Search for dissertations about: "Architecture urban 2012"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Architecture urban 2012.
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1. Microclimate and Thermal Comfort of Urban Spaces in Hot Dry Damascus- Influence of urban design and planning regulations
Abstract : The aim of this study is to develop better understanding of the relationship between microclimate and urban design in the hot dry city of Damascus. This is done by studying the impact of urban regulations on microclimate in different urban design patterns in modern Damascus. READ MORE
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2. Walkability as an Urban Design Problem : Understanding the activity of walking in the urban environment
Abstract : The planning and design of the walkable environment is receiving more and more attention for its various benefits related to public health, sustainability, economy, or social life. Therefore, there is a growing need for knowledge about the walkability of the built environment. READ MORE
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3. Producing the Public : Architecture, Urban Planning, and Immigration in a Swedish Town, 1965 to the Present
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4. Code Manipulation : Architecture In-Between Universal and Specific Urban Space
Abstract : Experiences from both academia and practice demonstrate that the legal instruments that comprise the primary tool for carrying out city planning in the U.S. have grown increasingly complex and abstract. READ MORE
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5. Trees for tough urban sites : learning from nature
Abstract : The main body of work in this thesis was to develop and test a working procedure for identification of new tree species and genotypes that holds the potential to diversify urban tree populations. This process has been set in context through a literature review which characterise species-specific information about the tolerance of trees to the environmental stresses in urban paved sites. READ MORE