Search for dissertations about: "urban regeneration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words urban regeneration.

  2. 1. Genetic and Functional Analysis of Cell Adhesion in Muscle

    Author : Wen Kuang; Urban Lendahl; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Zoological Developmental Biology; zoologisk utvecklingsbiologi;

    Abstract : Skeletal muscle is one of the most abundant tissues in the body, and its main function is to generate the force for movement. The mature muscle cell is a giant, elongated, multinucleated cell surrounded by a specialized, extracellular matrix (ECM), the basement membrane (BM). READ MORE

  4. 2. Urban policies for a contemporary periphery : Insights from eastern Russia

    Author : Vasileios Kitsos; Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Sasha Tsenkova; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urbanism; global city; globalizing city; globalization; post-socialism; policy mobility; mega-events; boosterism; urban regeneration; corporate social responsibility; participatory planning; Russia; Siberia; Asia-Pacific region; contemporaneity; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : In recent decades, the notion of quality of life has been closely associated with the built urban environment and urbanistic practice. Policies addressing public space and aiming at cities’ increased international competitiveness are proliferating. READ MORE

  5. 3. Valuation practices, value conflicts and coordination in urban development: The case of active frontages design in urban regeneration

    Author : Stefan Molnar; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; inter-organisational collaboration; coordination; active frontages; value conflicts; valuation studies; Valuation practices; urban studies; urban co-design;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to an ongoing discussion between the classic field of urban studies and the emerging field of valuation studies, the latter being devoted to the study of valuation as a social practice (Helgesson and Muniesa, 2013). The thesis is oriented around the questions of: How valuation practices in urban development can be conceptualized; Why certain articulations of value gain legitimacy rather than others, and; How friction between values are expressed and resolved. READ MORE

  6. 4. Identifying Strategic Initiatives to Promote Urban Sustainability

    Author : Carina Weingaertner; Örjan Svane; Karolina Isaksson; Dag Kittang; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable urban development; transformative change; research methodology development; situations of opportunity; field of options; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : is thesis explores the overarching topic of the capacity of strategic urban development decisions and initiatives (including planning initiatives) to positively and powerfully influence the ability of a city to promote sustainable patterns of development. The work is presented in six scientific papers, the first four of which focus on the development of an inter-disciplinary conceptual framework and research methodology. READ MORE

  7. 5. Hustadt, Inshallah : Learning from a participatory art project in a trans-local neighbourhood

    Author : Apolonija Sustersic; Konsthögskolan i Malmö; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; participatory art project; urban regeneration; multicultural community; change; performative action;

    Abstract : My PhD dissertation investigates relationships between contemporary art and spatial practices It emphasising the creation of platforms for public participation as interventions into urban regeneration processes. The project has two essential objectives: a. READ MORE