Search for dissertations about: "architecture publ"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the words architecture publ.
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1. From experiences of the outdoors to the design of healthcare environments. : a phenomenological case study at nursing homes
Abstract : This thesis strives to create opportunities within landscape architecture to promote the development of the outdoors as a resource for health and well-being in healthcare settings. The overall aim is to describe users’ experiences of contact with the outdoors in healthcare environments, and from this generate frameworks and tools for use in the design processes of such environments. READ MORE
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2. Building transformative capacities: links between site and plan in post-industrial urban landscapes
Abstract : Transformation of rundown industrial areas into mix-use and dense urban districts has been common practice in urban planning and design since the late 1990s. The discipline and practice of landscape architecture has been specifically engaged in the transformation of such post-industrial sites into large parks and landscapes, with an expanded aesthetic appreciation of the derelict as a result. READ MORE
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3. Politicising participation : towards a new theoretical approach to participation in the planning and design of public spaces
Abstract : The involvement of local communities in public space planning and design processes is widely promoted as an essential element of landscape architecture and urban design practice. Despite this, there has been little theorisation of this topic within these fields. READ MORE
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4. Supportive nature - and stress : wellbeing in connection to our inner and outer landscape
Abstract : Many benefits are claimed for the interplay between humans and nature, such as nature’s potentially positive effect on wellbeing and health. The main aim with the present work was to increase the understanding of how nature nvironments can support and contribute to health improvement from stress related experiences. READ MORE
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5. Developing theory of public involvement in landscape planning : democratising landscape
Abstract : Public involvement has been recognised as a fundamental aspect of landscape planning for over 40 years, and has been more recently legitimised in policy through the European Landscape Convention. However, the practice of public involvement in landscape planning remains questionable. READ MORE