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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 179 avhandlingar innehållade orden World City.
16. Navigating Troubled Waters : An analysis of how urban water regimes in the global South reproduce inequality
Sammanfattning : This research is an attempt to conceptualize the underlying forces behind persistent and ubiquitous problems of inequality in access to water in cities of the global south. Inequality in water access is hypothesized to result from urban water regimes that tend to prioritize the right to water access or to provide preferential terms of access for some groups in society, while marginalizing others. LÄS MER
17. Low-Carbon City Initiatives in China : Planning Approaches, Dilemmas and Opportunities
Sammanfattning : In order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, tackle climate change and move toward sustainable development, the central government in China has proposed low-carbon city development as the national strategy and relevant initiatives have been taken by local governments. This thesis analyses current low-carbon city programmes and planning approaches in China, identifies limitations and proposes a metabolic approach that could be used to account for physical resources, monitor GHG emissions and involve stakeholders in the planning process. LÄS MER
18. Arkitekt i mellankrigstidens Europa - Fred Forbat och funktionalismen
Sammanfattning : This is the first comprehensive monograph on the subject of the architect Fred Forbat. He was a pioneer of functionalism who worked in four different countries. LÄS MER
19. From Her Point of View : Woman's Anti-World in the Poetry of Anna Świrszczyńska
Sammanfattning : This book is a monograph about Anna Świrszczyńska’s poetry. It may be described as one woman’s attempt to read another woman’s literary work by taking into account established canons as well as the tools of feminist literary analysis. Part One begins with a discussion of Świrszczyńska’s biography (Chapter One). LÄS MER
20. Diffusion of Environmental Technology in a Megacity - A case study of Mexico City
Sammanfattning : In a world recently declared urban, each day technology plays a more important role in society. A majority of people seem to believe in technology not only for solving everyday problems and for supporting the current production and economic systems, but also for the redress of environmental problems that are caused to a large extent by the same technology that has driven society to the current standards. LÄS MER
