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2. 1. Main streets as resilient public spaces : Zooming in on ground floors in Stockholm

   Author : Rosa Danenberg; Hans Westlund; Tigran Haas; Vikas Mehta; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Main Street; Public Space; Ground Floor; Morphology; Pandemic; Retail Gentrification; Property Ownership; Street Management; Curation; Stockholm; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

   Abstract : This research focuses on how main streets and ground floors can be adaptable and resilient public spaces. Main streets are vital components of the urban fabric of cities worldwide, serving dual roles as both links and places. READ MORE

4. 2. Places on Becoming : An Ethnographic Case Study of a Changing City and its Emerging Residential Environments

   Author : Alazar Ejigu; Tigran Haas; Roderick Lawrence; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; place; placemaking; large-scale housing; ethnography; modernity; condominiums; Addis Ababa; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : Some places which once were celebrated by many slowly become places of desolation and social problem while others built with similar intentions and forms continue to flourish. This is typically true of a number of large residential neighbourhoods of Post-World War II Europe and many cities of the global South. READ MORE

5. 3. Rapid Urbanization : An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Urban Transition in Developing Countries

   Author : Kyle Farrell; Hans Westlund; Tigran Haas; Peter Nijkamp; Kingsley Haynes; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban transition; rapid urbanization; rapid urban growth; components of urban growth; economic development; developing countries; national urban systems; China; Nigeria; India; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the challenges posed by the contemporary urban narrative in developing countries. It is premised on the notion of the urban transition, which posits that as a country develops it undergoes a transformation from a predominantly rural society to a predominantly urban one. READ MORE

6. 4. See and Be Seen : An Inquiry into the Role of Public Space in Combating Loneliness

   Author : Jing Jing; Tigran Haas; David Canter; Lena Dahlberg; Fran Tonkiss; KTH; []
   Keywords : Loneliness; social isolation; public space; third place; social infrastructure; streetscapes; care; aging; age-friendly; theory of place; built environment; social interaction; sense of community; belonging; neighborhood attachment; sorting; mixed-methods; urban design; urban planning; intervention; Ensamhet; social isolering; offentliga rum; tredje plats; social infrastruktur; gatumiljöer; omsorg; åldrande; äldrevänlig; teori om plats; byggd miljö; umgås; känsla av gemenskap; tillhörighet; tillgivenhet mot grannskap; sortering; mixade metoder; urban design; stadsbyggnad och stadsplanering; bekämpa ensamhet; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

   Abstract : Loneliness in cities has been an issue of great concern in public discourse, particularly during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The detrimental impact of loneliness on health and well-being is well documented and has recently become a rising priority for governments worldwide. READ MORE

7. 5. Producing Publicness : Investigating the Dialectics of Unintended Consequences in Urban Design  - Practices in Stockholm and Malmö

   Author : ELAHE KARIMNIA; TIGRAN HAAS; INGA BRITT WERNER; MAHYAR AREFI; CHARLES BOHL; KTH; []
   Keywords : Urban Design Process; Publicness; Public Space; Appropriation of Space; Intentions and Outcomes; Unintended Consequences; Stockholm; Malmö; Stadsbyggnadsprocess; social offentlighet; offentliga rum; ianspråktagande av miljön; avsikter och utfall; oavsiktliga konsekvenser; Stockholm; Malmö; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis; Arkitektur; Architecture;

   Abstract : The creation of public space is intended to contribute to the civic infrastructure of a city. The conventional dichotomy of intentions versus outcomes in urban design practice posits that, while intentions represent more abstract thinking about the various facets of publicness, outcomes are the manifest realizations of those intentions in public spaces. READ MORE