Sökning: "urbanisation"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 115 avhandlingar innehållade ordet urbanisation.

  1. 6. Utopian-driven projektive research exploring the field of Metaurbanism

    Författare :Nel Janssens; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Worlding; Urbanisation; Sense-making; Meta-Urbanism; Theory-through-design; Unsettlement; Poetic knowledge building; Imagineering; Utopia-Driven Projective Research; Projectivity;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis a design-based approach is developed to address the issue of reconceptualising urbanisation. The approach is called utopia-driven projective research and is the result of a process of reflection on a number of conceptual design projects the author participated in. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Urban shades of green : Current patterns and future prospects of nature conservation in urban landscapes

    Författare :Sara Borgström; Regina Lindborg; Sara Cousins; Thomas Elmqvist; Christer Nilsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :urbanisation; nature conservation; urban planning; urban systems; nature reserves; Sweden; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; naturresurshushållning; Natural Resources Management;

    Sammanfattning : Urban nature provides local ecosystem services such as absorption of air pollutants, reduction of noise, and provision of places for recreation, and is therefore crucial to urban sustainable development. Nature conservation in cities is also part of the global effort to halt biodiversity decline. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Urban Snowmelt Processes: Modelling and Observation

    Författare :Annette Semadeni Davies; Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; geographical and geological engineering; Hydrogeology; energy; runoff; snow properties; heterogeneity; hydrological modelling; Urbanisation; snowmelt; Hydrogeologi; teknisk geologi; teknisk geografi; Geophysics; physical oceanography; meteorology; Geofysik; fysisk oceanografi; meteorologi;

    Sammanfattning : In northern Scandinavia and other cold regions, urban drainage systems are often unable to cope with the high volumes of melt water which can be sustained for several weeks. High waste water treatment plant inflows, combined system overflows and low water quality are a few problems associated with snowmelt. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Getting Ready for Life : Life Strategies of Town Youth in Mozambique and Tanzania

    Författare :Linda Helgesson; Gunnar Malmberg; Aina Tollefsen; Nora Räthzel; Katherine Gough; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Youth; life strategies; qualitative research; development geography; Tanzania; Mozambique.; livelihood; education; mobility; urbanisation; town; vulnerability; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to explore how and under what conditions life strategies of young men and women unfold in the towns of Masasi in southern Tanzania and Montepuez in northern Mozambique. These towns are located in regions which in their national contexts are perceived as peripheral and rural. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Den medeltida stadens dynamik : – urbanitet, sociala praktiker och materiell kultur i Uppsala 1100–1550

    Författare :Joakim Kjellberg; Neil Price; John Ljungkvist; Göran Tagesson; Gitte Hansen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Urbanisation; Urbanism; Urbanity; Social Practice; Identity; Material culture studies; Medieval archaeology; Urban archaeology; Historical archaeology; Urbanisering; Urbanism; Urbanitet; Social praktik; Identitet; Föremålstudier; Medeltidsarkeologi; Stadsarkeologi; Historisk arkeologi; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Sammanfattning : Avhandlingen utforskar arkeologiska källor till sociala praktiker och materiell kultur i det medeltida Uppsala. Ett stort antal föremål som insamlats vid tio av stadens större undersökningar mellan 1975 och 2000 har bearbetats i avhandlingen. LÄS MER