Search for dissertations about: "Urban planering"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 81 swedish dissertations containing the words Urban planering.

  2. 11. The Ghost Boulevard

    Author : Bojan Boric; Helena Mattsson; Meike Schalk; Jennifer Mack; Tahl Kaminer; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; urban planning; urban design; architecture; antropology; critical historiography; Urban Design; Stadsbyggnad;

    Abstract : In 1947, Soviet architect Alexey Shchusev developed a large-scale urban renewal project for the post-war city of Chisinau, the then-capital of the SSR of Moldova. Part of the master plan was the construction of Boulevard D. Cantemir, which would cut through the city’s historic fabric. READ MORE

  4. 12. The Smart City – how smart can ’IT’ be? : Discourses on digitalisation in policy and planning of urban development

    Author : Malin Granath; Karin Axelsson; Ulf Melin; Cecilia Katzeff; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Digitalisation; smart cities; urban planning and development; discourses; Digitalisering; smarta städer; stadsplanering och -utveckling; diskurser;

    Abstract : Cities are facing many challenges; challenges linked to world-wide trends like urbanisation, climate changes and globalisation. In parallel to these trends, we have seen a rapid digitalisation in and of different parts of society. READ MORE

  5. 13. Making Plans - Telling Stories : Planning in Karlskrona/Sweden 1980 - 2010

    Author : Mareile Walter; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Urban planning; spatial planning; comprehensive plans; narratives; narrative analysis; Karlskrona; urban transformation; neoliberal development;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand how a repertoire of municipal planning narratives evolved and how these were used as a means to explain, legitimise and produce change in a city that went through a process of urban transformation. The focus is set on the role of narratives in municipal plans as a mental preparation for change. READ MORE

  6. 14. Engagement in urban planning as a consequence of trust : an explorative study of the Slussen redevelopment project opposition

    Author : Sofie Rådestad; Tigran Haas; Matthew Carmona; Kristina Grange; KTH; []
    Keywords : Stockholm; trust; urban planning; power; Slussen; redevelopment; public space; public interest; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  7. 15. City Re-Making Approaches in Contemporary Urbanism : “Re-Urbanism” as a Strategy for the Revitalization of Detroit and Declining Cities

    Author : Ryan Locke; Tigran Haas; Michael Mehaffy; David Brain; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Re-Urbanism; urban decline; urban revitalization; Placemaking; Detroit; urbanism; public space; Landscape Urbanism; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : Many cities today are experiencing extreme widespread urban decline, at a time when urban growth and revitalization are prioritized on the agenda. This dissertation examines a number of prominent urban revitalization strategies for declining cities, specifically highlighting the emblematic case of Detroit as a research subject. READ MORE