Sökning: "Urban culture"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 140 avhandlingar innehållade orden Urban culture.

1. 1. Föreställningar om den urbana världen : Identitetsaspekter i svensk stadsbild med exemplet Helsingborg 1903-1955

   Författare :Henrik Widmark; Hedvig Brander Jonsson; Ola Wetterberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Art history; Architecture; City planning; Heritage; Preservation; Spatial practices; Visual practices; Representations of Space; Urban culture; History; Memory; Modernity; Dominant urban identity; City space; Public art; Konstvetenskap; Gregor Paulsson; Helsingborg;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the subject of dominant local identities and the construction of urban representations in Sweden 1903-1955, as articulated in the city Helsingborg. The main focus falls on architecture, city planning and visual practices as means of establishing an urban identity. LÄS MER

3. 2. Evolving Urban Culture in Transforming Cities Architectural and Urban Design in a Fluid Context

   Författare :Mir Azimzadeh; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; evolution; generative process; space; configuration; culture; society; urban design; architecture; urban spatial systems; metamorphosis; domestic space; public space; place; analytic theory; space syntax; cultural types; local structure; urban function; housing estate; city; spatial interface; street system;

   Sammanfattning : The practice of architectural and urban design being involved in forming the space in our cities and built environments has certain effects on the social life in society that in its turn conditions the performance of the practice. The continuous changes in cities and societies, however, are just partially caused by the practice of architectural and urban design. LÄS MER

4. 3. Kulturstad/Stadskultur : idéer om kulturens värden i Malmös stadsomvandling 1990–2012

   Författare :Per Möller; Josefina Syssner; Erling Bjurström; Dorte Skot-Hansen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ideology critique; Cultural Policies; Malmö; Urban Renewal; Urban Regeneration; Ideologikritik; Kulturpolitik; Malmö; Stadsomvandling; Stadsutveckling;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation critically explores ideas about values of culture within the context of Malmö’s urban renewal (1990–2012). The story of Malmö’s development is typical of narratives about contemporary urban regeneration processes: Malmö is depicted as a crisis-ridden former industrial town which, through private and public efforts, is transformed into a dynamic urban centre within a knowledge-based, creative economy. LÄS MER

5. 4. The Social Roles of Buildings : An Account of Materiality and Meaning in Urban Outcomes

   Författare :Lauren Dean; Jens Rydgren; Charlotta Stern; Harvey Molotch; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Buildings; Building Types; Urban Studies; Materiality; Culture; Urban Forms; Urban Space; Reuse; Neighborhoods; Sociology of Buildings; Theory; Visual Methods; Historical Analysis; Santiago; Chile; Cités; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : The dissertation explores the roles of buildings in urban social life. Buildings, as both a methodological tool and a research site, are valuable for understanding society. As a method, buildings allow access to various urban contexts. LÄS MER

7. 5. 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