. According to recent statistics, Chinese cities were home to 52.6% of China’s total population at the end of 2012. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Neighborhood Design and Travel : a Study of Residential Quality, Child Leisure Activity and Trips to School

    Författare :Pia Westford; Dick Urban Vestbro; Anders Hagson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :urban design; neighborhood; car use; child leisure activity; school trips; lifestyle; perceived environment;

    Sammanfattning : Sustainable urban mobility calls for well-informed design of neighborhoods. Although many studies have been conducted in the field, there is little evidence about the relationships between design elements, urban quality and behavior. Little is also known about residents’ valuation of design and urban quality in this context. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Housing clusters for densification within an upgrading strategy : the case of Kampala, Uganda

    Författare :Assumpta Nnaggenda-Musana; Dick Urban Vestbro; Tumsifu Nnkya; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :low-income housing; home-based enterprises; house types; residential density; urban sprawl; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : The process of urbanisation in the urban centres of most sub-Saharan African countries has been brought about by numerous factors including rural to urban migration, natural increase in population, and in-migration. In Uganda due to these factors the capital city Kampala is growing rapidly. LÄS MER

  7. 5. A legal framework for enabling low-income housing : a study of women´s access to home based enterprises in Botswana

    Författare :Malika Bourennane; Dick Urban Vestbro; Tipple Graham; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Other social sciences; Övrig samhällsvetenskap;

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