Sökning: "Urban Vulnerable Communities"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 21 uppsatser innehållade orden Urban Vulnerable Communities.
11. Rolihlahla Village: Bottom-up process for the rehabilitation of human settlements in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöSammanfattning : Are our cities prepared for the growing and rapid urbanization expected for the coming years? How do the new social, economic and environmental challenges affect the urban context, specifically informal settlements? How can we rethink sustainable urban design in vulnerable areas? To tackle these questions, this study will have a closer look at Port Elizabeth, a coastal city in South Africa, to understand its relevance and challenges. By landing at a specific informal Project Summary settlement, this degree project will reflect on how collaboration is a crucial element for urban design and how it is essential when working with complex communities. LÄS MER
12. An Urgent Crisis of Chronic Neglect: Lessons on Water Justice and Wellbeing in the Time of COVID-19
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperSammanfattning : The COVID-19 crisis represents a major disruption to societies across the planet, magnifying existing threats to social-ecological resilience. Illustrating these threats are links between inadequate water and sanitation services, climate stressors, and the challenge of coping with a global pandemic. LÄS MER
13. Evaluating structural landscape development in the municipality Upplands-Bro, using landscape metrics indices
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapSammanfattning : The aim of this study was to evaluate and describe the landscape development in an area located in the municipality of Upplands-Bro, Sweden. The main hypothesis was that the landscape patterns in the study area have changed, as I expected to discover that the landscape has undergone structural changes, in form of both changed land use and changed landscape patch composition. LÄS MER
14. Colourful voices : centering LGBTQ+ perspectives of public spaces
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : How inclusive are public spaces for LGBTQ+ peoples and what can be made visible through using an intersectional approach in urban planning and landscape architecture processes? At the UN Habitat III meeting in Quito 2016, the UN failed to recognize LGBTQ+ peoples in their Sustainable Development Goals (UN 2015) as 17 countries voted against it. Liljefors (2016) points out the importance of inclusive policies on a global level as many planners work towards these on a local level, and therefore impacting who is included in the cities we build. LÄS MER
15. „Survive with the troubles”: Experiences of Urban Refugees in Bangkok
Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Sammanfattning : Global urbanization led to a rather new phenomenon: urban refugees, who live on the margins of big cities. This study highlights the particular struggles and difficulties urban refugees from different contexts and backgrounds have to cope with in Thailand. LÄS MER
