Sökning: "George Urban"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 uppsatser innehållade orden George Urban.

  1. 1. Volkswagen V-Trek : The Rise of Mental Transportation

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Författare :Antti Laukkanen; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Future Transportation Service Interior Design;

    Sammanfattning : I started this project with a mindset that I want to design something for younger generations living in the future megacities. After a while, trying to figure out their urban mobility needs, I came to this conclusion: Already today we have so many different options for urban com- muting as well as several different car sharing services. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Agroecology as a social movement : a case study of the Prince George's County Food Equity Council in Maryland, United States

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Författare :Emma Tozer; [2016]
    Nyckelord :social movements; food policy councils; Prince George s County; Maryland; United States; agroecology; food systems; systems thinking; equity; resilience; food policy;

    Sammanfattning : The United States has experienced a drastic change in its food system within the last century. A locally-based, self-sufficient model has been replaced by one that is characterized by a consolidation of business and farms into fewer hands; a mechanization and specialization of agriculture management; and the looming threat of urban development encroaching on farmland. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Urban grönstruktur : rain gardens som ett hållbart inslag i vägmiljö

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Författare :Tanja Mason; [2015]
    Nyckelord :dagvattenhantering; rain garden; vegetation; ekosystemtjänster; infiltrationsbädd; vägmiljö; biorentention; stormwater planter; infiltration planter; street swale;

    Sammanfattning : Det kommer fler och fler rapporter om översvämningar med katastrofala konsekvenser som följd. Klimatforskare menar att regnmängden i Skåne förväntas öka samtidigt som det sker en enorm exploatering där städerna förtätas och gröna ytor med naturlig infiltrationskraft minskar drastiskt. År 2000 infördes ”Vattendirektivet”. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Vems latte? En analys av Malmö stads kaféboom

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Författare :Armando Tobar Dubon; [2012]
    Nyckelord :Coffee shops; Qualitative method; McDonaldization; Creative class.; Malmö; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The story of Malmö - from industrial city to knowledge city - Will be followed by a new one. The coffee shop explosion in Malmö is examined here from a qualitative approach. Through interviews, observations and discourse analysis. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Environmental impact of mining and the well-being of the people in Akwatia : a case study in Akwatia Town, Ghana

    Magister-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Författare :George Kwateng; [2012]
    Nyckelord :Ghana; Diamonds; Small Scale Mining; Environmental Awareness; Politics and Health;

    Sammanfattning : Small scale mining activities started in Ghana more than 100 years ago. Around the eighteen (18) century, a lot of foreign investors engaged themselves in mining activities which resulted in the creation of jobs for the local communities; these positively increased the economic growth of Ghana. LÄS MER