Sökning: "urban public space"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 100 avhandlingar innehållade orden urban public space.
16. The Social Roles of Buildings : An Account of Materiality and Meaning in Urban Outcomes
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
17. Engagement in urban planning as a consequence of trust : an explorative study of the Slussen redevelopment project opposition
Sammanfattning : This study is about the phenomenon of trust as applied in urban planning processes. The study views this concept through the lens of “the opposition” – the dissenting voices to the official narratives of urban planning projects. LÄS MER
18. Patterns of co-presence : Spatial configuration and social segregation
Sammanfattning : This thesis notes that there is a lack of systematic research investigating segregation patterns based on how public space is used and frequented by citizens. In order for understanding of urban segregation to reach beyond residential segregation, the extent to which public space facilitates co-presence between social groups is a key issue. LÄS MER
19. Space, Activities and Gender- Everyday Life in Lindora, Costa Rica
Sammanfattning : The thesis analyzes the everyday life of women and men in a neighbourhood planned for low-income housing in the ourskirts of the capital San José in Costa Rica. The research uses an everyday life perspective and shows how gender organization leads to a division of labour and a use of space that differentiate between women and men's activities. LÄS MER
20. Out of the wild : studies on the forest as a recreational resource for urban residents
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores and analyzes the demand for and supply of forests in and near urban areas from a social perspective. Specific focus is directed towards recreational qualities of forests located just outside urban borders, that is, urban fringe forests. To this end, the thesis is based on four empirical research papers. LÄS MER